HOW I LOST MY VIRGINITY AS A CHURCH GIRL: EPISODE 30 (FINALE)

HOW I LOST MY VIRGINITY AS A CHURCH GIRL: EPISODE 28 (FINALE)

EPISODE 30: FULL CIRCLE

Adaeze walked through the school gates, her heart pounding.

She was back.

Her father had finally agreed, though reluctantly. The condition was simple—focus on school, no distractions. Her mother’s intervention had saved her.

But stepping back onto campus felt different. The stares, the whispers—she could feel them all.

“Na that girl wey dem leak her video be that?” someone muttered as she passed.

“She get mind come back o.”

She swallowed hard and kept walking. She wasn’t here to prove anything to anyone. She was here to rebuild.

Her first stop was the hostel. She pushed open the door, half-expecting things to feel the same. But it didn’t.

Chinwe turned from her bed, eyes widening. “Adaeze?”

Adaeze nodded, dropping her bag.

For a moment, there was silence. Then, Chinwe smiled. “You strong o.”

Adaeze let out a small chuckle. “I no too get choice.”

Chinwe walked over and hugged her. It was unexpected, but Adaeze melted into it. She hadn’t realized how much she needed a friend.

“Forget everybody wey dey talk rubbish,” Chinwe said, pulling back. “Dem go still find another gist soon. Just focus.”

Adaeze nodded. “I will.”

THE LAST TEMPTATION

That evening, as she sat on her bed scrolling through her phone, a message popped up.

David: “I heard you’re back. Can we talk?”

Her breath hitched. She stared at the message for a long time.

A few weeks ago, she would have rushed to reply. But now…

She deleted the chat.

David was her past.

She was looking forward now.

FULL CIRCLE

Sunday came.

Adaeze sat at the back of the church, listening to the choir sing. It felt different, being here again after everything.

Brother Samuel was on the pulpit, reading a passage. Their eyes met briefly, but he looked away. He hadn’t spoken to her since she returned.

Vanessa was nowhere to be found. Rumors had spread that she had left school after being exposed for blackmailing another girl.

The cycle continued.

People gossiped. People judged. But in the end, everyone moved on.

And Adaeze?

She had learned the hardest lesson of her life.

Choices have consequences. Temptation comes in different forms. And sometimes, the greatest battle isn’t against the world—it’s against yourself.

She closed her eyes, whispering a prayer.

This time, she wouldn’t just be a church girl by title.

She would be one in heart.

THE END.