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….Months later……
It was nine at night, Temitope sat down with his dad watching and listening to the news when they heard that GCE result had been released. Tope got afraid and went into his room. He laid on the bed in thought after hearing 29% passed in Nigeria. He picked up his phone and called Tomisin. He informed her and both planned to go and check the result the next day, they were both scared and prayed before they slept for a good result.
NEXT DAY…
Olajumoke’s phone rang, she walked down to the dinning to pick the call, it was Timileyin, her voice was sweet on phone to call her friend.
‘Hello, the result is out oo.’ Timileyin shouted.
‘Yes, Temitope told me, he has gone to check it with his friend.’ She replied vividly.
‘Tonia just checked hers.’ She quickly talked.
‘Ehnehn, how is the result?’ She inquired, ready to hear her response.
‘It was great dear, she had distinctions all through, both A1 and B2.’ She smiled.
‘Oooh, that’s great oo, is she there?’ She said smiling and happy for her.
‘Yes, she is with me here, should I give the phone to her?’ She inquired.
‘Sure, I want to speak with her.’ She continued smiling.
She was given the phone and Olajumoke started praising and praying for her. She was happy to the brim also because her result was one of the best in her school.
‘What of Temitope ma?’ She asked talking gently on phone.
‘He is good oo, just went to check his own too dear’ she responded.
‘Okay ma, regards to him.’ She said.
‘Yes, I will do that’ she responded.
Call ended.
Tomisin and Temitope were just in the cyber cafe, they had their seats because there were many people checking their results. They’d been seeing many result where they sat which had made them more afraid of how their was going to be. At last, the man called them to check their results, other students that had checked were also waiting to by see what both will bring out.
‘You first!’ Tomisin pointed.
‘No, why me, its gonna be you, then me.’ He responded.
‘Gerout, you checking first or else I’ll kill you.’ Both smiled.
Temitope stretched out his scratch card to the operator, it was scratched immediately and both were getting more than nervous. He gave them his registration number too, immediately it was submitted, the result came out.
‘What!’ Those girls outside were suprised.
This is great oo, who are you sef?’ The computer operator looked closely.
‘Em…em, never mind sir.’ He responded and smiled.
He had all down A1, he was happy!
Tomisin gave out her own too, getting more & more nervous also, the result eventually came out with her having same result with him, A1 parallel.
They hugged and were HAPPY!
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I’m home mom…. Tope shouted and went to the kitchen to check his mom there.
‘Hey mum, weldone’ he ran happily.
‘Why have you come late now?’ She asked.
‘People were much there checking their various results.
‘You went alone?’ She inquired.
‘No mum, I went with Tomisin, her result….’ He was saying while his mum interrupted immediately.
‘With who? That girl? Must you always follow each other like senseless fools? Must you always behave like an irresponsible idiot? Must you……’
‘Mum!’ He shouted, turned back and dropped his result on the dinning table went inside and locked up himself.
Tomisin also got home and was scolded by her dad for walking with him to the cyber cafe. He also didn’t bother to check her result before finishing her. She went in annoyingly also.
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Supringly, an unknown man brought invitation card to Tope and Tomisin’s houses. There were part of the first ten in the state with a great result. They were amazed again seeing this.
Tope picked up his phone to call Tomisin, they were already in December holiday preparing for christmas.
‘I just got an IV, have you gotten yours?’ He asked.
‘Yes, I’m even suprised sha, never knew that we can be part of the first ten.’ She shook her her head.
‘Of a great suprise to me too, damn too suprised.’ He responded
‘We thank God.’ She said.
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The event started happily with a brief opening prayer from a principal of a college before the first lady came out again to give her speech. Temitope was dressed in suite while Tomisin in a dinner gown. Both were hansome and beautiful respectively. They sat beside each other and very happy. Jumoke was getting furious seeing them together again. She was hissing and looking at them every minute. She also had a sharp glance on Seun again on seeing him. She was annoyed and thought in her that why do she normally see him, why is his daughter even brilliant.
The presentation of gifts came up while Tope’s father who was present went him to receive his gifts. They were given a lot of gifts because when the analysation of result came out both didn’t score in less than 80% in all papers done.
It was great.
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School resumed and everyone asking of results. The principal was eager to bring Tope and Tomisin to the assembly to make them proud. They were so happy to be outside and shown to other students and teachers. Waec registration and preparation also started that term, many passed in ACI, and the school now very popular and noted for greatness. The school had promised never to forget them.
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