Chapter 14
The letter from James Sterling sat in the center of the kitchen island like a monument to an era that had just ended. Word of the CEO’s sudden resignation broke across financial markets by noon, causing Walmart's stock to plunge another four percent before trading was temporarily halted.
Rebecca Miller sat in her small apartment across town, watching the live news ticker scrolling across her laptop screen. For the first time in years, she felt a profound sense of lightness. She had burned her uniform shirt the night before, tossing it into a metal trash can and letting the flames consume the symbol of her blind obedience. Her phone buzzed with an unexpected text message from Martha Vance: Thank you for having the courage to speak up. You saved a lot of people today.
Rebecca wiped a tear from her cheek and replied simply: I'm just trying to learn how to be human again.
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