Back in secondary school, Ada was that quiet, shy girl everyone ignored. Her clothes were plain, her shoes worn-out, and her lunch was often garri and groundnut. The “cool girls” mocked her every day — calling her “village girl,” laughing at her accent, and pushing her aside during group work. Even her teachers hardly noticed her brilliance.
But Ada had something they didn’t — determination. She promised herself that one day, she would rise so high that no one could ever look down on her again.
After school, while others were chasing popularity, she chased knowledge. She worked part-time, saved money, and studied tech online. Nights turned into years, but she kept pushing — quietly, steadily, relentlessly.
Fast forward eight years later — Ada walked into a corporate boardroom, not as an applicant, but as the new CEO of a multinational tech firm. Cameras flashed, reporters cheered, and the same girls who once called her “nobody” were now employees under her leadership.
When one of them nervously whispered, “Ada, do you remember me?”
She smiled gently and replied, “Of course I do. You taught me how to rise above mockery.”
That day, she didn’t seek revenge through anger — her success did it for her.
Moral: Don’t fight your haters; outgrow them. Success is the loudest clapback.
Michael
5 days agoTHE GIRL THEY CALLED NOBODY
Back in secondary school, Ada was that quiet, shy girl everyone ignored. Her clothes were plain, her shoes worn-out, and her lunch was often garri and groundnut. The “cool girls” mocked her every day — calling her “village girl,” laughing at her accent, and pushing her aside during group work. Even her teachers hardly noticed her brilliance.
But Ada had something they didn’t — determination. She promised herself that one day, she would rise so high that no one could ever look down on her again.
After school, while others were chasing popularity, she chased knowledge. She worked part-time, saved money, and studied tech online. Nights turned into years, but she kept pushing — quietly, steadily, relentlessly.
Fast forward eight years later — Ada walked into a corporate boardroom, not as an applicant, but as the new CEO of a multinational tech firm. Cameras flashed, reporters cheered, and the same girls who once called her “nobody” were now employees under her leadership.
When one of them nervously whispered, “Ada, do you remember me?”
She smiled gently and replied, “Of course I do. You taught me how to rise above mockery.”
That day, she didn’t seek revenge through anger — her success did it for her.
Moral: Don’t fight your haters; outgrow them. Success is the loudest clapback.
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