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Be Open to A Second Chance
“Life always offers you a second chance. It’s called tomorrow.” — Dylan Thomas.
My name is Ifiok, and here’s my story.
In my last term at school, I visited my mum’s new flat near Wimbledon Stadium. Wow, flat. She narrated how she lived in her business space for two years to save money to buy an expensive flat. The flat was beautiful with all the bells and whistles. It was so lovely that I wanted to live there and commute to school, but I changed my mind.
Mum and the Ricks family helped me create a thriving business. Yes, my mum did. The gesture was unbelievable from a woman who didn’t want me and appeared not to like me.
I earned a BSc (Hons) in Computing (Artificial Intelligence and Robotics) in less than three years and got a job in a new IT startup; I interned for three terms. Mr. Ricks made the recommendation. I was the third person…
