“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.”

“You haven’t eaten since morning.” “I’m not hungry.” “Your eyes are red. You’re hurting yourself, Ekenna. I watched you walk from the university gate to that car like a man carrying a load on his head. But there’s a difference between being tired and being hurt. You worked four years for that certificate. You read through nights when your classmates continue reading …