I’m sitting at my computer desk when the email appears in my inbox.

“We’re honored to invite you...” It’s my undergraduate university, asking me to appear as an alumni speaker at the annual Spring Gathering.

I already know what my friends will say when I tell them about it. “Wow, but you’re only a year out of school!” “I told you, you’re the most successful person in our class!”

I stare at the email, blinking several times just to see if it will disappear.