Gemotions

The air crackled with unspoken tension as Chloe examined the unearthed box. Inside, she found a letter to her future self. She read the words, her expression growing stony. The childish script detailed dreams she'd since abandoned, promises she’d broken.

She’d become everything she'd sworn she wouldn't. Disappointment, like a bitter taste, coated her tongue. She crumpled the letter in her fist, then dropped it to the ground. She stomped on it until it was nothing but an unrecognizable ball.

She would show them all how well she could play the game.