She interpreted that to mean that I would be away for the holiday weekend. I clarified, "No, this really is my last day. I'm going to be working in a different office starting next week."
Her face conveyed a look of genuine shock. "I didn't know!"
"Yeah, I mentioned it to a couple of the other folks."
She leaned toward me and opened her arms. We embraced each other in a strong, heartfelt, ten-second hug. "I'm gonna miss you!" she said.
I told her that she had a really good crew and that I enjoyed very much stopping by each day and chatting with the employees. "I'll miss you guys, too!"
It was such a nice, genuine moment, such a fond farewell! I'll never forget it.
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