Fractured Days
Maya’s heart thudded so loudly it felt like it would burst from her chest. Today was the day she had been waiting for, the culmination of months of hard work and late nights: her final exams. Yet, as she approached the gate of the examination hall, her palms slick with nervous sweat, she was met with an unexpected and devastating barrier. “Miss Windget, you cannot enter,” said the security officer, his tone apologetic but firm. Maya froze, staring at him, her mind refusing to process the words. “What… what do you mean?” she asked, her voice trembling, but the answer came in the form of a shaking head. “You’re not cleared. No payment, no entry.” Her stomach dropped. She had thought she had accounted for everything, but reality slammed into her like a tidal wave. The money she had been c
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