Gemotions

"Honestly, I was expecting a will, not this," Clara muttered, shaking her head. The musty smell of the basement didn't bother her today. She was sorting through her mother’s possessions, a task that had previously filled her with dread. Now, a peculiar lightness filled her.

She discovered a handwritten list. "Visit every national park," it proclaimed. Clara felt a strange, bubbling sensation in her stomach. She’d always found nature tedious.

The very next day, she went online and began planning a cross-country road trip. The idea, once absurd, now filled her with a thrilling sense of possibility. She bought a new camera and started looking into hiking boots.