Gemotions

“Another day,” George muttered, forcing himself to sit up. The words felt heavy on his tongue. Everything seemed to require an extraordinary amount of effort. He simply wanted to stay in bed, enveloped in the quiet darkness.

He decided to go through his father's old study. Amidst the dusty books, he found a small, ornate box. Inside were various keepsakes, including a letter written by his father to his mother.

The letter's words revealed his father’s feelings of loneliness, his internal battles. A deep sense of melancholy settled within George. He thought of his own fatigue, and the shared burden of the past.