Gemotions

He could feel the flush leaving his face, replaced by a strange, tingling sensation. His brother, Peter, had announced he was becoming a member of the Church of Scientology. His father's jaw tightened. His mother started to cry. But John, he simply felt… lighter.

He ran a hand through his hair, the strands falling through his fingers like sand. He took a sip of his coffee, appreciating the warmth. The suffocating feeling that had been clinging to him for years, the constant pressure to conform, to be what his family wanted him to be, had vanished.