When Dana left, Leona sat back down, opened her laptop, and got to work. She answered emails that had been piling up, checked reports with fresh eyes, signed approvals that had been waiting. She didn't feel tired. She didn't feel angry. She was steady, focused, present. She felt like she was building something, not cleaning up a mess. Not putting out fires. Actually creating something new.Hours passed, quiet and calm and productive. She lost herself in the work in a good way, in a way that felt like purpose rather than escape.At noon, Dana peeked in through the partially open door."You should eat," she said. "You've been staring at that screen for three hours straight."Leona looked up from her screen, genuinely surprised at the time. The morning had passed in what felt like minutes."You're right." She stood, stretching her arms above her head. "Let's go downstairs. I want something simple.""Sandwich and juice simple?" Dana asked hopefully."That's perfect. And maybe one of thos
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