Gemotions

"Swim with dolphins. See a space shuttle launch. Apologize to Maria.” The words swam before Leo's eyes. His father, the workaholic, the man who’d always put his career first. Maria was his grandmother, who he had shunned in his final years. He didn’t want to see the list.

He grabbed the list and tossed it into the fireplace. It caught fire quickly. He watched the flames consume the paper, a flicker of something close to satisfaction rising within him. He turned his back on the flames, grabbing his jacket. He had things to do, places to be, and he wouldn’t honor this nonsense.