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Imagine being handed a timer with 1,749 days I’m thankful for the people I’ve met, the things
on it — starting the moment you walk through I’ve learned, the memories I can never forget,
the school gates. At first, it feels like forever. You but most of all, the people who made this
count down the years, then the months… and possible, who always believed in me even when
now, just minutes. We’ll leave all this behind, I couldn’t believe in myself, To my amazing
move on to the next chapters of our lives and parents — thank you for being my foundation,
these years spent, when we thought we wouldn’t my biggest supporters and my anchor through
make it, all the times we doubted ourselves cried it all. You’ve given me strength, motivation and
because of grades and friendships, thought our a love that never wavered making me the
efforts had no meaning; all this would now just person that I am today. Without them, none of
be the past, things we went through everyday this would have been possible. I’m so blessed
now hardly remembered, only brought up in to have had their encouragement and love
passing. But these emotions show that we cared through this journey.
and we gave it our all, and when you care, you
create an impact - sometimes in small ways Thank you to the Kere-Ahmed’s who have
but at times in the loudest ways; you discover been at this school for guiding me: Ahmed
strengths you never knew you had and fight Aliyu,Aliya, Ahmed, Ameena, Adama, and
battles you never thought you’d face. Today, we Ahmed Kaisan. To my sister Khadeejah — thank
leave not just as students of The Regent School, you for being my constant support, my quiet
but as proud alumni. strength, and my biggest cheerleader. Your
love, advice, and unwavering belief in me have
In Elkanemi hostel, we had this unspoken carried me through more than you know. We
tradition — after school, we’d all somehow end used to tell people we were twins just to see
up in one room, laughing, talking and losing their reactions, and in our minds, the 6 months
track of time. We thought it would always be between us meant nothing - well, I guess now
like that. But one day, we walked out for the they’ll all know that we were actually not twins.
last time without realising it. This year has I’m so grateful to walk this journey with you by
been full of “last times” we didn’t notice — the my side.
last time in our form room, the last time we
ran from Mr Akinola, or laughed at one of Mrs I’d like to especially thank Miss Fasasi, Mrs Mercy,
Kalu’s dramatic speeches. I will no longer hear Mrs Patsy, Mr Kenny, Mr Jubril, Mrs Ogunlowo
Chevon’s laughter from across the room or be and Mr Olawuyi for always checking up on me,
drenched in water after a water fight again. being there for me, being patient with me and
believing in me. For being more than teachers,
Funny how the most ordinary moments become for being my friends.
the ones we miss the most.
To my house parents and Mr Akinola for making
boarding feel like a second home
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