Story By iremide Oluwashindara
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iremide Oluwashindara

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Updated at Sep 1, 2026, 05:16
Ameena had always been told that the world was big.But nobody warned her that sometimes, a big world could make you feel very small.At twenty years old, Ameena left Nigeria with one suitcase, a heart full of hope, and a promise to herself.Australia would be her new beginning.She was going there to work as a housekeeper for a wealthy family. She imagined saving enough money to change her life, help her family back home, and perhaps even return one day with something to be proud of.She never imagined that the first thing Australia would teach her was how cruel people could be.From the moment she arrived, her dark skin became the first thing people noticed.Some stared.Some whispered.Some laughed.And some didn't even bother hiding their disgust."Dark monkey."The words followed her through streets, shops, and eventually the prestigious school she was enrolled in.Ameena learned quickly that being different came with a price.Her classmates avoided her.Some deliberately embarrassed her.Others treated her like she was beneath them simply because of the color of her skin.But Ameena refused to break.She swallowed her tears.She kept her head high.Because she had crossed an ocean for a better life—and she wasn't going to let anyone convince her that she didn't deserve one.Then came Cameo Hilda.The name alone was enough to silence an entire hallway.Cameo was the school's most feared student.Cold.Powerful.Untouchable.People didn't question him.They didn't challenge him.And they certainly didn't expect him to care about anyone.Especially not the new Nigerian girl everyone else had decided was an easy target.But something about Ameena caught his attention.Maybe it was the way she looked at people without lowering her eyes.Maybe it was the way she endured humiliation without begging for acceptance.Or maybe...Cameo simply couldn't understand why the girl everyone rejected was the only person he couldn't stop watching.Ameena didn't know it yet, but her arrival in Australia had just set something dangerous in motion.Because when the most ruthless boy in school finally notices the girl everyone else refuses to see...the rules begin to change.And Ameena is about to discover that sometimes, being different isn't a weakness.Sometimes...it's the very thing that makes you unforgettable.Different by color, unforgettable by story.— Meenah’s Book
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