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Ibadan, Nigeria
2029
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Rumours and Reactions
<h1>EPISODE 17 </h1><h2> “Rumours and Reactions”*</h2><p><br/></p><p>Aisha stepped into class the next morning and felt the sting in the air. No one said a word to her. Even Mariam, her seatmate, kept her head buried in her workbook like Aisha was invisible.</p><p><br/></p><p>She had become the gossip headline overnight.</p><p><br/></p><p>One girl in SS2 loudly whispered, “That’s the girl that kissed Deniem behind the lab.”</p><p><br/></p><p>Aisha's heart pounded. That wasn’t even true — or maybe it was — but now the story had grown wings.</p><p><br/></p><p>Deniem entered minutes later, and his presence only made things worse. Boys clapped mockingly, some even howled, “Omo Deniem dey win oh!”</p><p><br/></p><p>He ignored them.</p><p><br/></p><p>But the worst came when a note was passed to Aisha. She opened it slowly.</p><p><br/></p><p>*“School is not for romance. You’re disgusting.”*</p><p><br/></p><p>She blinked hard to fight the tears. Her hand shook. She wanted to scream. Or disappear. Or both.</p><p><br/></p><p>By closing time, Deniem met her behind the staffroom block.</p><p><br/></p><p>“You okay?” he asked.</p><p><br/></p><p>She shook her head. “They hate me.”</p><p><br/></p><p>“They don’t know you.”</p><p><br/></p><p>“I’m tired, Deniem.”</p><p><br/></p><p>“Then let’s remind them who you are.”</p><p><br/></p><p>He looked her dead in the eye. “You’re Aisha. You’re brave. You didn’t hide your heart. That’s not weakness. That’s power.”</p><p><br/></p><p>And for the first time that day, she smiled.</p><p><br/></p><p>Not because the world changed.</p>
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