Gemotions

The dusty, forgotten box yielded its secrets, including a crumpled letter addressed to her sister. She had been on the precipice, preparing to move continents away, and she had felt a strange mixture of resentment and determination. The letter contained the words she'd nearly used to end ties, and as Amelia reread them, the intensity of her feelings was startling.

Her heart pounded in her chest, a drumbeat of old grievances and newly found independence. She thought about how much she had changed. She realized she felt, for the first time, not fear. Not guilt. But instead, she had a quiet confidence.

She folded the letter carefully, and made a decision. It was time to say the things that needed to be said, to begin anew.