On my first day back at work a week later, I started wading through emails in my car outside the office. I wasn’t ready to face anyone yet. I was still angry at Travis, and I was also feeling anxious about what awaited me inside after the text I’d sent. I read an email from Steve, which felt like the safest place to start. “Hadley, welcome back,” it read. “The funeral was beautiful, a wonderful tribute to a wonderful woman. I wanted you to start your day with this quote: ‘What we once deeply loved we can never lose, for all that we love deeply becomes a part of us.’ I know you will do amazing
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Everyone should have at least one “coworker” like this. He knew exactly when support would be most needed.
