Gemotions

The carefully crafted email, detailing the cancellation, sat mocking in her inbox. Amelia had spent weeks assembling this celebration for her best friend, Liam. He deserved a day of unadulterated happiness. Now this. A shiver ran down her spine. The world suddenly felt unreliable. She needed to know what happened.

She drove to Liam's house, parked down the street, and watched. She sat for an hour, her breath shallow. Every car that passed, every movement within the house, became a focus. She was waiting, observing, piecing together the events that led to this catastrophe. She couldn't let it go.