RYAN'S POV I sit in the living room, scrolling through my contacts to find that belonging to the secretary of the art function we are about to attend, because I may have submitted the sketch Rose made of the couple at sunrise, using her full name as her pen name. Rose is still getting ready, so I can get this done before she is actually ready. I find the number and dail it. The call is swiftly answered. "Good day, sir, this is Victoria—" "Victoria!" I snap, shutting her up. "I need to take down the art I submitted." I add quickly. There's a stretched silence on the line before she finally speaks. "Sir, the only reason that sketch made it into the program was because you personally vouched for it. Even then, I had to go over protocol. It’s been catalogued, printed in the program, and awards decided. Nothing can be changed now." She pauses. Then, "I'm sorry, sir." "Okay. Is there any way you can omit recognizing hers?" I say, glancing towards the door to ensure Rose isn't
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