Gemotions

The discovery of the time capsule was the best and worst day of Olivia's life. She’d always wanted to excavate one. But finding it felt like a joke. She didn't remember burying it. It was like her childhood was a distant planet, unreachable.

Inside, she found a collection of her favorite things from childhood. A toy car, a comic book, a drawing of a rainbow. She looked at the drawing and felt a painful tug at her heart. She hadn’t felt joy like this in years.

She had built a life she felt she could control. She was successful, admired. But she couldn't remember the last time she felt like herself. She saw herself in the drawing. A bright rainbow. Now, she felt like a monochrome silhouette.