The next few hours were just a steady stream of congratulatory call upon congratulatory call. Andrea and Joe, her whole campaign team, a bunch of old friends from the city and a whole lot of journalists asking for an interview called. She answered each one.

In the evening, as the calls finally stopped, she took some time to celebrate. From tomorrow onwards, she would be a member of the State Assembly. And with her foot in the door like that, it would be easy to rise through the ranks…