By the start of the next term, our first product launched, and our investment had multiplied tenfold.
I walked across campus smiling, already planning what to pack for my study abroad program. Spicy beef jerky or instant ramen?
Riven reached out and took my hand, stopping me in my tracks. He was out of breath, as if he'd been running.
"I have news," he said, chest heaving.
I tilted my head, still calm. "I'm listening," I replied.
He leaned in, earnest and determined.
"I'm taking a gap year," he said firmly. "Switching to your major. I want to take classes with you, work with you… be with you."
I threw my head back and laughed out loud, amused and completely unimpressed.
"You'll never catch up," I said, shaking my head.
I pulled the official letter from my bag and held it up for hi
