Gemotions

She was walking down the streets of her hometown, the streets she had not walked in years. Everything looked unfamiliar. New stores, new construction, different faces. She felt lost.

She felt like she was trapped in a dream, unable to fully grasp the reality of her surroundings. Her old room, the one she now occupied, was a suffocating space filled with mementos that didn't feel like hers anymore.

Her mother's voice, calling from downstairs, pulled her from her stupor. She descended the staircase, each step a further descent into an unknown world.

She reached the kitchen. A cup of tea was waiting for her. She was a stranger in a familiar land.