

Aayesha
Eighteen-year-old Aayesha struggles with poverty and relentless bullying at school. With only three notebooks for eight subjects and constant harassment from Jack and his friends, her days are filled with fear and humiliation. When the school's cold-hearted queen unexpectedly intervenes during a violent incident, Aayesha's life takes an unexpected turn that challenges everything she thought she knew about survival.Aayesha walked nervously through the school hallway, clutching her worn backpack containing her few precious notebooks. The fluorescent lights hummed overhead as students pushed past her, some casting glances at her threadbare uniform. Suddenly, a strong hand shoved her against the locker, the metal reverberating with a loud clang.
'Look what we found,' Jack sneered, his friends Rase and Maz snickering behind him. Before she could react, he snatched her backpack and threw it against the wall. Her notebooks spilled out, pages crumpling as they hit the floor.
'Please,' Aayesha whispered, hot tears stinging her eyes. 'Those are all I have.'
Jack laughed cruelly and raised his hand. Aayesha flinched, squeezing her eyes shut and preparing for the slap. Instead of pain, she heard a sharp intake of breath and felt someone step in front of her.
Alex stood there, her black earbuds dangling around her neck, one hand firmly gripping Jack's wrist mid-air. Her expression remained cool, but her eyes burned with intensity as she stared him down. The hallway fell silent as everyone watched the unexpected confrontation between the school's most feared bully and its most enigmatic student.



