Gemotions

The notice, a stark white rectangle stuck to her door, felt like a golden ticket. Sarah ripped it down, a wide grin stretching across her face. Finally. After years of barely scraping by, of dodging rent hikes and grumpy landlords, this was it.

She marched back into her apartment, already mentally rearranging the furniture. The living room, bathed in the afternoon sun, suddenly seemed larger, brighter, filled with possibilities. She pictured a gleaming new kitchen, a balcony overflowing with plants, a life of her own making, finally.

Grabbing her phone, Sarah immediately texted her closest friends: "Guess who's buying a place?!"