Gemotions

The quiet of the library, usually a sanctuary for her, now felt oppressive. Her brother, David, had announced his embrace of Hinduism. Sarah felt a peculiar fluttering in her chest, a physical sensation akin to falling. She leaned back against the bookshelf, the scent of old paper and leather doing little to calm her. She blinked rapidly, trying to clear her vision, but the words on the page swam before her eyes. She felt a profound sense of disorientation, as though the ground beneath her feet had shifted.