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With Love From Awka

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Dear You, You see, today's post is gonna come in form of a letter, I have not been faithful with my promises. I never kept anything I said to you. Hey, that should make me bad, but you know I ain't. Along the line, I lost my head, I kept looking for it in the refuse dumps of the city - I went in search of it at the unlocked temples, shrines, gutters, and markets - I was everywhere but nowhere actually, looking for my head - somehow, I admit I lost it. The damn head is lost and gone. I lost it to depression, and I know it is not what this blog post is all about (so I'm not gonna linger on the topic). You know I stay in Abakaliki, and it is a city that manufactures depression. So, it manufactured this type of depression that couldn't let me breathe, so, I packed my things and sought solitude in another city --- farther from Abakaliki. The next stop should be Enugu, but hell no, I let the chauffeur drive all way to Awka (Anambra State). I don't know if y