Gemotions

The feeling, it was as if a weight had lifted. She could breathe again. Grace felt an exhilarating lightness as she walked the streets, the sun warming her skin. She had decided to visit the old cinema where she and Emily had shared their first kiss. She felt like she could fly.

The cinema was just as she remembered it, the same marquee advertising the same film they had seen on their first date. She smiled. She sat on the bench outside, her heart racing.

A woman walked past, and Grace felt a jolt. Emily, or at least, someone who looked exactly like her. Her heart quickened. "Emily?"

The woman turned, a polite smile on her face. "I'm sorry, do I know you?"

Grace felt her world tilt. "Grace," she said, her voice a croak. "We used to... we used to..." She trailed off. The woman tilted her head, her face blank.

"I'm sorry, I'm just here to see a movie." The woman moved away.

The exhilarating lightness faded. Grace's shoulders slumped. The sun felt cold. The world, a vast and empty space.