Gemotions

He held the wrong file, the hospital's error. But as he looked at the details of the other patient’s life, a strange feeling bubbled up within him. It reminded him of a time when the world was new and full of possibility, the way he felt when he was in school.

He had built a life, a career, a reputation. But now, looking at the other man's interests, the music he listened to, his childhood dreams, he felt a sharp sense of something that had been lost, something left behind. The taste of his mother’s cooking, the sound of her laughter, seemed to echo in his mind.

The file felt like a heavy weight in his hands, a reminder of the passage of time. He closed his eyes, the memory of his childhood home, bright and vivid, filling his mind.