Epilogue
3 Years Later...
"The first student to make our honour roll this year didn't get off to the best start, please welcome Monica Black to the stage for her outstanding work on curses and their counters," the Dean says.
Applause starts from around the room, but I can't enjoy it. I'm not the only one that deserves credit for this, and while the guys helped set us on the right track, it's Daphne who stood by my side doing the research and working things through after we were inspired by my own situation.
I glance across to her, to see her nodding and waving me to go onto the stage. In her eyes, so long as our work is being recognised, it doesn't matter which of us gets the award. But that's not right with me.
All of my focus goes towards the words I'm going to say when I reach t
