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21 | A Ruse
MY cell phone alarm rang. It made me wake up, and it was half-past seven in the morning. As usual, I hurriedly got up and immediately cleaned myself in the bathroom. After that, I rubbed my underarms with deodorant, and I sprayed my body with perfume. Then I put on my shirt and trouser.
I swore, at the campus, I would never see Aisha again.
I stepped out onto the lawn and heating at my favorite automatic motorbike that I just bought three months ago. But how come there was something odd. Usually, every time I wanted to go to campus, my mother was fussy. But, it was different. I looked at the shop. I saw Jenny was typing on her cell phone. She seemed to be smiling to herself.
"Don't you go to campus?" I asked while concerned.
"No," she replied, then smiling.
"Why?" I was curious.
"Today is a day off," Jenny burst out laughing.
What the hell? I thought aloud.
"Okay, where is mom?" I asked.
"At Mother Catherine's house, wor
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