Chapter 5

Our parents had sent me off to the country because of Mariam. Once they found out I'd become one of the top students at school, their faces lit up with hope, and they started begging me to come back home.

Mariam went to the school dean and tried to slander me, accusing me of theft and misconduct. But the dean didn't pay her accusations any mind. Instead, he warned her not to bother me anymore.

With no other options left, Mariam shelled out some cash to hire a couple of street thugs. They cornered me in an alley after school…