Gemotions

A wave of exhaustion washed over Karen as she sat on the floor, the tablet resting in her lap. The discovery had hit her like a punch to the gut. She’d been up for hours, the details of the secret account blurring together on the screen. The profile revealed a hidden world. A world that included her daughter, Lisa, but it might as well be someone else.

The images displayed a version of her daughter that was both attractive and unsettling. The captions were flirtatious. The comments were often suggestive. She felt the tears prick at her eyes, her shoulders beginning to slump. She wanted to scream, to lash out, but she was too tired.

She felt like she might melt into the floor.