Chapter 102: Abel

Owerri, 2020

Ifenna was not quite as sure about this.

"I can't call her. We haven't been clicking for a while now," he said to his friend, Abel. "We have been falling apart for a while now. It is as if we don't know each other."

"A fault in a relationship must mean something important to you,” Abel said, making a logical guess. "Do you feel you have lost the famous touch of wisdom?"

Ifenna was confused. "What is that? I have never heard of it."

"It isn't common among people who are not a fan of their culture or tradition, so, I don't blame you for being unaware."

"But I try to act like a traditional man," Ifenna said, moving effortlessly beside Abel. "Why would you ask if I felt I have lost the famous touch of wisdom? Do I look like someone who is either famous or wise to you?"

"Not really," Abel said. "Still, you don't look like someone who is dumb either."

"I am just tired," Ifenna admitted. "I am tired of almost everythin