“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.”

needed to think about your future,” she said. “You didn’t need to come here to remind me.” “You were always talking about your big plans. Is this the big plan? Carrying blocks?” “At least I’m doing something.” “That’s exactly why I left you. I needed a man who already had something going for him.” “You could have told me without humiliating me.” “I continue reading …