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" but how will I make him like me? " Praise said in a down voice.

" my brother likes good girls, intelligent once, and you have to be filled with styles "

" I'm already filled with styles, I'm a good girl and I'm intelligent. But he still doesn't like me" she sat down,

" yes you are stylish but not intelligent. And you are not a good girl" Amanda crossed her hands at the end of her sentence.

" like seriously? "

" yes "

" how? "

" you don date two guys because of their money. And as for you being intelligent, you cheat alot"

" I agree. But now I will be a changed person. A born again Christian " she smiled.

" oya go read" Kelly said pointing at some books on top of the table.

" eh ? "

" go read na, no be you wan dey intelligent. knowledge nor just dey enter person head o. go read ( go and read, you want to be intelligent. knowledge don't just enter someone's head. go and read) " Kelly said still laying on her bed.

" no be now. when I reach house, I go read ( not now. when I get home, I will read) " she decided.

the next day

***

Praise came out of her class after their first course, there she saw Amanda standing at the corner of the door. She was so surprised, so she walked and stood in her front.

" ah Amanda wetin you dey do for here? ( ah Amanda what are you doing here) " Praise asked worried.

" there go start soon start test for my side. there nor announce am o ( they are soon gonna start test in my department. they did not announce it o) Amanda complained with a cry voice.

" oh naso they do una too? my sister, we don start our test like this ( they did it to you guys too? my sister, we've already started our test) "

" this people Eh, there be witch ( this people are witches) " Amanda said in a low voice so no one would hear.

" they wan know if we they read ( they want to know if we are reading) "

" oh Bayelsa, so when our lecturer said he will surprise us with something good, he meant surprising us with a test" she almost burst into tears.

" Amanda, I'm doing medicine and you are acting, which do you think is harder" Praise asked.

" yours? "

" yes cause yours is all about being in the theater, you are so good at acting, now go and show them who's the queen"

" you are right" Amanda cleaned her tears and went back to her class.

" make this everything finish, make I go read ( everything should finish so I can go and read) " Praise complained then entered her class.

"Praise wetin you dey do for outside? ( Praising where you doing outside)" Kelly who was sitting in her chair holding her book stood up.

" I was with Amanda, they just started their test, so she came to complain " Praise explained then went to her chair. They both looked at each other then burst into laughter.

After Praises and Kelly's class

" Praise, to tell you the truth, I expect you and Amanda to study the same course " Kelly who was lying on her bed sat up. Praise sat on her bed. She took a deep breath before looking at Kelly

" well I once followed Aman" she started.

"what happened? " Kelly asked confused.

" well, Amanda was so close to me, she loved me so much that she always wants to be with me. She treats me like an older sister. I can't just let her be alone, so I followed her to art class even though I wasn't good at It"

" so how did you end up in science class" Kelly asked confused.

" Amanda noticed how good I was"

flashback

" Praise" Amanda called entering the room.

" wetin ( what) " Praise replied. She was lying on her bed.

" my friend in science class wants me to give you her physics, she wants you to solve all the maths in it" Amanda said streching the note.

" okay" Praise took it, then she started solving all the maths. As she was solving them, Amanda brought out a piece of paper and was staring at it, at the same time staring at Praises own.

" I'm done " Praise said streching her body.

" what is that? " she asked confused.

" the answers ". Amanda picked the note and was surprised that everything was correct.

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" you are good at science subjects, you do biology, and yesterday you helped Amina in doing her chemistry. Praise you are amazing. tell me the truth, what do you want to study? "

" medicine "

" go and 0 for m class now" Amanda ordered.

" what about you? "

" I Lo no 0i give up my dreams because of you, so why should you give up yours" Amanda asked angry.

" I.... " she paused after seeing Amanda's kcangry face.

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" if you don't do what you like, then you will destroy your life. you are supposed to love your career, not hate it. I know you don't like acting, so please don't do this to yourself because I won't be willing to do that." Amanda explained. " maybe" she added.

" thank you Amanda. You are the best " Praise said then hugged Amanda.

end of flashback

" Amanda is a good girl" Kelly admit. all of a sudden, Amanda rushed inside the room.

" our exam na next week Monday "