Author's Note

PLEASE READ 🙃

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*clears her throat and smiles*

Mmkay . . 

I'm sorry if this is too long, but it's necessary. This is my only author's note in this book . . . you've got to give me credit for refraining from writing one since all this months na 😐

      

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Hola!

I see you made it to the end of this book 😊 Aww, thanks soo much for reading 💓

I'm really happy to finish this book sef, when I started on the twelfth of November last year, I had no idea it was going to take me one seven five days to finish writing the book (minus the hiatus, that is).

But I was not surprised that much sha, after all I'm a lazy slow poke 😒

Now, I prolly should tell you a little about Alacrimia, and how I came by the story plot, but . . . 🥴

I've actually written it out, but I just cut it . . It looks long and unnecessary.

So, I'mma just do a summary.

The story plot came to life when I was in JSS3 (last year of middle school) inspired by a short exercise I read. I jotted it down in a ring-binder jotter (which has many other story plots inside) and then abandoned it.

Then in SSS1 (first year of senior school) when I came across the name for the condition in the dictionary (Alacrimia), I started to write it out in a new exercise book . . . 

Yeah, I wrote just seven lines 😂 I couldn't continue because, for some reason, I couldn't access the book again. Then I forgot all about it.

Then, years later, when I'd graduated from secondary school and was home, waiting for admission into the uni . . . doing nothing and bored, I was sorting out my secondary school things and found a lot of my stuff.

. . . Numerous story plots in different jotters, doodles, real drawings, poems and songs . . . all by me 🤦🏽‍♀️ . . .

The Alacrimia (I hadn't forgotten the word) plot caught my eye most and I just knew I had to start writing it.

So, I got a new jotter and plotted the book out ( I mostly just plotted out Part the First, but I jotted every other thing down) 

I didn't start immediately though. I started loong after that, on the twelfth of November, last year 😇

Fun fact: I later found that new book I started Alacrimia in (turns out I had it all along) and the main character's name was  'Eniitan'

Close, right?

🤣🤣 No wonder I found it so hard to stick with names for her. It was when I thought of  'Eniiyi'  that the author in me clicked it right. If not I'd not have written that book till today because I hadn't found a name that fits the character perfectly in my head.

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Mmkay . . . 

I hope you guys don't mind that the very last chapter of the book is titled   '.' ?  

It's my OCD 🤧 It wouldn't let me end a book with odd numbers that was not in 5s. Just even numbers and the 5s 😐

Originally, that part was titled 'epilogue' for a veeeery long time, but then it started to look redundant and unnecessary to me . . . it isn't really an epilogue . . So I just used the dot. Lolz.

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This is the Q and A part . . 

Since I wasn't able to ask any in the story . . 🙃

~ Honestly, what do you guys think of the book?

I dunno, I think the way the book ended was not very satisfying . .  😕

~ How much did you enjoy it? What do you think I need to work on more?

~ Do you think it's possible to have a Pengine in the nearest future in Nigeria?

~ What do you think of the superstitions? 

Sadly, these things actually still happen in Africa. Smh 🤦🏽‍♀️

~ Who was your favourite character?

~ What scene did you like the most?

~  *no question here, because I can't think of one right now 🙃 

Ask one? 💁🏽‍♀️

~ Lastly, would anybody like to give a madly honest review and send to my dm or W******p?

Or do you know somebody who can?

Like, a break-everything-down-and-pick-out-the-faults kind of review . . . Please? 🥺

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By the way . . .

•Who else would like to try out Tangerine Tea one day? Huh? 🤓

It sounds exciting to me, I should prolly try it one of these days . . 🧡

•Okay, I should get a few things straight about the main character . . . So, yeah..

Eniiyi is a blunt and outspoken child . . she says exactly what's on her mind about things like that . . I dunno, some people might have seen it as being rude, but, she wasn't meant to be portrayed as rude and obnoxious.

The thing is just that, well, growing up with absent parental care, she doesn't know who she should be and who she should not be blunt to.

So, her being outspoken might seem rude, but, rest assured, she didn't really mean to be.

The same thing about being spoilt . . . she's just a normal child and makes fusses just as one. Yeah, her parents indulge her in everything, but that doesn't make her spoilt, trust me . . . 

I'm sure you've all met a rude, obnoxious, spoilt brat before. They don't exactly think like Eniiyi or are as polite as she was most times or care about anybody that isn't themselves.

Besides, most of her actions are justified . .

• Feel free to ask any questions on what is not clear about Eniiyi, and any other character for that matter 🧘🏽‍♀️

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Last entry . . .

Okay, you guys feel very free to ask me anything about me ☺️ Since I'm not going to be doing a 'About the Author' thingy . . 

But I make no promises to answer every question o 😌😌

I still have to keep up the enigmatic aura 😉

Oh, yeah, a question I've been meaning to ask somebody all this while;

Please, who knows when Plankton in SpongeBob SquarePants is finally going to successfully steal Mr Krabs' Formula and use it? 🙄🤦🏽‍♀️

Because after several years of not watching that cartoon, I finally go back to it and discover that he's still trying to successfully steal it 😑

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So, yeah, that's all.

Have I said thanks for sticking with me till the end?

No?

Okay 🙂

Thanks soo much for sticking with me till the very end of the story. I love y'all!!! 💞

If you really liked Alacrimia then, please, share with your family and friends! Thanks! 💜

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PS: Just one more entry to go.