“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.”

pleasure in making a mockery of me? Why can’t you and Chidima let me be? You use every opportunity to remind me I’m poor.” Later, Adaeze asked me quietly, “Do you still love Chidima?” “Why are you asking?” “Because I need to know whether I’m wasting my time caring about you.” “I don’t know what I feel anymore. Hatred, love, sadness, and lack of employment.continue reading …