12/12/2025
I lost my scholarship… all because someone I trusted hid my passport and visa.
Two months ago, I won a full scholarship to study abroad.
Everything was set. My acceptance letter, my visa approval, my flight date.
I had dreamed of this day for years.
I had worked so hard… and finally, it was my chance.
The night before my flight, I packed my bag carefully.
I prayed. I was excited. I could almost see my new life.
But the next morning… my passport and visa were missing.
I searched my room endlessly.
I checked every drawer, every shelf, under my bed, even in places I knew nobody could hide it.
Nothing.
My hands were shaking, my heart pounding.
I called everyone in the house nobody had seen it.
Time passed.
I called the scholarship office to explain.
They said,”You must provide your passport and visa by the travel date, or your scholarship will be given to another student.”
I tried everything. I begged. I prayed.
I searched everywhere again and again.
Two months went by.
By then, the scholarship had been withdrawn.
I had lost my opportunity. My dream. All my hope.
And then… a few days ago, by accident, I discovered the truth.
I went to the old storage room behind my stepmother’s wardrobe, and there it was my passport and visa, carefully hidden in a black bag under her clothes.
My chest sank. My eyes burned.
The anger I felt was nothing compared to the sorrow.
When I confronted her, she said coldly,
“If you go, you will leave us behind. You will become better than us. I can’t allow that.”
Two months. Two months of lost opportunity.
Two months of heartbreak…all because of jealousy.
I didn’t yell. I didn’t curse. I just walked away quietly.
But I made a choice I will never let anyone, not even family, have power over my dreams again.
And I will protect every opportunity God gives me.
