Gemotions

The house seemed to shrink after his father passed. Now, it was up to Daniel to sort through the detritus of their lives. He expected bills, insurance papers, legal documents. What he found in the back of the linen closet, however, was something completely different. A series of large, plastic tubs.

Each tub contained his schoolwork, carefully organized and preserved. From the earliest crayon drawings to his university essays. He stood there, speechless, staring at his own past, laid bare before him. He felt a sudden, inexplicable heat in his cheeks. He hadn’t known.