1:24 a.m., August 14, 2024 Gbohunmi, I can’t sleep. I’ve been lying in bed since midnight, staring at the ceiling fan as it turns slowly above me. I listen to the soft clicking sound it makes each time it completes a circle. I’ve watched our videos so many times since Sunday that I know which ones are going to make me cry before I even press play.I have been listening to Tonight by Nonso Amadi too. It reminds me so …
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