<p>Weeks later, we became really close. He would buy me things sometimes and even defend me in presence of some customers. I felt seen and worthy. I caught feelings. </p><p>For about a week, I didn't see Daniel. I started regretting not getting his contact but he has never asked me for mine, asking for his is not the proper way to go. I might look desperate or so into him I thought. I felt moody, sometimes sad, other times lost appetite. </p><p>This particular Friday, sat down on my chair using my phone. I got bored and decided to rest a little. I have friends mostly online I chat with but I feel none of them has seen me so well, known my weakness or where I might have fault and still acknowledge me a lot like Daniel. I miss Daniel right now. I placed my head on the table and slept off. Woke up to a pat on my back. Before opening my eyes, I recognized that fragrance. It was familiar. Looking up, I saw Daniel standing and looking directly at me. Thought I was thinking too much and then decided to go back to sleep.</p><p>"Chichi, so you didn't miss me?" I immediately opened my eyes so wide but tried squinting to pretend like I didn't really know.</p><p>"Ohh hi Daniel, Its been ages!" I said smiling. He smiled back and held my hands.</p><p>"I missed you a lot chichi and you didn't even bother checking up on me". He said withdrawing his hands and folding like he was upset. He looked like a cutie pie. I laughed at him. I asked about his wellbeing and where he has been. Said he's been down with malaria but getting better. He asked about my sales and customers interactions.</p><p>"Hope it's not choking you?" He teased. </p><p>"Almost choked me but you showed up right on time" I said. We laughed. Daniel pulled a chair closer to mine and sat down. My heart skipped. But for what exactly? Isn't this a normal thing? He looked at me like he knew I was uncomfortable.</p><p>"Are you okay?" </p><p>"Yeah I am good."</p><p>He held my hands. He massaged my palms. </p><p>"Chichi, I want you to listen to what I want to say attentively. I just need your attention and concentration" He said it in that manly voice that humbled me immediately. </p><p>"I've always wanted to tell you how I felt but couldn't find the right time. I didn't know how it would sound to you. I mean we are quite close but then I know this might sound off but chichi my body needs you." My ears twitched.</p><p>Hold on.</p><p>I was trying to process that...your body needs me for what? I gave Daniel this weird glare and made a weird face as if to say what do you even mean by all this but he wasn't having it. He rubbed his finger tips on his forehead and told me to be serious for once. I managed to and he continued.</p><p>"I haven't recovered fully but I missed you badly I had to come see you. I have this confidence and assurance I want something with you knowing fully well your mum knows me. That's a valid reason not to mess up. I respect her a lot and wouldn't want to be bad to you. I am different from these guys you see. I don't know what might be going through your mind but Chichi if I don't let you know how I feel, I would suppress my feelings but I don't know for how long I would do that. Sometimes I find myself trying to hold back since we are already good friends but I still find myself coming back and I just said to let you know. I don't care if you hate me from now but..." He paused and held me tightly.</p><p>"Will you be my girlfriend, Chichi?" He gazed at me with his flirty eyes. </p><p>I felt hot but I noticed nobody was cooking around. The more I tried to look into his eyes the more tempted I was. I blushed real hard I went mute. I know I am pretty that's non negotiable. I am loved at home but has not been in a situation as this, I didn't know what to do, how to feel or what to say. </p><p>"I don't know what to say right now, Daniel. I mean...what am I supposed to do?" I asked after finding my voice.</p><p>"Say yes to me" </p><p>"But I can't"</p><p>"Why not?"</p><p>"I've not thought about this before". Well that's actually a sweet lie because I have thought about that happening and I pray it did but it's happening finally and I don't really know what to do.</p><p>Just then, a customer walked in and called my attention. Told Daniel we would have this conversation later and I would chat him up and it occurred to me we didn't exchange contact. I gave him mine and went to attend to my customer. I couldn't concentrate</p>
At the end of the month, we give out prizes in 3 categories: Best Content, Top Engagers and
Most Engaged Content.
Best Content
Top Engagers
Most Engaged Content
Best Content
We give out cash prizes to 7 people with the best insights in the past month. The 7 winners are picked
by an in-house selection process.
The winners are NOT picked from the leaderboards/rankings, we choose winners based on the quality, originality
and insightfulness of their content.
Here are a few other things to know for the Best Content track
1
Quality over Quantity — You stand a higher chance of winning by publishing a few really good insights across the entire month,
rather than a lot of low-quality, spammy posts.
2
Share original, authentic, and engaging content that clearly reflects your voice, thoughts, and opinions.
3
Avoid using AI to generate content—use it instead to correct grammar, improve flow, enhance structure, and boost clarity.
4
Explore audio content—high-quality audio insights can significantly boost your chances of standing out.
5
Use eye-catching cover images—if your content doesn't attract attention, it's less likely to be read or engaged with.
6
Share your content in your social circles to build engagement around it.
Top Engagers
For the Top Engagers Track, we award the top 3 people who engage the most with other user's content via
comments.
The winners are picked using the "Top Monthly Engagers" tab on the rankings page.
Most Engaged Content
The Most Engaged Content recognizes users whose content received the most engagement during the month.
We pick the top 3.
The winners are picked using the "Top Monthly Contributors" tab on the rankings page.
Contributor Rankings
The Rankings/Leaderboard shows the Top 20 contributors and engagers on TwoCents a monthly and all-time basis
— as well as the most active colleges (users attending/that attended those colleges)
The all-time contributors ranking is based on the Contributor Score, which is a measure of all the engagement and exposure a contributor's content receives.
The monthly contributors ranking tracks performance of a user's insights for the current month. The monthly and all-time scores are calcuated DIFFERENTLY.
This page also shows the top engagers on an all-time & monthly basis.
All-time Contributors
All-time Engagers
Top Monthly Contributors
Top Monthly Engagers
Most Active Colleges
Contributor Score
The all-time ranking is based on users' Contributor Score, which is a measure of all
the engagement and exposure a contributor's content receives.
Here is a list of metrics that are used to calcuate your contributor score, arranged from
the metric with the highest weighting, to the one with the lowest weighting.
1
Subscriptions received
2
Tips received
3
Comments (excluding replies)
4
Upvotes
5
Views
6
Number of insights published
Engagement Score
The All-time Engagers ranking is based on a user's Engagement Score — a measure of how much a
user engages with other users' content via comments and upvotes.
Here is a list of metrics that are used to calcuate the Engagement Score, arranged from
the metric with the highest weighting, to the one with the lowest weighting.
1
A user's comments (excluding replies & said user's comments on their own content)
2
A user's upvotes
Monthly Score
The Top Monthly Contributors ranking is a monthly metric indicating how users respond to your posts, not just how many you publish.
We look at three main things:
1
How strong your best post is —
Your highest-scoring post this month carries the most weight. One great post can take you far.
2
How consistent the engagement you receive is —
We also look at the average score of all your posts. If your work keeps getting good reactions, you get a boost.
3
How consistent the engagement you receive is —
Posting more helps — but only a little.
Extra posts give a small bonus that grows slowly, so quality always matters more than quantity.
In simple terms:
A great post beats many ignored posts
Consistently engaging posts beat one lucky hit
Spamming low-engagement posts won't help
Tips, comments, and upvotes from others matter most
This ranking is designed to reward
Thoughtful, high-quality posts
Real engagement from the community
Consistency over time — without punishing you for posting again
The Top Monthly Contributors leaderboard reflects what truly resonates, not just who posts the most.
Top Monthly Engagers
The Top Monthly Engagers ranking tracks the most active engagers on a monthly basis
Here is what we look at
1
A user's monthly comments (excluding replies & said user's comments on their own content)
2
A user's monthly upvotes
Most Active Colleges
The Most Active Colleges ranking is a list of the most active contributors on TwoCents, grouped by the
colleges/universities they attend(ed)
Here is what we look at
1
All insights posted by contributors that attended a particular school (at both undergraduate or postgraduate levels)
2
All comments posted by contributors that attended a particular school (at both undergraduate or postgraduate levels) —
excluding replies
Below is a list of badges on TwoCents and their designations.
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