Helen

At thirty-six, Helen had built her entire life around television. She loved the frantic energy of production, the impossible deadlines, the satisfaction of turning an idea into something millions of people could watch. It wasn’t just a job. It was the thing she had devoted herself to. Now, an AI could do it. She sat outside her boss’s office, staring at the closed door and trying not to imagine what waited on the other side. The meeting had been described as a “discussion about the future of her role,” but Helen knew what that meant. Her job was being replaced, and today she was going to be told she was redundant. The thought terrified her—not only because she needed the money, but because she couldn’t imagine doing anything else. What if there was no other job she could love? What if everything she had worked for simply disappeared