Chapter Twenty-Four: A Taste of Independence (And A Little Studying)
Narrated by Alexander Paraskevas And so, just a short time after leaving Copperdale High School, Erytheia, Xanthe and I moved to Honeydew Fields in Britechester. We moved in early, before term started, so that we could get used to where everything was before we started lessons. Not long after we'd arrived, Evie Delgato came for a visit. "Hi, Evie! How's it going?" I asked. "Not too bad, thanks," she replied. "Which degree are you applying to?" "Language and Literature. Hopefully I manage to get into the distinguished degree, but it wouldn't be the end of the world if I don't." "No," she agreed. "I'm still not really sure what I'd like to do." "Well, taking a gap year is always a good idea," I said. "And if you decide not to go in the end, that's fine too. I just feel like university would give me some good story ideas." "Yeah, there aren't that many stories set at uni...