The Rejection Letter

Lyra

"I was informed that you left your post earlier than scheduled yesterday."

Mabel’s voice cuts through the morning clatter of the packhouse hallway. Her tone is sharp and thick with irritation. I stop in my tracks, my shoulders stiffening. My muscles ache with a dull, throbbing pain from the lingering chill of last night's storm. On top of the physical exhaustion, my mind continues to reel f