I got an email from Academic Affairs next Wednesday afternoon."Yvonne Clayton, we have reinstated your nomination for the accolades after the investigation. Please attend the reissuing ceremony this Friday afternoon."The ceremony was a lot smaller than the first one. There were no big screens, no 2,000-person spectacle. There was only a conference room, the dean, and some professors. Still, the process was done in full.The dean gave me the certificate and prize himself. "We apologize for our oversight in this case, Yvonne."I accepted the certificate. "Thank you, sir."The dean added, "Your previous advisor has been reassigned. A new advisor will be assigned to your class."I nodded but said nothing. I didn't linger after the ceremony was over. When I did, I immediately spotted Blake, who had been waiting for me outside the building.He was leaning against the tree, holding two drinks. "Got it?""Got it." I held up the certificate.He looked at it and nodded. "Sure. Take a
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