I got back to the dorms at three in the morning.
Barely had I laid down when a text popped up.
Riven: Still awake?
I figured he'd been with Solenne and felt guilty for ditching me.
I typed back slowly.
Darya: Couldn't sleep. I've been waiting for you.
Then I turned off my phone and slept deeply.
*****
Sure enough, he was waiting outside my building at dawn, dark circles under his eyes.
I walked past him without a single glance.
Word spread fast. More people joined the betting pool, and the prize jumped to two hundred thousand dollars.
Riven felt the pressure, and started trying harder than ever.
"Darya, I heard you want to switch majors. Let me talk to the department head for you," he offered.
I'd learned that actuarial science offered the best career prospects, so I'd hoped t
