Distant. Nnenna wasn't the kind of girl who flirted or schemed. She walked with purpose and kept to herself. That was the truth.
He clenched his fists and stepped forward.
"That's a lie," he snapped, voice sharp with rising anger. "At least Nnenna has charm, unlike you. And she's not that kind of girl. Don't drag her name through the mud just because you don't like her!"
A murmur of agreement stirred in the crowd.
But Stephanie only scoffed, flipping her hair with a smug smirk. "Of course you would say that. That's exactly what someone under her spell would say."
Her eyes gleamed coldly as she leaned in, tone dripping with mockery.
"Do you have proof that you're not sleeping with her?"
The class gasped.
The boy's jaw clenched in disbelief. "And what proof do you have that anything like that is happening between us?" he shot back. "You're just flinging words around. No evidence. No facts. Just baseless accusations!"
