CHAPTER FORTY-TWO

NADIA

They are like thunderstorms; everyone is afraid of them!

I got up, gathered my nerves, and headed straight down to the college president's office. My heart pounded as I walked through the familiar halls, but this time felt different. I needed answers. I wanted to know why I had been excluded from the list of students to be recognized and awarded, even when I had been voted the MVP of the basketball competition. It didn’t make sense. How could they ignore me like that?

As I walked, I could still hear the whispers of mockery and laughter thrown my way. It was like my footsteps echoed with...