Gemotions

Her hands were shaking so hard she spilled her latte. Everything about the scene, from the elegant art gallery to the strained silence between her and 'Mark', felt surreal. He'd talked about a recent family tragedy, the shared loss that had bonded them. The other woman, who’d arrived just moments ago, looked as though she was about to faint. "He… he said he was just *so* heartbroken," she mumbled, her face pale. A hollow ache bloomed in her chest, a vast emptiness that threatened to swallow her whole.