Delilah Strong Traffic Jamming ((new))

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Delilah’s palms curled around her steering wheel like old friends. She remembered an afternoon years ago when she’d missed an important meeting because of a pileup on the interstate. She’d arrived late, cheeks flushed with frantic apology, and been told in a single, crisp sentence that she would not be considered for the role. The rejection had lived in her for a long time, a sharp stone she carried when decisions were required. That day, stuck in an immobile river of cars, she felt the stone soften. delilah strong traffic jamming