Office Hours, May 6

[bigdamnprincipal]

Considering the school somehow knew students were coming before they'd even arrived, Zoe was always surprised by how much physical paperwork the beginning of a new term brought. She currently had piles of folders scattered around her desk in organized chaos form; eventually, everything would be back in the filing cabinets, but until then there was a bit of a maze going on to get through the room.

This wasn't quite how she'd imagined her adult life to be, but it could have been a lot worse.

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[justbeingbay]

"So I get to join a club of 'this sucks,'" Bay said, with a weak smile. "Thanks. I'll go see the guy in town. And I'll clean out her room, but maybe not right away."

She wasn't ready to handle Gert's stuff, but she didn't want some janitor to do it either.

[bigdamnprincipal]

"Take your time, there's no rush," Zoe assured her. It wasn't like they'd be rushing someone else into Gertrude's room any time soon. "And if there's anything else you need, just come back and let me know, all right?"

[justbeingbay]

"Uh-huh," Bay nodded. "I will. And ... thanks for listening and everything."

[bigdamnprincipal]

"You're welcome. It's an unfortunate part of the job, but I'm glad you came and told me," Zoe said. "Make sure you take care of yourself, all right?"

[justbeingbay]

Bay nodded. "I'll try," she said. "I haven't been sleeping great, but that's to be expected, right?"

[bigdamnprincipal]

"It's an unfortunate side effect to this sort of thing, yes. But that will pass, just like the heartache," Zoe said, sighing softly. "I won't lie to you. It'll always hurt, just a little. Some days, you're going to be fine, and other days you're going to see something that reminds you of her and it'll be like it happened all over again. But those days get fewer and further between, and it does get easier, I promise."