The email came late Tuesday afternoon, sliding into Sofia’s inbox with the soft ping that usually meant nothing more dramatic than a pitch approval or a reminder from HR. Today, the sound felt like a warning bell. She had been sitting at her desk, staring at the blank Word document she had been trying to turn into a lifestyle feature. The cursor blinked in quiet judgement, as if mocking her inability to string together a single coherent sentence.
Then the notification appeared.
Meeting Confirmation: Nova Technologies, Taguig
The words slammed into her like a physical blow. Her stomach dropped so fast she felt a little dizzy. She clicked the message open with trembling fingers. The text swam for a moment, her eyes stinging with disbelief, but the meaning was unmistakable. She was expecte
