Gemotions

He found the letter tucked between the pages of an old book, a relic of a time he’d rather forget. It was addressed to his ex-wife, detailing the slow unraveling of their marriage. John felt a hollowness in his stomach as he began to read.

The letter painted a picture of two people growing apart, of unspoken desires and mounting frustration. He described the little things that had begun to irritate him, the habits that had once seemed endearing. The words echoed the sharp tone in his memories. He remembered the arguments, the slammed doors, the cold silences that had eventually suffocated their love.

He tossed the letter back in the box, a wave of nausea washing over him. The bitterness lingered, a foul taste in his mouth.