Gemotions

The house had been empty for a long time, and the air inside felt stale. She felt a constant, prickly irritation, a feeling that she was missing something, even though she couldn’t tell what. She felt the sudden urge to take something apart, to break something.

She walked around the house, running her hands over the walls. She found a loose brick in the chimney, a small detail. She pulled at it until it came loose, revealing a hidden space. She crawled inside, the dim light from the fireplace revealing a dusty old chest.