Gemotions

The weight of the world, heavy on her shoulders. Her sister, always the golden child, had just announced her engagement. Emily, meanwhile, was stuck in a dead-end job, living paycheck to paycheck. This, she felt, was her fate.

The wallet, found by the fountain, pulsed with a power she couldn't ignore. Hundreds, maybe thousands, stared back. She felt the urge to spend, to buy, to finally have something her sister wouldn't have.

She bought herself a fancy handbag, the leather soft and expensive. She could almost taste her sister's disappointment when she saw it. This was the only happiness she would ever allow herself.