Gemotions

It was the quiet that got to him. The sudden, unnatural stillness in the house after he'd discovered his daughter's double life online. Her bedroom door was closed, the usual music silenced. He felt a throbbing ache behind his eyes.

He walked aimlessly through the house, each step echoing in the sudden quiet. He paused in the hallway, staring at the family photos on the wall. A bittersweet wave of nostalgia washed over him, a desperate longing for a time when things were simple.

He sank down onto the stairs, resting his head in his hands. He felt a deep, profound sense of loss, a gnawing feeling of being irrevocably adrift.