Some endings arrive like explosions.
Loud. Violent. Impossible to ignore.
But the worst ones?
They happen quietly.
Piece by piece.
So slowly that by the time you realize something is falling apart…
It already has.
The email came at 6:12 a.m.
Short.
Polite.
Devastating.
Subject: URGENT – Board Review Decision
Ethan stared at it for a long time before opening it.
Not because...