He exhaled noisily. "You don't need to be here, Penny. Go home. Everyone who's been affected gets time off if needed. That means you too."
Penny nodded, not able to lift her eyes from her shoes, afraid any compassion in his eyes would bring her to tears. "All right." She had no vacation days left, so the chance to take off and recover from this disaster was a relief, yet at the same time, a disappointment. Work would’ve helped her focus on something besides herself.
The Divine Household
Piper's mom stopped by her house on Monday morning, waking her up.
"Were you going in to work today?" she asked.
"Yes," Piper said, her voice groggy with exhaustion. "You?" They both worked together at Duke Technology.
"I already went in. They sent me away. Said they don't need us today, that we can t
