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DEAR ME: FINAL EDITION 💝✨

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Cheers, to the '025 Set🥂  Mara made the sign of the cross and dropped her pen on the desk. It had been a routine for every exam, a gesture of commitment. Today, it was history. Today, October 11, 2025. Saturday morning, in GS Theatre A. She walked down the stairs slowly, taking in the rustle of the papers, the soft thud of her sneakers. Her sash rippled rhythmically as she stepped towards the invigilator, Mr Nwachukwu, and submitted her script and for the last time. Outside, there was already a sea of students. Course mates that had started the journey with her. Today, together, they were ending it. "Congratulations!" Tola cried and rushed to her first. Mara gave her a hug and let her sign on her shirt with a red marker. As she felt the cold tracing of the marker below her shirt, the dream became real. She thought, this is it. This is finally it. "Theodora!" "Mara mia!" The two friends embraced and giggled in each other's arms. Then they parted, l...
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Coco; A Review

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 " Say that I'm crazy or call me a fool..."🎷🎷 Miguel was a young boy with a dream; a dream to sing! " But last night, it seemed I dreamed of you."🪗🎺 Like all dreamers, he must overcome difficulties and dangers. How does his story, Coco turn out? Set in the beautiful city of Mexico, Coco brings to life the value of family and music in the character of a young, black haired, one-dimpled Mexican boy, Miguel. 🙂 Miguel Rivera lives under the cohesive and protective shadow of his family, the Riveras. This shadow is dark in some places, like the unchanged, unquestioned and unbroken loyalty of the Riveras to the shoe making trade which was introduced to them by their first matron, Mama Imelda. (Her photo on the ofrenda is really stern 🙁)Added to that, the Riveras, under Abuela, are strong opponents of music! 😦 These are not exactly favourable for a young boy dreaming of being a musician.😩 Miguel keeps his dream a secret and any move he makes to get even near an ...
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