Gemotions

The hallway felt longer than usual. Olivia navigated the maze of children’s toys, her boots echoing on the wooden floor. She’d been enjoying the visit, but the drawing she'd just seen had abruptly changed her mood. It was a cartoon of a playground scene featuring a long, thin creature with one large, central eye – ‘Glimmer’, her childhood companion.

She was suddenly aware of every creak of the house, every rustle of the leaves outside. She had a sudden, urgent need to check on the children.

She found her nephew playing in his room, and she felt a brief moment of relief. But the image of the drawing lingered, and the relief soon faded. She kept glancing at the door, expecting something, anything, to appear.