Quiana didn't want to burden Kelsey with all this. The center was closing in a month, and Kelsey would be out of a job.
She already felt guilty enough.
There was no need to pile on more.
"Don't worry about the details," Quiana said, forcing a brighter tone. "I'll make sure you get double the severance. A bonus."
She knew the money she could offer was pocket change compared to what Rhett provided.
Kelsey was with him now; she'd never want for anything financially.
But it was different. Money she earned herself was different. It meant independence. A sliver of confidence.
Kelsey understood the unspoken meaning. A complicated knot of emotions tightened in her chest.
If she were a truly confident woman, she wouldn't feel this pang of humiliation, knowing her mere presence was causing her friend trouble with her own family.
The other teachers began to trickle in.
