Denial "It ain't just a river in Egypt"

So yesterday as I was leaving for the day I received an email from the acting director asking “Do you think there are things to keep from (the director’s) files?”

One, I wanted to respond Fuck yes, she was the director. Why would you ask that? And Two, I realized I face the task of cleaning out her email and computer files.

This made me sad. Her retirement suddenly got very real. Up until this point I’ve avoided telling people she has retired. I’m in denial waiting for her to come back to work.
-Chel