Gemotions

Her skin tingled, as if electricity ran through her. It was a feeling she hadn't experienced in years. Claire, having come home for the summer, was helping her parents with the annual attic clean out.

She discovered a large, locked chest in a corner. Her mother, ever the keeper of secrets, provided the key. Inside, was a treasure hoard. Her entire academic history, meticulously documented.

She looked at her kindergarten handwriting. She remembered the effort it took. She then saw her college essays. She remembered the triumph. It was all laid out, preserved. She felt like her spirit had been polished.