I saw the name and closed it.”

Somebody at the front desk had seen a file with my name on it before I had finished my coffee.

Then her last one: “I shouldn’t be telling you this.

Delete this thread.”

The email landed at 12:58.

The subject line was just my own name, first and last, with no greeting and no reference number.

I read it twice before I let myself believe the numbers.

Two months of salary, in full, paid out on signature, plus accrued vacation.