Gemotions

The email notification popped up, innocently, on Jessica's screen. Curiosity had led her here. But the reality that she stared back at her was far from what she anticipated. The words, the percentages, the names – they were an earthquake, shaking the very foundations of her life. Her world had tilted, twisted into something unrecognizable.

She felt a cold, clammy grip on her. She fumbled for her phone, dialing her mother's number, but the receiver slipped from her grasp and clattered to the floor. Tears streamed down her face. She closed her eyes, the images of the test results burned into her mind, a never-ending loop of dread.