Gemotions

The afternoon sun streamed through the window as Daniel read the report. He had always felt a strange disconnect from his parents, a quiet sense of not being fully connected. The results were conclusive: adopted. But not just that. The website presented him with a picture of his biological mother, a woman who looked strikingly similar to him.

A warmth spread through him, a feeling of finally solving a puzzle he hadn't known he was working on. He felt like he'd been given a key to a locked door. He pulled up his browser, searching for her name. He was ready to take that first, difficult step.

He made a quiet vow to himself.