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A (0:00)
I'll point to them and support them.
B (0:01)
When you decided to come to Accra, who was with you and who was against you?
A (0:05)
My dad was the only one with me, but anyone else? My siblings didn't know, but I mean, they knew, but you know, they will always. If my mom says no, it's no.
B (0:16)
I see.
A (0:17)
If my mom says no, it's no. She said no, but I said yes because I felt like she doesn't know me like she thinks she does. So I'm not saying disrespect your parents, but I knew what I wanted and I wasn't going to get it in Kumasi. I was in Kumasi right after Kumasi, I didn't go anywhere. I parked myself straight to Accra. I didn't know where I was going, I didn't know where I was. I was supposed to go to a friend. Until today, I've not seen my friend. She never picked up my call after I got to. I think I'm a. That's a long story, you know. So I had to lodge in a total stranger's house, stay there for a long time, for about a month or two hours. I was starting my service and all that, so my boss helped me rent and yeah, that's where I started from, right? From university. I was like, I want to come to Accra.
B (1:08)
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A (1:33)
I don't Kumasi have a family in Kumas. I wanted to be away from my family. I wanted to be away from family. I wanted to be alone. Like, if they want to get to me, they have to pick a car and come. I didn't want them to get access to me so easily. I think maybe because I was so hurt and you know, because I went, I packed my stuff and went to university alone and you know, university people are coming with their parents, their grandmothers and all that from the whole family could, you know, bring you to the university. I carried my bag and went to Knust alone, so. And then I went there. No one came to visit me.
B (2:08)
I went to university alone as well. Yeah, there's A lot of this conversation is very therapeutic, even for me.
A (2:20)
Yeah.
B (2:21)
