The rise: How It Started
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Last published Fri, May 25, 2018
A Nigerian girl who dreamt of being a singer,and her ambition of being a gynecologist, and with a twist of being a Muslim ,who disbelieved in love.
she has to take a lot of challenges as to:
1. find her self in the universe
2.convince her dad about who she is
3.get her friends by her side
4.battle her feelings about her one time celebrity crush
5.find out if love really existed
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(Alot of typos so read at your own risk, but I promise to re-edit it after I'm done OK, sorry and thanks for reading🥀❤)
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