Gemotions

He found it taped inside a cookbook: "Master Italian cooking. Learn to speak French. Visit Rome." Michael, in the kitchen of his mother's house, felt a strange detachment, a wave of denial washing over him. His mother, who made the same meatloaf every Tuesday and was terrified of airports?

He reached for the cookbook, flipping through the familiar recipes. He opened the book, only to shut it again. He could not.

He slammed the cupboard door, the sound echoing through the house. The entire thing seemed so unreal, like something had been invented out of thin air.