"I was crushed. If living with me had been hell while I was waiting, the next two months should have qualified anyone for sainthood. But I didn’t have any friends who wanted to stick around for the final exam. I was queen bitch of the Wash-Balt Metroplex Education Center. I really didn’t shake off the depression until I met Ken at Tokyo University. He made me feel special. He always said I had enough magic for him."