A Cruel Society

"Well, to our surprise, after that rumour that me and Olivia were supposedly dating was spread around to everyone, the boys that used to pester us non-stop with their annoying words and proposals stopped approaching, and even started avoiding us like the plague for some reason." My mother continued on with her story. "From that week onwards, the boys in our university simply kept their distance from us and never tried to interact with us again, other than stare at us and gossip in a low voice while looking at us with lowly looks in their eyes whenever we entered a room."