Chapter 33
Chapter 33
Danguole and Laura meet with Councilwoman Simona Petraitytė to discuss a city-wide mental health initiative. Danguole grapples with the scale of the proposal and her own identity as an idealist, ultimately agreeing to present it to the Practical Idealists while receiving news that the article about the youth track will be published and a local school has expressed interest.
The morning after the live stream, I woke to the grey light of dawn filtering through my apartment window. My phone was already buzzing with messages. Laura had sent a voice note at 6:30: "Coffee first, then the meeting. I'll meet you at Vytas' place at 9."
I lay in bed for a moment, replaying the previous day. The applause, the questions, Simona's smile. It felt like a dream, but the soreness in my shoulders and the dryness in my throat told me it was real.
I got up, showered, and dressed in my usual uniform: dark jeans, a plain blouse, and a cardigan that had seen better days. I caught my reflection in the mirror—tired, but alive. I looked like someone who had just run a marathon and was still standing.
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