Avery's POVA new day started with the alarm going off at seven, and I lay in my bed briefly before getting up, appreciating the luxury of a morning that did not begin with dread already sitting in my chest, just the ordinary weight of a day that needed nothing more from me than showing up and doing the things already on my list.I went to the athletics office for my shift at nine, and Denise had a new set of posts waiting for me, something about the upcoming basketball fixtures. I spent the morning drafting captions and scheduling them properly, the work settling into a rhythm now that felt entirely mine. Owen had brought biscuits, unprompted, and left three on my desk without saying anything about it, which was a clear sign of a healthy working environment."You are getting faster," Denise said, checking my drafts. "Barely any corrections needed today.""I am starting to actually understand what you want," I said."That is usually how it works," she said. "Give it another month and
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