Gemotions

She stared out the window, watching the rain fall, mirroring the emotions churning inside her. The surprise baby shower she had meticulously planned for her sister had been cancelled. A family crisis. No further details. The beautiful decorations, the carefully chosen food, the games – all rendered useless, a monument to a plan that would never come to fruition. She wrapped her arms around herself, trying to ward off a chill that wasn't just physical. She felt a profound sense of inertia, an inability to move, to think, to feel anything beyond this crushing disappointment.