Chapter 11

The civil cases followed.
Priya filed.
Rachel filed.
Hannah filed.
The company settled some claims.
Not quietly.
No forced silence.
No soft language.
No “misunderstanding.”
The corrected records mattered most to some.
Rachel received a new performance file with Victor’s retaliation removed.
She framed the correction letter.
Not on the wall.
In a drawer.
“I don’t need to see it every day,” she said. “I just need to know it exists.”
May you like
I understood.
Some truths belong close enough to reach, but not close enough to bleed.