“My Girlfriend Of Five Years Left Me On My Graduation Day Because I Hadn’t ‘Become Something.’ Months Later, I Was Carrying Blocks For 13 Naira Each When She Pulled Up In Her New Man’s G-Wagon And Laughed, ‘Is This The Big Plan?’ She Had No Idea What I’d Just Found In A Stone On My Way Home.”

away.” “I loved her, Mama. That’s the part nobody understands. I trusted her for five years. When I had no money, she told me not to worry. When I failed an interview, she told me to try again.” “Maybe she only said those things because she hadn’t met Daniel yet. Do not allow one person’s decision to become your definition.” “It’s easy for you to say.continue reading …