The Weight of Nothing

Sylvie thought it would feel different.

That was the first thing she noticed.

Not the headlines. Not the numbers. Not the messages pouring in. Not even the silence in the house that felt heavier than anything she had lived in before.

It was the feeling.

Or the lack of it.

She sat at her desk with her laptop open, the screen glowing softly in the dim light of the room. Morning had already come and