Gemotions

The silence in the waiting room was oppressive. Ava flipped through a magazine, the glossy pages offering no solace. She was due to meet with a therapist. After the results. She had never felt like this before. She felt a strange combination of fear and exhilaration. She was adopted.

She kept replaying the conversation she had had with her parents the day before. Their faces, their words, their reactions… It was a kaleidoscope of emotions she needed to get under control. She had always felt different, a sense of disconnect. The DNA test had confirmed what she always suspected, and at the same time shattered the very foundation of her world. She kept tapping her foot.