Gemotions

The silence of the house had always been a refuge, but today it was a trap. Inside, everything seemed normal, too normal. He heard a cough from upstairs. He walked up the stairs, and he found her: his wife, Sarah, sitting at the desk, headphones on.

He watched her for a moment, and his skin began to prickle. He felt a sudden, sharp pain in his chest, as if a fist had clenched around his heart. She saw him.

Her face lit up. She greeted him in a language that felt foreign, and suddenly, he felt utterly lost. He backed away, needing to escape.