That night, Yana was lying on her bed when her phone vibrated.
An email notification.
From: Professor Lucien De Vera
Subject: Essay Revision
She opened it, expecting another list of instructions.
The email was short.
Miss Flores,
Your revised conclusion should address the question we discussed today. Do not weaken your argument simply because you anticipate disagreement.
You have until Friday.
— L. De Vera
Yana read it twice.
Then she typed a reply.
Noted, Professor. I'll try not to disappoint you.
She stared at the sentence.
Deleted it.
Typed again.
Thank you for the feedback, Sir.
Boring.
She deleted that, too.
Finally, she sent the second version.
Three minutes later, another email arrived.
One more thing.
Yana...