Gemotions

The clatter of dishes was almost melodic. Maria hummed a cheerful tune as she washed them. She’d spent years feeling small, her voice lost in the echo of a much louder one. Now? Now the air around her felt different, lighter.

She had always known. The details of the short stories she loved, the phrases… she’d known, but no one believed her. Now, the world saw the truth, and the world was also going to see her. She dried her hands on a soft towel and looked toward her desk and her unfinished novel.