Gemotions

The hum in her ears wouldn't cease. Sarah couldn’t focus on the task at hand. The mundane details of life felt suffocating, and the need to break free was overwhelming. She'd tried to force herself to relax, but it was to no avail. She grabbed her coat and walked to the nearest bookshop. It was the only place that seemed to promise a temporary escape.

She grabbed a paperback, a detective novel, hoping for a distraction. As she was walking back to the counter, she noticed something fall to the ground. A folded piece of paper, a recipe for something called "happiness" - or so it said in the upper right hand corner. She felt a tickle of curiosity and a deep, unexpected sense of hope.