They Missed My PhD Graduation—So I Used The Empty Seats To Tell The Truth

a talisman. Proof I’d invited them.

My phone buzzed.

Christopher: Hey sis. Crazy news. I’m proposing to Amber tomorrow.

Tomorrow. My graduation.

Christopher: Mom’s throwing a surprise party after. You’ll be done with your thing by 3, right? Party starts at 4.

My “thing.” My PhD graduation where I was valedictorian.

I opened my calendar. Ceremony: 2:00 p.continue reading …