CHAPTER 97

ROSE POV

“Now we call on this year’s valedictorian to give her opening speech.” The vice chancellor had called me out to give a speech that he only told me about the day before.

Of course, I didn’t know what to do so I had set myself up to bring up empty noted and wing it on stage.

“Good day all of you, humble alumni like myself, able cohort of this humble institution and people who … oh who am I kidding.” I threw the notes to the floor.

Most of the guests were surprised by how fast it took me to give up but for someone that had given birth twice, it wasn’t soon enough.

Making up words as I went on was hard especially as I tried to piece them through to a structured form that would please the greater share of masses I was meant to lie.

“Well the truth is this, VC Gayle, over there, Vice Chancellor Gayle everyone, give him an applaud please. He’s been the best and only VC that has been with me since my first year, and he’s leaving with us, who would figure.” He had actually stood up