AMAKA (EPISODE 9)
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###AMAKA: Yes!!! I would be your GIRLFRIEND. I've always LOVED you but i was too SHY to admit. I'm really sorry for what i did to you the other day, i didnt mean to. I wanted to run after you and apologize but you've went too far... Please Forgive me....
###IKENNA: Its OK Sweetheart. I love you too. I never blamed you for your actions. I love you and i'm ready to endure whatever just to be with you.
MAMA IKENNA: ( To PAPA IKENNA ) Should we wake him now? Cause its obvious he now has a spiritual wife...
PAPA IKENNA: No! Not yet. Lets wait and see if he would call the name of his so called Spiritual wife, lets just keep listening to him ...
###AMAKA: Really? IKENNA, Please tell me how much you love me, tell me how much i mean to you...
###IKENNA: Sweetheart, i love you more than life itself. I love you more than anything. I love you more than my mother...
( MAMA IKENNA was About to slap him hard on the face, but her husband held her hand, stopping her from waking him up from his DEEP SLEEP, hereby interrupting IKENNA'S CONVERSATION with the so called Spiritual Wife )
PAPA IKENNA: My dear, just endure that statement. Remember even i told you the same thing when we were still dating, though i meant mine cause my mother was really HEARTLESS ...
###IKENNA: Baby, i love you more than words can express. More than the mouth can say. And i would never let you suffer. I swear it.
###AMAKA: Oh Honey, i wonder what our future would look like. WHat our kids would look like...
###IKENNA: Darling, our kids would look like you, cause you're the most beautiful thing on earth. They would have the best education and if i'm not RICH, i promise, i would do anything to make money even if it means using MY FATHER FOR RITUALS ...
( He didnt finish the statement before a loud noise and sharp pain disrupted him and rapidly got him to his feet... )
KPOZA !!! POW!!! GHIM !!! ...
IKENNA: ( Breathing Furiously, Admist Tears ) Jesus!!! Ah! Papa, Good Morning, Oh sorry, Good evening, What did i do? Who Slapped me ?... God! i'm bleeding ...
PAPA IKENNA: You this stupid boy, use me for RITUALS abi? Today, you would know the kind of father you have ...
MAMA IKENNA: Nkem, My husband, Stop all this. Werent you the one that asked me to cool down when i wanted to wake him up? Why are you then acting like this?...
PAPA IKENNA: Wake him up or slap him? And have i ever told you i would use my father for rituals? Was there any time i said such a thing? This boy would see HELL today... Before you use me for RITUALS, let me give you a mark you would remember me by when you're in WEALTH. Bastard!!!... ( He rushes out of the house to get a better cane ) ...
IKENNA: ( Now Crying ) MAma, what did i do? What did i do to PApa? I swear, i didnt steal his money today! I just kept his wallet in his room and came straight to the sitting room before i slept off ...
MAMA IKENNA: Do you usually steal his money before? Thats not the case sef, so you love a woman more than your mother, right? I would have saved you from his WRATH today but since a woman is more important to you, go and call her to save you...
IKENNA: MAma, what are you talking about? You know you're the only thing i value in this world, the only mother i love, my greatest treasure. Please Mama, i'm Innocent. I did nothing ...
MAMA IKENNA: The only advice i would give you is to go and hide cause if he catches you, then you'll know why RATS are never found in our kitchen ...
IKENNA: Huh? How do you mean? ...
( Just then, Papa Ikenna barges into the sitting room with a long flexible cane he made from the branch of a tree )...
PAPA IKENNA: COme here, you this FOOL! Let me correct that error in your skull...
MAMA IKENNA: My husband, Please have mercy, i'm sure he wasnt the one saying those words, the devil must have possesed him in his sleep ...
IKENNA: Yes Papa, please! Its definitely the work of the Devil. I am Innocent. I didnt steal your Money today...
PAPA IKENNA: What is he talking about?...
MAMA IKENNA: ( To Ikenna ) Mumu, are you still here?...
PAPA IKENNA: Pushes his wife away, if you stand in my way, i would flog the two of you in combination, so just stay out of this...
( The Wimps and Yell of Pain could be heard from the House... i.e, PAPA PLEASE! I WONT STEAL YOUR MONEY AGAIN! I SWEAR! I DIDNT KNOW YOU CAN DO MATHS... PAPA O!!! GOD O!!! )...
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( MONDAY MORNING ... ... ) @schOOl...
PASCAL: Hello!!! Sister! Cynthia !...
CYNTHIA: Oh, SOrry. Good Morning, i didnt hear you calling ... How may i help you?...
PASCAL: Uhm, My name is PASCAL...
CYNTHIA: Pascal? Oh Pascal... ( Now feeling SHY )
PASCAL: Did you get my letter ?
CYNTHIA: Yes i did and i have your reply right here with me, please give me a minute, let me bring it out, its in my bag...
( As she was going through her BACK PACK searching for the letter, Amaka came along ... )
AMAKA: Cynthia, Good Morning.. ( Sighted the Guy ) Good Morning Sir! ... Wow, you're in school very early today, whats up with the PUNCTUALITY?...
CYNTHIA: I slept really early last night jare.
( Then she found the letter and stretched out her hand giving the letter to PASCAL, but he was focused on something else someone else actually ... AMAKA )
CYNTHIA: Hello O! Here's your reply...
( But he was DEAF, and DUMB too, maybe BLIND as well, with his eye balls directly fixed on AMAKA, then he managed to mumble out some words... )
PASCAL: You... a....re.... s ooo.... BEAUTIFUL ....
CYNTHIA: What?...
( Amaka was oblivious of whats happening, she was busy pressing her phone, trying to swtich it off until she heard a loud whoosh ... )
PASCAL: God! Did you just slap me?...
( She threw the letter at him, grabed AMAKA'S hand and hurried down the school corridor )...
AMAKA: ( Trying to slow her down ) Cynthia, What just happened? Did you just slap your new boyfriend?...
CYNTHIA: ( Stopped and looked at her ) Dont ever call him my boyfriend. All guys are the same, all LIARS and CHEATERS. He deserved what he got ...
AMAKA: ( Laughs ) See? Now you're talking. Thats exactly what i did to IKENNA yesterday. Though mine was a MULTI SLAP...
CYNTHIA: ( Now Laughing ) Seriously? Wow, i really missed, i thought you said YES to his RELATIONSHIP PROPOSAL...
AMAKA: I never said i accepted him. I only asked you to look at his face the next time you meet. I guess we're both partners in CRIME now...
( They both laughed and continued chatting till they both parted to their different departments )...
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AMAKA: Everyone of us is either fully or partly dependent. Many of us claim they rely on no one except God, many of us wish they can live life without leaning on the assistance or influence of another. But in one way or the other, its obvious that cant be POSSIBLE. Thats the WISH of the HEART BROKEN, "I wont love again, i just wanna be alone for the rest of my life. I can live without men, i have the money and the connection, so i lack nothing", thats what you hear them say. The hate and Anger still fresh and they are enraged with the outcome of their once perfect relationship. But with time, that Anger dies down and that wall of defence they build around their heart out of experience slowly breaks down as time goes on, thats why they said TIME HEALS ALL WOUNDS. It was meant to be 2 right from the start, a man and a woman. This world isnt all about MONEY, nor is it about possession. My new favourite quote says, "IF YOU LOVE A FLOWER, DONT PICK IT UP, BECAUSE IF YOU PICK IT UP, IT DIES AND CEASES TO BE WHAT YOU LOVE. SO IF YOU LOVE A FLOWER, LET IT BE. LOVE IS NOT ABOUT POSSESSION; LOVE IS ABOUT APPRECIATION". A relationship is like A PLANE, meant to be controlled by 2 pilots equally. When there is an incident, the 2 pilots are meant to fight together to ensure that plane doesnt crash, you dont leave all the reaponsibilty for one person. Without LOVE, Life is no fun. That smile, those moments you spent together, think of the positive things you gained, the Joy you shared. Happiness, its all connected to one thing. LOVE. But dont get me WRONG, Love can be your worst NIGHTWARE. There is always a consequence in every action we take. I'm not scared of LOVE, i'm just scared of the Effects when it goes BAD. Being able to talk to someone about everything, having someone to run to in times of trouble, someone to keep you company when you're lonely and someone to make you smile when you're BORED, having someone tell you, "I'M HERE FOR YOU, I WOULD STAND BY YOU, WE WOULD FIGHT THE WORLD TOGETHER AND I'LL NEVER LEAVE YOUR SIDE NO MATTER HOW TOUGH OR DIFFICULT THE JOURNEY GETS, BECAUSE I LOVE YOU". I would give anything to genuinely hear those words from anyone. Like they said, PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE. So i'd rather remain in Isolation than get INVOLVED. And even if i'm gonna go through that PAIN, i wanna make sure that person is WORTH IT.
( Then she closes her DIARY, Kept it in her secret vault. Relaxed on the bed, hoping to get a little rest before she tackles the heap of laundry mounted outside waiting for her. Its SATURDAY MORNING. The 3rd Saturday of the month. )
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PASCAL: ( Knocking on IKENNA'S DOOR ) Ikenna! Its almost time, have you forgotten our MATCH today? What are you still doing inside?...
IKENNA: ( Slowly opened the door ) Good Morning. I'm sorry, please search for another player, i cant go to the Field today...
PASCAL: ( Staring at his face, the scars and little sharp cuts around his body, swollen cheeks, bumped skull ) My God!!! What happened to you? ...
IKENNA: ( Bows his HEAD in SHAME ) Hmm, Pascal, Its AMAKA o, Amaka happened to me?...
PASCAL: How do you mean? Are you trying to say the slaps she gave you automatically upgraded or they were spiritual slaps ?...
IKENNA: I wonder why you are DUMB at times. My dad gave me the beating of my life. Just look at me, look at my body ...
PASCAL: Uhm, She reported what happened to your father? Or her parents came to ....
IKENNA: ( Now yelling ) PAscal! No one reported anything. Whats wrong with you?...
PASCAL: Then tell me what happened na, why are you telling me in bits. Just narrate the whole incident to me and stop beating around the bush ...
IKENNA: Fine. I slept off in the sitting room on sunday, and in my dream, i saw AMAKA, she loved me, she was in my arms, we were discussing, unknown to me i was saying out loud. Mum and Dad were there listening to my conversation till i said i would use my dad for rituals just to please AMAKA. When they woke me, i never knew my offence, thinking dad found out i usually steal his money, i decided to plead guilty hoping he would forgive me. But it only made things worse. Out of shame, i couldnt leave the house, been home all week. END OF STORY...
PASCAL: ( Laughing Furiously ) ...
IKENNA: Does it sound FUNNY to you?
PASCAL: Chai! Amaka would definitely Kill you. But dont give up yet, keep presisting, i'm sure she would accept your proposal one day.
IKENNA: You are very STUPID. ( Noticed a red mark on his face ) What happened to your face?...
PASCAL: Which Face?...
IKENNA: Your face na, or are we two in this house?...
PASCAL: OH, That, Just forget about it. Its nothing...
IKENNA: ( Laughing ) Did Amaka slap you as well?
PASCAL: Not AMAKA, Her Friend CYNTHIA...
IKENNA: How did it happen? DId you try to rape her? Didnt she accept your proposal?...
PASCAL: That GIRL is POSSESSED...
IKENNA: Which GIRL?...
PASCAL: Amaka. Thinking about what really happened. She was the one who caused the whole problem. She just appeared out of nowhere and CHARMED me, i lost my senses until a slap revived me, CYNTHIA'S SLAP...
IKENNA: ( Laughing MAdly )... PAscal, you of all people. I guess you owe me then. Hope you didnt forget out BET...
PASCAL: Hey, that was just a start. You gave me a month. Just chill out. I would work the MAGIC very soon.
IKENNA: Magic huh? Lets see who SLAPS you next. That girl is really DIFFERENT...
PASCAL: I'm not yet CONVINCED. But to be sincere, i dont really blame you for moving too fast, she is really BEAUTIFUL, but it doesnt make her different. Since you arent going to the FIELD with me, let me be on my way. i guess we would see in church tomorrow.
IKENNA: Alright. And please dont forget to jump into the BUSH if you should see AMAKA along the path, because you're yet to overcome your recent slap...
PASCAL: Hahahaha... Stupid BOY...
###AMAKA: Yes!!! I would be your GIRLFRIEND. I've always LOVED you but i was too SHY to admit. I'm really sorry for what i did to you the other day, i didnt mean to. I wanted to run after you and apologize but you've went too far... Please Forgive me....
###IKENNA: Its OK Sweetheart. I love you too. I never blamed you for your actions. I love you and i'm ready to endure whatever just to be with you.
MAMA IKENNA: ( To PAPA IKENNA ) Should we wake him now? Cause its obvious he now has a spiritual wife...
PAPA IKENNA: No! Not yet. Lets wait and see if he would call the name of his so called Spiritual wife, lets just keep listening to him ...
###AMAKA: Really? IKENNA, Please tell me how much you love me, tell me how much i mean to you...
###IKENNA: Sweetheart, i love you more than life itself. I love you more than anything. I love you more than my mother...
( MAMA IKENNA was About to slap him hard on the face, but her husband held her hand, stopping her from waking him up from his DEEP SLEEP, hereby interrupting IKENNA'S CONVERSATION with the so called Spiritual Wife )
PAPA IKENNA: My dear, just endure that statement. Remember even i told you the same thing when we were still dating, though i meant mine cause my mother was really HEARTLESS ...
###IKENNA: Baby, i love you more than words can express. More than the mouth can say. And i would never let you suffer. I swear it.
###AMAKA: Oh Honey, i wonder what our future would look like. WHat our kids would look like...
###IKENNA: Darling, our kids would look like you, cause you're the most beautiful thing on earth. They would have the best education and if i'm not RICH, i promise, i would do anything to make money even if it means using MY FATHER FOR RITUALS ...
( He didnt finish the statement before a loud noise and sharp pain disrupted him and rapidly got him to his feet... )
KPOZA !!! POW!!! GHIM !!! ...
IKENNA: ( Breathing Furiously, Admist Tears ) Jesus!!! Ah! Papa, Good Morning, Oh sorry, Good evening, What did i do? Who Slapped me ?... God! i'm bleeding ...
PAPA IKENNA: You this stupid boy, use me for RITUALS abi? Today, you would know the kind of father you have ...
MAMA IKENNA: Nkem, My husband, Stop all this. Werent you the one that asked me to cool down when i wanted to wake him up? Why are you then acting like this?...
PAPA IKENNA: Wake him up or slap him? And have i ever told you i would use my father for rituals? Was there any time i said such a thing? This boy would see HELL today... Before you use me for RITUALS, let me give you a mark you would remember me by when you're in WEALTH. Bastard!!!... ( He rushes out of the house to get a better cane ) ...
IKENNA: ( Now Crying ) MAma, what did i do? What did i do to PApa? I swear, i didnt steal his money today! I just kept his wallet in his room and came straight to the sitting room before i slept off ...
MAMA IKENNA: Do you usually steal his money before? Thats not the case sef, so you love a woman more than your mother, right? I would have saved you from his WRATH today but since a woman is more important to you, go and call her to save you...
IKENNA: MAma, what are you talking about? You know you're the only thing i value in this world, the only mother i love, my greatest treasure. Please Mama, i'm Innocent. I did nothing ...
MAMA IKENNA: The only advice i would give you is to go and hide cause if he catches you, then you'll know why RATS are never found in our kitchen ...
IKENNA: Huh? How do you mean? ...
( Just then, Papa Ikenna barges into the sitting room with a long flexible cane he made from the branch of a tree )...
PAPA IKENNA: COme here, you this FOOL! Let me correct that error in your skull...
MAMA IKENNA: My husband, Please have mercy, i'm sure he wasnt the one saying those words, the devil must have possesed him in his sleep ...
IKENNA: Yes Papa, please! Its definitely the work of the Devil. I am Innocent. I didnt steal your Money today...
PAPA IKENNA: What is he talking about?...
MAMA IKENNA: ( To Ikenna ) Mumu, are you still here?...
PAPA IKENNA: Pushes his wife away, if you stand in my way, i would flog the two of you in combination, so just stay out of this...
( The Wimps and Yell of Pain could be heard from the House... i.e, PAPA PLEASE! I WONT STEAL YOUR MONEY AGAIN! I SWEAR! I DIDNT KNOW YOU CAN DO MATHS... PAPA O!!! GOD O!!! )...
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( MONDAY MORNING ... ... ) @schOOl...
PASCAL: Hello!!! Sister! Cynthia !...
CYNTHIA: Oh, SOrry. Good Morning, i didnt hear you calling ... How may i help you?...
PASCAL: Uhm, My name is PASCAL...
CYNTHIA: Pascal? Oh Pascal... ( Now feeling SHY )
PASCAL: Did you get my letter ?
CYNTHIA: Yes i did and i have your reply right here with me, please give me a minute, let me bring it out, its in my bag...
( As she was going through her BACK PACK searching for the letter, Amaka came along ... )
AMAKA: Cynthia, Good Morning.. ( Sighted the Guy ) Good Morning Sir! ... Wow, you're in school very early today, whats up with the PUNCTUALITY?...
CYNTHIA: I slept really early last night jare.
( Then she found the letter and stretched out her hand giving the letter to PASCAL, but he was focused on something else someone else actually ... AMAKA )
CYNTHIA: Hello O! Here's your reply...
( But he was DEAF, and DUMB too, maybe BLIND as well, with his eye balls directly fixed on AMAKA, then he managed to mumble out some words... )
PASCAL: You... a....re.... s ooo.... BEAUTIFUL ....
CYNTHIA: What?...
( Amaka was oblivious of whats happening, she was busy pressing her phone, trying to swtich it off until she heard a loud whoosh ... )
PASCAL: God! Did you just slap me?...
( She threw the letter at him, grabed AMAKA'S hand and hurried down the school corridor )...
AMAKA: ( Trying to slow her down ) Cynthia, What just happened? Did you just slap your new boyfriend?...
CYNTHIA: ( Stopped and looked at her ) Dont ever call him my boyfriend. All guys are the same, all LIARS and CHEATERS. He deserved what he got ...
AMAKA: ( Laughs ) See? Now you're talking. Thats exactly what i did to IKENNA yesterday. Though mine was a MULTI SLAP...
CYNTHIA: ( Now Laughing ) Seriously? Wow, i really missed, i thought you said YES to his RELATIONSHIP PROPOSAL...
AMAKA: I never said i accepted him. I only asked you to look at his face the next time you meet. I guess we're both partners in CRIME now...
( They both laughed and continued chatting till they both parted to their different departments )...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
AMAKA: Everyone of us is either fully or partly dependent. Many of us claim they rely on no one except God, many of us wish they can live life without leaning on the assistance or influence of another. But in one way or the other, its obvious that cant be POSSIBLE. Thats the WISH of the HEART BROKEN, "I wont love again, i just wanna be alone for the rest of my life. I can live without men, i have the money and the connection, so i lack nothing", thats what you hear them say. The hate and Anger still fresh and they are enraged with the outcome of their once perfect relationship. But with time, that Anger dies down and that wall of defence they build around their heart out of experience slowly breaks down as time goes on, thats why they said TIME HEALS ALL WOUNDS. It was meant to be 2 right from the start, a man and a woman. This world isnt all about MONEY, nor is it about possession. My new favourite quote says, "IF YOU LOVE A FLOWER, DONT PICK IT UP, BECAUSE IF YOU PICK IT UP, IT DIES AND CEASES TO BE WHAT YOU LOVE. SO IF YOU LOVE A FLOWER, LET IT BE. LOVE IS NOT ABOUT POSSESSION; LOVE IS ABOUT APPRECIATION". A relationship is like A PLANE, meant to be controlled by 2 pilots equally. When there is an incident, the 2 pilots are meant to fight together to ensure that plane doesnt crash, you dont leave all the reaponsibilty for one person. Without LOVE, Life is no fun. That smile, those moments you spent together, think of the positive things you gained, the Joy you shared. Happiness, its all connected to one thing. LOVE. But dont get me WRONG, Love can be your worst NIGHTWARE. There is always a consequence in every action we take. I'm not scared of LOVE, i'm just scared of the Effects when it goes BAD. Being able to talk to someone about everything, having someone to run to in times of trouble, someone to keep you company when you're lonely and someone to make you smile when you're BORED, having someone tell you, "I'M HERE FOR YOU, I WOULD STAND BY YOU, WE WOULD FIGHT THE WORLD TOGETHER AND I'LL NEVER LEAVE YOUR SIDE NO MATTER HOW TOUGH OR DIFFICULT THE JOURNEY GETS, BECAUSE I LOVE YOU". I would give anything to genuinely hear those words from anyone. Like they said, PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE. So i'd rather remain in Isolation than get INVOLVED. And even if i'm gonna go through that PAIN, i wanna make sure that person is WORTH IT.
( Then she closes her DIARY, Kept it in her secret vault. Relaxed on the bed, hoping to get a little rest before she tackles the heap of laundry mounted outside waiting for her. Its SATURDAY MORNING. The 3rd Saturday of the month. )
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PASCAL: ( Knocking on IKENNA'S DOOR ) Ikenna! Its almost time, have you forgotten our MATCH today? What are you still doing inside?...
IKENNA: ( Slowly opened the door ) Good Morning. I'm sorry, please search for another player, i cant go to the Field today...
PASCAL: ( Staring at his face, the scars and little sharp cuts around his body, swollen cheeks, bumped skull ) My God!!! What happened to you? ...
IKENNA: ( Bows his HEAD in SHAME ) Hmm, Pascal, Its AMAKA o, Amaka happened to me?...
PASCAL: How do you mean? Are you trying to say the slaps she gave you automatically upgraded or they were spiritual slaps ?...
IKENNA: I wonder why you are DUMB at times. My dad gave me the beating of my life. Just look at me, look at my body ...
PASCAL: Uhm, She reported what happened to your father? Or her parents came to ....
IKENNA: ( Now yelling ) PAscal! No one reported anything. Whats wrong with you?...
PASCAL: Then tell me what happened na, why are you telling me in bits. Just narrate the whole incident to me and stop beating around the bush ...
IKENNA: Fine. I slept off in the sitting room on sunday, and in my dream, i saw AMAKA, she loved me, she was in my arms, we were discussing, unknown to me i was saying out loud. Mum and Dad were there listening to my conversation till i said i would use my dad for rituals just to please AMAKA. When they woke me, i never knew my offence, thinking dad found out i usually steal his money, i decided to plead guilty hoping he would forgive me. But it only made things worse. Out of shame, i couldnt leave the house, been home all week. END OF STORY...
PASCAL: ( Laughing Furiously ) ...
IKENNA: Does it sound FUNNY to you?
PASCAL: Chai! Amaka would definitely Kill you. But dont give up yet, keep presisting, i'm sure she would accept your proposal one day.
IKENNA: You are very STUPID. ( Noticed a red mark on his face ) What happened to your face?...
PASCAL: Which Face?...
IKENNA: Your face na, or are we two in this house?...
PASCAL: OH, That, Just forget about it. Its nothing...
IKENNA: ( Laughing ) Did Amaka slap you as well?
PASCAL: Not AMAKA, Her Friend CYNTHIA...
IKENNA: How did it happen? DId you try to rape her? Didnt she accept your proposal?...
PASCAL: That GIRL is POSSESSED...
IKENNA: Which GIRL?...
PASCAL: Amaka. Thinking about what really happened. She was the one who caused the whole problem. She just appeared out of nowhere and CHARMED me, i lost my senses until a slap revived me, CYNTHIA'S SLAP...
IKENNA: ( Laughing MAdly )... PAscal, you of all people. I guess you owe me then. Hope you didnt forget out BET...
PASCAL: Hey, that was just a start. You gave me a month. Just chill out. I would work the MAGIC very soon.
IKENNA: Magic huh? Lets see who SLAPS you next. That girl is really DIFFERENT...
PASCAL: I'm not yet CONVINCED. But to be sincere, i dont really blame you for moving too fast, she is really BEAUTIFUL, but it doesnt make her different. Since you arent going to the FIELD with me, let me be on my way. i guess we would see in church tomorrow.
IKENNA: Alright. And please dont forget to jump into the BUSH if you should see AMAKA along the path, because you're yet to overcome your recent slap...
PASCAL: Hahahaha... Stupid BOY...
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