Semua Bab my bully loves me : Bab 21 - Bab 23

Three Years Ago — Brentford Academy, Term 3It started with a whisper.A name.A file.A door that should’ve been locked… but wasn’t.Sophia Makinde had always been curious — a scholarship student with sharp eyes, quick hands, and a thirst for answers. Brentford glittered on the surface, but underneath, she’d seen its cracks. And she knew how to listen.She also knew the rumors about the boys in power — the secret meetings, the falsified grades, the girls who left mid-term without warning.But what she never expected was to find her own name on the list.One Week Before She VanishedThe principal had left her office door open after hours — a mistake.Sophia slipped in. The office was dark except for the low hum of the backup monitor. She didn’t mean to snoop. She just wanted to understand why her scholarship was suddenly “under review.”But what she saw wasn’t just about her.Ten names.All girls.All scholarship students.All gone.Some marked “Expelled”. Others “Transferred”.But th

The air was still warm as evening settled over the city, but the hallways of Saint Jude’s Hospital carried a chill that clung to Helena’s arms like frost.She followed Greg in silence as they moved past the nurses’ station and took the elevator to the third floor. The building smelled faintly of antiseptic and wilted flowers. Helena hated hospitals—too many memories she couldn’t bury. But tonight wasn’t about her.Tessy was still sedated. Her body curled beneath crisp white sheets, an IV trailing into the crook of her elbow. Her lips were pale. Bruised.Greg stood at the foot of the bed, jaw clenched. “She’s been like this since yesterday?”Helena nodded. “The doctors said the drugs used were... heavy. It could’ve been worse.”Greg didn’t respond immediately. He just stared at Tessy like he was trying to hold back everything he wanted to scream. Finally, he spoke.“She didn’t deserve this. None of this.”Helena lowered herself into the chair beside the bed, brushing Tessy’s fingers wi