Reclaiming What's Mine

My desk was occupied by someone else.

On the last day of my maternity leave, I came to the office early to report back.

When I pushed open the project department door, a woman with a ponytail was typing at my computer at my workstation.

The desk nameplate had been changed.

Three words on it—Vivian Moore.

Below it was a smaller line: Project Director.

Before my maternity leave, I had been Project Manager.

I'd never heard this name before.

**1.**

I stood at the entrance to the project department, carrying the celebration cookies I'd brought for my colleagues.