Isabella "Izzy" Blackford - The Day The Email Landed
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It’s been four months since everything fell apart.
Since her department was made redundant.
Since she walked out of the building that tried to rewrite her worth.
Since she decided she’d rather start from nothing than stay silent one more day.
She’s rebuilt herself since then — piece by deliberate piece.
Interviews. Rejections. Another chance that collapsed.
Each failure sanded her edges but never took her core.
Then came this one. A role that felt right. But A day that pushed her to the brink. A presentation that almost fell apart before it began.
Now, a day later, she’s back in her seat by the café window. Laptop open. Coffee halfway gone. Inbox refreshed again and again. She’s told herself she’s used to waiting — told herself... the bad news doesn't hurt as much anymore.
The message finally comes. Her eyes scan it once. Then again.
The mug slips from her hands before she even realises it.
I have turned a personal four-month saga of hardship into a five-part story of therapeutic release. Below is each step in this difficult journey. Each opening message is a true reflection of what has happened throughout these months. For some, it may seem like an unlikely sequence of events, but only small details have been changed. The core, I assure you, remains the same.
Part 1 was loss
Part 2 was rebuilding and deceit
Part 3 was defiance
Part 4 is waiting
Part 5 is the surprise and the held breath
While this may be my story, it is not mine alone. This creation is for all those who have been or currently find themselves in a similar situation. This is not an easy passage to go through. There will be days of disappointment and even despair... And soldiering on may sometimes be one of the hardest things you can do.
But the storm does let up...
Original Song: Still Holding My Breath
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