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• ACCEPTANCE

  Elvis was finally settling into his new place. It wasn't much, but it was his. As he sat on his couch, he couldn't help but think about his Nana. He had left her behind at Barbados because he was trying to start his own business. After he went through Elvis was determined never to give up. He picked up his phone and called his friend Alice, the one who had given him the house. "Thank you again, Alice. I really appreciate this," he said. "Of course, Elvis. You deserve it. I know how hard you've been working," Alice replied. Elvis smiled. He had been working tirelessly on his business, trying to make it a success. He had faced so many obstacles, but he refused to give up. As Elvis hung up the phone, he couldn't help but think about Alice and the way she made him feel. He had always admired her from afar, but never had the courage to tell her how he felt. He decided that today was the day he would finally confess his love to her. He quickly got dressed and headed over t

• A NEW HOME

  Thank you very much Alice, I wouldn't take this for granted. I will do my best to return the favor in the near future. Come on Elvis, it's nothing! I am glad you could be of help to you, and I believe you would have done the same for me if I was in your shoes. We could go check the house out if you don't have anything to do for the moment. The distance is not too far, but we can take my ride, although it's still on the same street.But first I need to get the keys and Cassie too. I will be back soon.Alice climbed the stairs, in thirty minutes she was back.This is so huge. I wouldn't have ever thought that I will have this kind of beautiful apartment,looking towards Alice, what would I have done without someone like you thank you once again Alice? He rushed towards her and carried her up.Alice felt embarrassed, don't ever do that, El.I'm so sorry I wasn't thinking straight, I was just overexcited.That's alright, let's check the inside, although it may be dusty, but you can cl

• A Favor!

  A few days after his birthday celebration, he decided to look for an apartment. After all the surveys he did, he couldn't find anyone because the owners of the houses had refused to lease him their apartment because he wasn't yet a citizen of IrelandThis made him Sad.One of his challenges was that he can't stay with a stranger and someone he doesn't know anything about.He decided to talk to Alice, his friend about it in order to hear from her and also know the advice she would give to him. That fateful morning on a weekend which was on a Friday, he went to her house. He rang the bell, but there was no response. Likewise, he stood there for about 15 minutes, then he decided to call her on the phone.She picked, and she told me that she wasn't around currently but as soon as she got back she would let him know. She further informed him that she went to her daughter's parents and teachers day. Elvis ended the call and decided to wait for her Alice as she instructed He went back t

• THE BIRTHDAY SURPRISE!

  The whole night has been so devastating as the loud noise of Hannah keeps sounding like a drum in my ear. It was so loud that I couldn't sleep, it made me to be awake after all I pleaded that I needed to sleep because I had to go to work.Edward couldn't even get control of his so-called wife, in her word, she was specific about a particular thing to Me!She felt it was time for me to leave her house, besides when I decided to come to Northern Ireland, what was going to be my plan.She made sure I heard those words in other to make me feel so bad. Eventually, it worked out perfectly well for her.I felt so bad that even to eat dinner I had no appetite, even closing my eyes to sleep felt like a battle to be won.She's right, but the fact that she knows I'm an illegal immigrant here should have given her an idea of why I was still leaving under the same roof with her for all this time.I was barely managing from being found out by the police, being caught was the last thing I would real

• I CONSIDER MYSELF LUCKY

  Elvis had gotten better after taking the medications prescribed for him by Sophie the pharmacist, he was ready to resume work.Although he had lost 10 pounds (4.54 kilogram) as a result of the sickness, he had.On Monday 18th September, Elvis had already left for work without wasting much of his time because he knew if he left late he would surely meet the traffic at Wilson Road.As he was about leaving the house with his friend Edward, they met Alice, who was about driving her daughter to school.Hello Ed and El, good morning, you are both looking really handsome today, What's the secret? Alice jokingly asked.Ed and El both laughed. Hop in, I'll give you two a ride. I'm actually going to Cassie's school to drop her off.Alright, thank You, Alice. This is so nice of you. We were actually thinking of how we would get to the bus station to take a ride going to our direction, but thanks to you.But now we wouldn't have to stand in the bus station waiting for a bus.They drove off, soon a

• THE MEDICATION

  The next day, Elvis had gone to meet with Sophie Brian, the pharmacist living in his street I told you all about.She checked all possible signs of malaria as she first guessed that was the Sickness Elvis was having, she checked his sugar levels and every other health related issues he was experiencing.The sickness came as a result of accumulated malaria and Stress, She said to Elvis, you really need to take care of yourself. Health first before any other thing, she said once again.I'll write down these drugs for you, please ensure you buy them, and take them. I don't have them here with me and if I'm to go to the hospital to get it for you, the sickness might have knocked you down.Elvis thanked her and left with the prescription that was written on a plain paper, which was handed over to him by Sophie.Elvis next stop was at the supermarket on the other side of the road, where he was directed to buy the drugs by Sophie.As he got there, he met a young man not quite his age, but th

• SOPHIE BRIAN

  It was already a month since Elvis had been working in Albert’s Lee’s Cleaning agency, and he had already gotten acquainted with the job and the environment.He had known few places, and he had met different kinds of people with their individual characters.Made a few friends at least, learned how to do so many other things. That same day, mother nature decided to bless the people of Ireland with a rain and a thunderstorm which almost destroyed of people’s properties.It wasn’t what people expected, but at times life doesn’t give you what you deserve.Elvis and a few of his colleagues who went outside work were bitten by the rain and all their clothes were all drenched.But they had no other choice than to continue to drive home. On getting to the office they were given extra clothes to change but by the Elvis had already caught a rain, and he was already sneezing all his face was already red.He was excused to go home to take care of himself. He waited for the rain to stop before he

• LIFE AND FAMILY

  Elvis was eager to live his life worthy of emulation, he didn’t consider the fact he had nothing, but he was satisfied with the little he had. All he wanted was to leave a good mark in the lives of people he came across.He wasn’t moved by the rich lifestyles of some of his colleagues nor the fancy lifestyle on the internet, he needed the job, and he couldn’t take it for granted.However, Mr. Frederic Johnson, who’s the managing director of Albert Lee cleaning agency, admired his dedication and hard work. He was well pleased and satisfied that Elvis was living up to his expectations of him, like his friend Alice talked about.He commended him for his good works and told him not to deviate.Elvis was grateful to his boss for his kind words and promised he would continue to do better.Mr. Frederic, in his eyes, Elvis had a bright future and along the line he developed little likeness towards the young man, he decided to take him as his son, although they were never related.However, he

• ALBERT LEE CLEANING AGENCY

  The next day, which was on a Tuesday, Elvis was all set for work, the young man called his Nana and told her how he got the job.From the tone in his voice, Nana could hear how happy her grandson felt.She didn’t hesitate to wish him well, Elvis thanked her and then ended the call.Happily, he ran out of the house at about 7:22am into the busy streets of Dame Street.He walked with his head held up high, which he hoped the streets were with him and which he believed genuinely smiled at him.As he walks, he admired the beauty of nature, the statues on the roads and every human he came across.He was excited, that even the birds of the air could feel it, even the passersby could notice it, and then they wondered what got him so excited that fateful morning.At exact 7:40am, Elvis had already reached his new office, he wrote down his name and went ahead to change into his working rig. Patiently, he waited for the exact time they were to go for their outside work. Which was at Saint Luke