PART 2 OF 8
THE SALUTE
Mavenlus DeskFICTION
I did not need strangers to know my rank.
I did not need my family to understand my career.
And I definitely did not need a uniform to remember who I was.
So when Ryan pointed toward my driveway and told me to leave my own property, I did something nobody expected.
I smiled.
“Okay.”
Laura finally spoke.
“Emily, wait.”
But I had already turned around.