Recording to me

Previously

…When I reached my apartment, I sat at my desk and opened my journal. I wrote: "Chapter 22: The Storyteller's Code. Tomorrow, I meet Councilwoman Petraitytė. I will bring our narrative, our data, and our non-negotiables. I will not beg for her approval. I will offer her a partnership that is honest, imperfect, and alive. And whatever she decides, I will keep writing this story—not as a lone knight, but as part of a chorus." I closed the journal and set my alarm for 7:00 AM. Tomorrow would be a test—not of our proposal, but of our resolve. And for the first time in a long time, I felt ready.