The Envelope That Changed Everything

She refreshed the screen.

Still there.

Transfer received.

She pressed her hand to her mouth, shoulders trembling. Panic came first, sharp and instinctive.

It has to be a mistake.

But then her phone rang, and the landlord’s office name flashed on the screen.

Rachel’s stomach dropped. She answered with a voice that barely worked.

“Hello?”

“Ms. Dawson?” a brisk continue reading …