"Two days later, ticket in hand, I strolled into the office of my department head."
Got a ticket and then sounds like you leave on Friday for three months.
The next sentence is also ambiguous. It should mentally read "...before heading out 2 months later...".
The funny thing is, this went to page one on Reddit back when it came out and nobody there misredd it.
"Two days later, ticket in hand, I strolled into the office of my department head."
Got a ticket and then sounds like you leave on Friday for three months.