Gemotions

The news hit Ben like a brick. He’d always felt a certain distance from his family, a sense that he didn’t quite fit. Now, the DNA results explained everything. *Match: Half-sibling – Name: Unknown*. His world tilted.

He paced his apartment, muttering to himself, the words barely audible. The familiar scent of his cologne, usually comforting, suddenly felt foreign and out of place. He kicked a discarded shoe across the room.

He grabbed his car keys and drove, aimlessly, the radio blaring a song he couldn't remember. The landscape, normally a source of calm, rushed past in a blur.