Chapter 40
Chapter 40: The Expanding Grid
After the council approves the city-wide initiative, Danguole grapples with the request for a regional expansion. She gathers the Practical Idealists to discuss the new scope, delegates tasks, and confronts her fear of scaling too fast. The chapter ends with a message from Giedrė in Kaunas, setting up a meeting and a new horizon.
The hallway of the municipal building felt longer on the way out. Sunlight poured through the tall windows, casting rectangles of light on the polished floor, and I walked through them one by one, the echo of my own footsteps trailing behind. The approval was real—I could still feel the vibration of the council's vote in my chest—but the regional expansion request had landed like a new line of code that broke the build. I needed to refactor, and quickly.
Laura caught up with me near the exit. Her expression was a mix of pride and concern. “Regional expansion in six months. That’s not a small task, Danguole.”
“I know.” I stopped and turned to face her. “But I said yes because I believe we can do it. The model works. The team is strong. We just need to scale it.”
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