Gemotions

The old house was filled with the ghosts of the past, and Emma was now tasked with sorting through the belongings. She'd always been told her grandmother, a quiet homemaker, had lived a simple life. The photographs, however, showed a woman who was a star. She was in films, Emma knew. But the photos she was looking at revealed a darker side. She was with the wrong people.

The room began to feel stifling. Emma found herself struggling to breathe. She ran a hand through her hair, a gesture of agitation. The carefully constructed narrative of her family's history was crumbling before her eyes.