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Prologue: The Beginning of the End The night was thick with the scent of rain, though the sky had yet to open. The streets glistened under flickering streetlights, and the air carried the restless hum of a city that never truly slept. Nia sat on the rooftop of her home, legs folded beneath her, staring at the vastness of the sky. It was one of the few places that gave her space to breathe. Tonight, though, even the sky felt heavy. She gripped her journal, fingers tracing the edges of the worn cover. This notebook had been her constant companion, filled with scribbled thoughts, frustrations, and half-formed dreams. A lifeline when the world felt too loud, when expectations threatened to crush her. She flipped to the last page, where she had written a question weeks ago: "What do you want, Nia?" She exhaled sharply. She still didn’t know the answer. Life in her family had always been about survival. Work hard. Make ends meet. Don’t ask for more than what you’ve been given. Her father had spent years hammering those lessons into her, his voice as unyielding as the calluses on his hands. "The world is not kind to people who dream too much," he had told her once. "Keep your head down and do what you must." Her mother, Ada, had been a quiet force—a woman who carried the weight of the household on her back but never complained. She had always seemed tired, as if life had demanded too much from her too soon. And then there was Nia. The girl who had always wanted more but never knew how to ask for it. Until now. Because something inside her was shifting. She wasn’t sure when it had started—maybe the day she overheard her parents arguing about money again, or the moment she realized she was terrified of waking up ten years from now in the same place, with the same problems. Maybe it had been building for years. But tonight, as she sat on that rooftop, she knew one thing for certain. She couldn’t keep living like this. She was done waiting for life to change. She would have to change herself. The next morning, she made her first move. It was a small thing—insignificant to anyone else—but monumental to her. She walked into the local bookstore, a small, cluttered shop tucked between a tailor’s stall and a street vendor selling roasted corn. She had passed it a hundred times before but had never gone inside. This time, she did. The owner, Madam Kofo, raised an eyebrow as Nia hesitated by the entrance. She was an older woman, her presence commanding without needing to say much. “You lost?” Madam Kofo asked. Nia shook her head. “I… I need a book.” The woman smirked. “You’re in the right place, then.” Nia hesitated. “Something about… money. Business, maybe.” Madam Kofo’s gaze sharpened slightly. “Ah. You’re one of those children,” she said, but there was no mockery in her tone. Only curiosity. Nia frowned. “What does that mean?” Madam Kofo turned, pulling a book from the shelf and handing it to her. “It means you’re tired of the way things are.” Nia stared at the book in her hands. The Psychology of Money. She wasn’t entirely sure what she was looking for, but this felt like a start. She nodded. “How much?” Madam Kofo studied her, then waved a hand. “First one is free. But if you waste it, I’ll make you pay double next time.” Nia blinked. “Why?” “Because knowledge should cost you something,” the woman said simply. “Even if it’s just the effort of taking it seriously.” Nia nodded slowly. “I won’t waste it.” Madam Kofo smiled. “Good.” And just like that, a door cracked open. One that Nia had no intention of closing. That night, she opened the book, flipping through its pages long after her parents had gone to bed. She read about how people stayed trapped in financial cycles because they were never taught anything different. How wealth wasn’t just about making money—it was about understanding it. She thought about her parents. About their endless struggle. About the life she didn’t want to inherit. And she made a decision. She wasn’t just going to wish for change. She was going to build it. Even if no one else believed in her. Even if it meant walking alone. For the first time in her life, she felt something settle inside her. A quiet kind of certainty. It wouldn’t be easy. But she was ready.
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