When rivalry becomes refuge

In Brazzaville, Aïcha Traoré thought she had come for only one thing: to build her future.

But between a new life, a family left far behind, and four friends who are just as unpredictable as she is, her everyday life soon takes an unexpected turn.

Then there is Akira Sato.

Japanese, brilliant, cold, and terribly unpleasant, he seems determined to keep everyone out of his world. Yet Aïcha-with her humor, her strong personality, and her talent for standing up to him-becomes one of the few people capable of disturbing his calm.

Between them, it isn't a love story.

Not yet.

It's a rivalry made of cold stares, sharp remarks, silence, and secrets.

Meanwhile, far from the university, their families carry wounds of their own: forbidden love, an arranged marriage, jealousy, and choices that could change several lives forever.

In Brazzaville, some encounters may not be coincidences after all.

And sometimes, behind the person you hate the most...

lies the one who understands your silences better than anyone.