Chapter 1: Change Came Knocking
There was a knock on their door.
Morning light filtered inside as Ayesha’s father pulled the door open for their visitor. A kind face beamed down at her. This was the first time Ayesha met Ms. Zeenat, a teacher at The Citizens Foundation (TCF) Campus; her visit was to encourage Ayesha’s parents to enrol their children at TCF. The more she talked of the school, the more Ayesha knew this was where she was supposed to be. She had often strolled past it, awed by the red-brick school building and expansive playgrounds, wondering what it was like from the inside.