*The Student Who Sold Gala To Pay School Fees* 🎒📚
Kemi was in 200 level, UNILAG.
Fees deadline: 1 week. Amount: 120k.
Account balance: 2,350.
Parents: `We don’t have now. Sell something.`
Kemi was ashamed. But shame no dey pay fees.
She borrowed 15k, bought gala, la casera, and pure water. Put am for cooler.
Every morning 6am: `Gala! Cold drink!`
Class 8am-4pm. After class: `Gala! Cold drink!`
Hostel to hostel. Rain or sun.
People were laughing: `Kemi don turn seller.`
Some even mocked: `Graduate with cooler.`
She cried at night. But still woke up 5:30am.
3 months later, she paid her fees. 120k complete. From gala money.
She also saved 20k.
Graduation day came. 4 years later. First class.
VC was calling names: `...Kemi Adebayo - Best Graduating Student, Faculty of Mass Comm.`
She walked up to collect award. Clean dress, no cooler.
After ceremony, one lecturer pulled her aside.
*Lecturer:* `Kemi, I saw you selling gala in 200 level. I was the one that mocked you that day. I’m sorry. I own a PR firm. I want you to head our media team. 400k salary.`
Kemi just smiled. `Sir, thank you. Gala taught me hustle.`
Today she owns her own agency. And she still keeps one cooler in her office.
When people ask why, she says: `To remind me where God picked me from.`
*Moral:* Don’t despise small beginnings. Gala today, CEO tomorrow.
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