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 PART ELEVEN "THE STORY" BY UMORU PRAISE The quad sat along with Sofia in one of the school huts. “It’s nice to finally meet you guys. I’ve been following your page and I was thrilled on what I’ve been seeing. I’m impressed on how you guys get your research quickly and when you called me, I knew, my side of the story had been dogged up” Sofia beamed an interesting smile “Wait! your side?” Eli was shocked at her statement “how did you know our story is about Jeremy and Malia”? “Yeah how did you know?” Alex asked “First of, I added each story you laid on your page, and patched it up myself and secondly ‘Maremy’… common. It’s too easy. And it suits it” “Ahh ahnn!” Quinn snapped excitedly “I told you it was a nice name” A little laugh went round and Tony spoke out “So…how did you come across Jeremy? We found out you guys were pretty close immediately you transferred to the school in your second year” Sofia gave an astonished laugh “you guys really did some digging” she adjusted h
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PART TEN "THE STORY" BY UMORU PRAISE Tony walked in with Elizabeth into the ‘center’ with his hands on her shoulder. They didn’t seem to show an elated expression as they walked in but Alex and Quinn didn’t noticed because they were engrossed on the desktop screen “Finally you guys are here” Alex exhaled in relief. Alex and Quinn turned their gaze towards them  Alex beamed a smile on seeing Tony’s hand on Eli’s shoulders “I’m happy you guys finally resolved whatever was going on” “So I gat news” “You mean us” Quinn interrupted “Sorry, we gat news. So we hooked up the lady Malia caught Jeremy with, and her name is Sofia N’Dyare” Quinn slides in “She’s is a transferred Economist student. She came in her second year”  Alex took charge again “and since she transferred here, she has been really close with Jeremy right from the start” “And guess the funniest part” Quinn stepped forward “even after Malia caught her making out with Jeremy, Sofia and Jeremy have still been in touch ev
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 PART NINE "THE STORY" BY UMORU PRAISE Alex phone rang loudly, that he opened his eyes in fright from the bed He groaned loudly unseeing the video caller ID “Whattt” he groaned after picking the call “What are you doing?” Quinn asked “What do you think people do at 1am in the morning?” Alex asked piqued “Quinn could you just tell us why you are doing a multi video call at this time of the night” Eli tried rubbing off the sleep from her eyes. She remembered drenching herself to sleep in sleeps before 12am  “Sorry guys, I just found something, and I just couldn’t wait till dawn” “So what’s so important” Tony asked with a clear voice. With the sound of his voice, it obvious to the trio he wasn’t asleep before the call Tony was still up doing research before the call came in “So it’s about the Maremy story. After our last encounter with them yesterday, I went ahead to do some more research and you won’t believe what I found out” “Just tell us so we could go back to sleep” Alex mu
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PART EIGHT "THE STORY" BY UMORU PRAISE (Jeremy) “I will always tag what happened next as magical” Jeremy beamed a smile “What happened” Alex and Quinn chorused coincidentally again “She fell asleep in my arms right away. She was so peaceful, so calm. She slept like a baby with no worries” ***** Malia woke up a while later on Jeremy’s lap “Heyyyy… sleeping beauty is awake” Malia felt a bit awkward waking up on his lap, but she was happy at least it wasn’t someone else. She returned the bright overwhelming smile Jeremy threw to her. She couldn’t help but titter at the end. “Thank you” she finally muttered up words “You are a really good friend, and I’m really happy to have you…” (Jeremy) “Like guys seriously! Friends?!”  Jeremy just snapped from all of a sudden “Like seriously, after what we had for the past five months and what just transpired between us, she still called me a friend?!” “I mean common, what more do you ladies want!” Quinn and Alex couldn’t help their laugh ***
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PART SEVEN "THE STORY"  BY UMORU PRAISE Alex, Quinn and Eli sat at the lounge “Are you sure he’s going to come?” Quinn asked Alex who had been in contact with Tony at the hallway. Eli sat quietly a bit far off as she read a handout “He told me he would come, let’s be a bit patient. In the meantime, what sup with the comments?” Quinn took out her iPad and browsed through “There are about 99% positive comments here. They are really anticipating about the ending of the story. Although they have been curious on why we have been silent for a week now, but most comments show people strongly believe the argument is the reason for their breakup” “That can’t be true” Tony said from behind as he sat beside Quinn “For a minute I thought you were ditching us” she beamed a smile “Sorry, I had to round up something.” Eli raised her head high but avoided eye contact with Tony “Why do you think the argument isn’t a valid reason for their breakup” Alex asked “That’s because that argument happ
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 PART SIX "THE STORY" BY UMORU PRAISE The quad sat under the hut in the school premises during recess “Quinn how far with the excursion report” Alex asked “Mmm…I’m not quite done yet, I was only able to get through to quarter of the students that went for it. I haven’t had time lately, sorry. But I will get on with it today. “Tony how about you. Did you meet the captain of the football team?” “Yea I did, I was going to give you the report when we get back to the center” “I heard there was a fight amongst the team mate” Eli said after a gulp of coca cola drink “Yea... Funny story, the fight was actually between same team mates” Tony said “Funniest story” Quinn chipped in “the fight was because they liked the same girl and they both tried impressing her through the game but unfortunately they were both colliding each other and ended in a fight” “Really, that was the cause?” Eli asked stunned “They both ended up in the hospital” Tony added “One with a dislocated knee and the oth
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  PART FIVE "THE STORY" BY UMORU PRAISE “So we know they loved each other pretty well when they started off” Quinn said on the desktop after they regrouped at the center “Yeah, but the question is, why are they this way right now” Eli added “it’s the obvious question” Tony said seating on the sofa beside Eli “because I don’t understand how two people who could have such a lovely start up just come crashing to the extend they don’t even want to hear each other’s names “that’s why we should keep pushing till we find something.” Alex suggested “But I don’t think we should rush them.” “What do you mean?” Eli asked “It took us two weeks to make them even sit with us to open up a little. We have to be careful the questions we ask them. Let’s just take it one step at a time, so they could feel at ease with us first” “Okay” Quinn nodded in agreement. “We just allow them tell us their story step by step and then we would get to the end” “Sounds okay” Eli reasoned along “but maybe we c
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 PART FOUR "THE STORY" BY UMORU PRAISE (Jeremy) “My first contact with her (Malia) was uncommon” he gave a simper smile as he reminisced the event “At the first glance I had of her at the hallway, I feel in love with her instantly, and then when I heard a glimpse of her voice” he chuckled “I knew I just couldn’t let this one slide by me” “So you went ahead that very moment?” Quinn asked curiously sitting beside Tony who looked interested and attentive to what Jeremy had to say. “Of course” ***** “Hi”  That was the first word Jeremy said to Malia when they first met at the hallway “Hi” Malia looked at him bluntly  “What’s the name” Jeremy asked Malia just stared at him flabbergasted “What? Haven’t someone asked you of your name before?” “No, I haven’t seen a total stranger walk up to another stranger and just says ‘hi, what’s the name?” Jeremy felt abashed “I’m sorry about that. Okay. My name is Jeremy…” “I didn’t ask” She cut him in She moved on “Ouch!” Jeremy proclaimed from
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 PART THREE "THE STORY"  BY UMORU PRAISE The quad gathered together during recess at the school lounge “So any ideas” Alex asked the trio “I suggest we ask them” Quinn suggested “Oh great” Tony jumped in “so we just walk up to them and be like, ”hey Jeremy, Malia what’s sup. Could you tell your life story to strangers please?” Eli clapped on his shoulder “you know what she means “ “Sorry” Tony made a witty grin “Let’s just go talk to them, maybe they would open up” Alex said Tony chuckled “our ever optimistic Alexander the Great” Eli elbowed him Tony “stop it Tony, why are you being such a jerk” “Let’s give it a try guys, I mean what’s the worst that could happen” Quinn said ***** Quinn and Tony came across Jeremy at the hall way “Hi Jeremy, I’m Quinn and this is my friend Tony” I know who you guys are.” Jeremy said sternly “I don’t have time for an interview right now, as you can see I am a little late for a class” They kept on walking on the school side walk hurriedly behin

"THE STORY (A Call for Awareness)"

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 PART TWO “Okay guys, I got something” Quinn walked into the Center with so much energy. They decided to call the compatible reserved room given to them by the college for their research and all the ‘Center’, as a place where they meet and finalize all information they gathered up. Elizabeth sat up on the sofa, while Tony and Alex who were on the desktop turned to her “What’s up” Tony asked curiously “So I got the names of the two people that where called on stage at the event.” The Guy’s name is Jeremy Akande, while the lady is Malia Williams” Tony interrupted “Malia…a beautiful name for a beautiful girl” Elizabeth felt a slight sense of irritation “Hmm mister noticer, nobody asked you to state the obvious. Don’t forget you have a girlfriend”  “Ehhh see salient jealousy” Alex and Quinn busted into laughter “Common you know I’ll always love you” Tony moved towards Elizabeth to give her a peck but she swayed off “Uhnn hunn” Elizabeth looked towards Quinn “my dear please continued. What
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  THE STORY by Umoru Praise  PART ONE “Geezzzz! I am so bored!” “Tell me about it” Tony rolled his eyes in frustration Elizabeth exhaled with so much exasperation as she squeezed her face in frustration” “Guyssss we freaking need a story, I can’t live like this” Quinn moved towards the school desktop in their little conserved area given to the quad for their research means “where is Alex?” “I don’t know” Tony replied” “It’s been an hour!” Quinn exclaimed “he was supposed to get our lunch!” Alex walked in coincidentally with a sandwich in his hands and a bag of edible delicacies  “Hey guys” “Hey guys! Did he just say hey guys?” Elizabeth snapped “dude where have you been!” “I’ve been freaking hungry for over an hour and you just walked right in with a sandwich in your mouth and you say ‘hey guys’ Quinn jumped off the desktop seat “just give me my food before I leash out my anger on” Quinn snatched the bag from him “I’m so sorry I took so long” Alex said as he rushed towards the empty se