To love: A crime?

I want to tell you about a girl
A girl who saw the beauty in everyone and everything she came across

A girl who wasn’t scared to show her emotions
A girl who strived to put smiles on the faces of everyone she met
A girl who couldn’t stand seeing someone in need

She went all out to see that the ones she cared about were safe and well

She was that good
That selfless
That generous
That beautiful in and out

One day, she met a boy
A boy who was good to her
A boy who showed her so much love

A boy who made her grin from chin to chin each time they spoke

He literally made her burst out in laughter any time they texted
All her life, she had only ever given out love so this was quite unreal
He was always in her thoughts
He was always on her mind
They spent hours having the most beautiful conversations

They spent days planning their future
They became so engrossed with each other that time became non-existent when they were together
It was safe to say that they were in love

More in love than Romeo and Juliet, you could say

Till one day he had to leave

He had to leave to secure a better future, he said
He told her to wait, to be patient. That it was only for a little while

He made promises he swore to keep
He told her he would be back to get her
Promised to be in her arms again

He left…

They still texted, still spoke like romeo and juliet

He still called her the love of his life
Still sent her cute messages to brighten up her day
All seemed normal

A few months later she was surfing the internet and found a video
A video that questioned the trust she had for him
She didn’t know how to feel so she asked him questions

“If there was anything to hide, I wouldn’t have posted it my love” he said

It made sense to her

The next week, she found another video which still questioned their perfect love but she remembered his words “If there was anything to hide, I wouldn’t have posted it”

It still made sense to her so this time they were no questions

She found several other videos but his words had registered in her head so she found it hard to believe what made more sense
She was stupidly in love
Refused to see any wrong in his words or actions

Then…

On this fateful day, she sat on the concrete floor in her grandma’s home reminiscing on this love- The love that was perfect to her.
She sat there missing the love of her life so she decided to go through his pictures and found the biggest shock of her life

This time they were pictures

Engagement pictures flashed through her eyes
For a moment she chose not to believe what she saw

Her hands were shaking and the air in her lungs seemed to fail her
She had died and woken up right where she was
She still remembered his words “If there was anything to hide, I wouldn’t have posted it”

This time it made no sense to her
Within 30 seconds she had sent him a hundred texts
Left him with a hundred missed calls

She needed answers
And she needed them fast
She was loosing her mind
Slowly loosing her sanity
She needed answers
And she needed them fast

Later that day he sent her a text saying
“If I wanted to hide it from you, I would never have posted it”

Those were his last words

Her world crashed before her eyes
Her perfect love had crashed right before her and she was left with no one but her tears.

The perfect love was gone 💔

Now tell me…

Is falling in love a crime?

Hi everyone!!! My name is Vera Ibeh and you just read a short story inspired by my grandmother’s tales. Please do well to like and comment. Feel free to share your stories with me as well. I can’t wait to hear from you🤗❤️