“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.”

“Mama, I have a degree. I’ve applied everywhere. Nobody wants me.” “For now.” “How long is ‘for now’?” “I don’t know. But I know your life is bigger than the way people see you today. Do not let poverty make you hate yourself.” “Tomorrow, I’ll go back to work.” “That is my son.”

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