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A true love story. True love will survive anything, even time
by "Litchfield Girl"

When I was a child, I watched him with my eyes and heart beaming with pride and secret affection. My only love so far had been my father. He was tall and handsome my dad, but he had competition suddenly out of nowhere. He came from Georgetown with his Mother, sister and brother. I however even as a child knew this was my husband. He became fast friends with my cousin and one day he visited but my cousin was not there, in fact it was just me. He lingered a while, didn't leave. We started speaking but to this day I cannot remember that conversation. All I knew was that something changed that day. From then I knew I was his and he was mine. My little girl heart jumped every time he was near. My mother heard that something was happening with her little girl and she forbid me to see him. Those words meant nothing to me, my heart was sealed. We started sneaking around and then my cousin would help us. We brazenly met in the dark of night on the back steps of my house. My innocence was kept though. We spent hours sitting on those steps talking. Maybe kissing now and then or holding hands but never more than that. We had a dog named Jessie, she was dangerous to others but she knew him by then and wouldn't even bark when he came into our yard. One night my mother discovered us and spanked me and told me that I was never to see him again. It didn't matter, I would see him anyway. When my father died, he comforted me and promised that he would take care of me but we were just children. Shortly after my Dad died, my mother came home with our Visa's to come to the US. Two weeks before I left Guyana, we promised to one day be married and I took his hands and though I was only 12 years old I promised my heart to him and only him. He promised this same and in that same week a 12 year old girl was no longer a virgin.

I left Guyana and though we tried valiantly to continue our relationship, distance took it's toll on young hearts and the cards and letters ceased. Five years after leaving Guyana, I went home fully intending to rekindle what I had lost but as fate would have it, he was in the interior and came out a day after my departure. Years went by and though I was living my heart was still with him. I dated, even came close to marrying someone but my heart was not there so I could not go forward with that. I would lay in my bed and dream of him. One day I decided to find him but found out that he had gotten married a week before I tried to reach him. On February 8th of 2004 my best friend called me at home. She said she had a number for me and it was his number. I didn't hesitate and though I heard that he had gotten married a few years before that I thought at least I could see how he is doing and put these silly infatuations of mine to rest. Well I called and when we started speaking it was as if we had never been separated but he had already been divorced and I knew that this was it. I wasn't going to let him get away again. A few months later, I went home and on December 18th of 2004 we were engaged with our families around. Our engagement was like a wedding but we deserved it. It was beautiful. Upon returning back to the States I discovered that we had created a bond that would never be broken, I was pregnant. On June 9th of 2007 we were married in a small wedding with family and friends. Though we have had our ups and downs like all couples do, we have weathered many storms and continue to be strong. I wish everyone the kind of love I have with my husband. A childhood dream has come to pass and a promise made years ago has been kept.

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