They forget how often it looks upside down. That week had been full of things that sounded fine on paper. Work getting heavier. Schedules overlapping. People asking for answers she didn’t have yet. Just enough pressure to make you wonder how much you’re actually carrying. When someone asked how she was doing, she said, “Good,” and meant it in the practical sense. Bills paid. Deadlines met. No visible cracks.

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