Gemotions

A grin split across Amelia’s face, wide and unrestrained. She’d been waiting for this. Years, really. Ever since Liam had gotten the girlfriend. He'd been less and less available, always canceling movie nights and ignoring her texts. Now, this. Across the country? Perfect. "Oh, that's… wow," she managed to say, her voice light and airy. She practically bounced on the balls of her feet as Liam described the new house, the new job. Freedom stretched before her, a vast and inviting expanse.

Later, she found herself humming while she rearranged her bookshelf. She finally had space for that collection of fantasy novels she'd been eyeing, and the board games that Liam had always found 'too nerdy'.