Your buddies told you that you had to wait two days before calling. Two days. Seemed unprofessional, with as fast as it all moves, as many handshake deals are made on the fly, but two days is the industry standard, they said. Never the next day. Always wait.
The index card had been ripped out of the the Rolodex and left on that weird mat, the one on the desk, yeah, that weird one. It is just sitting there in the spill of light from a desk lamp that could probably swing more than a semester’s tuition for most students here.