Gemotions

"Inconclusive," the report stated, but the implication was clear. She wasn’t who she thought she was. The feeling in her chest was one of being squeezed, like she couldn’t fully take a breath.

She looked at her hands, as if seeing them for the first time. They felt alien. The familiar comfort of her surroundings seemed to dissolve. She got up from her chair and walked in circles around the room.

She picked up the phone and then put it down. She didn't know how to begin, what to say. The world tilted and she felt profoundly, utterly lost.