Gemotions

The inheritance was small, but the revelation was colossal. A half-sister. The news hit Robert hard, a physical blow. He'd always felt like an outsider, a wanderer. Now, he felt invisible.

His sister, Sophia, worked in a high-powered job, had a beautiful home and family. Their meeting was brief, strained and filled with underlying tension. Everything about her life, her success, highlighted the lack in his own. He heard only silence.

The city lights seemed to mock him, the glittering buildings a reminder of all he had not achieved, all he had not been. He felt like a gust of wind, a ripple on the water.