Sofia decided to resume lectures fully, trying to leave the past aside.
She adjusted the strap of her bag on her shoulder and walked through the campus gate, trying to keep her head high. But no matter how straight she stood, she could feel it... the eyes. So many of them. Whispering. Watching. Mocking.
She had always known that students loved gossip. It was the campus's heartbeat. Scandals and rumors spread faster than any news bulletin. But today, she wasn't just hearing the gossip; she was the headline.
As she walked down the paved walkway, the first few whispers hit her ears like tiny arrows.
"That's her. Sofia."
"Yeah, the girl Royce dumped like trash after just ten days."
"And for her best friend, no less!" a girl giggled from behind her.
Sofia's heart twisted. She clenched her jaw and tried not to react, focusing her eyes on the building ahead.
But the voices kept coming.
"I heard Royce used to sleep with her like five times a day, bro. He finished her."
