Gemotions

The weight of the past seemed to press down on Maria as she sorted through her father’s belongings. She discovered a letter in his desk. A letter of resignation. Addressed to the company he'd worked for decades. The letter's simplicity seemed to mock her.

She felt a sudden, inexplicable anger. The man she'd known, the father she’d loved… he was a stranger. She reread the words, the reasons, feeling her breath catch. What was the truth of him?

She crumpled the letter in her hand, her knuckles white. She sat in the chair, feeling utterly alone.