“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.”

I’m a confused man.” “Thank you for being honest.” “Adz, you’ve done so much for me that I can’t pay you back.” “I just want you to be better and happy always.” “You’re a strange person. You appear more like a sister than a biological one.” “Maybe I’m waiting for the good days with you.”

The Stone

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