Gemotions

It felt like someone had punched Amelia in the gut. The doctor, normally so calm and collected, was now stammering apologies. The test results, Amelia’s own tests, were mixed up with someone else's. The implications were horrifying.

Her vision blurred. She felt a profound sense of wrongness, as though the very fabric of reality had been altered. She squeezed her eyes shut for a moment, then opened them again, desperate for clarity. She needed to think, to understand. But the thoughts wouldn't coalesce, her mind a scrambled mess. "So… what now?" she whispered, her voice barely audible.