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Love is a Virus

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Chioma stood still, feeling bad over the barrage of despicable words she rained on poor Wale. As Wale halted on her command, turned around revealing his heart-broken face, her resistance was completely broken and she apologized immediately. She invited Wale in for a drink to atone for her misdeed and he accepted. Anything will work for him. When you hit rock bottom and need a shoulder to cry upon, forgiving others comes easy especially if you have a large heart. It’s not an entirely bad idea to invite Wale in either. Just like her, Wale has also been in Isolation for the past week so it’s safe to hang out and engage in a little chit chat over a bottle of wine.  “You know, Cancer is…” Wale paused but continued again “I lost my Dad three days ago and the most painful part is that I couldn’t attend his funeral procession because of this Lockdown.” “Oh dear, I’m so sorry. I had no idea,” a visibly terrified Chioma replied. At that moment she understood the magnitude of Wale’s p