My Sister Took My Passport Before My Scholarship Interview and My Parents Said It Wasn’t Meant for Me Until I Proved Them Wrong

had written three days after the interview to say they were considering my case and would need supplementary materials.

On a Tuesday afternoon two weeks after the interview, I was in my room folding laundry when my phone showed a number with a forty-four country code. I set down the shirt I was holding and answered it before the second ring.

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