Sometimes
I wish I could take back experiences I had in the past. For example,
my first shot at love. My first love (or so I thought) was an affair
I wish I had never engaged. I may not remember the fights, but I
still remember the bruises. I cannot think of the arguments, but I
still have the scars. What he left me with I remembered the most is a
valuable lesson, not to trust a man simply because of a reunion
with an ex boyfriend.
It
is finally happening, my first love is coming back to me, or so I
thought. I would have never dreamed I could have had the chance to
see him again. Of course I have always wanted to; I mean he was my
first after all. He seems so different yet still the same boy from
three years ago. My ex was short, dark skinned, with an overly large
nose. His lips at the top had the perfect crease in the middle. That
smile of his used to always make me forget any of my worries, and it
was now approaching me. I am sure I could never forget that walk; he
strutted with such cockiness it won me over. Now looking back I
realized he was never my type, yet as I stand waiting for him my
smile does not fade.
My
ex-lover walks up and hugs me as if I just arose from the dead. I
have planned out this date perfectly as I always do. Our date was an
outing to the theater; we watched a movie about a man on a building
of some sort. As I was sitting next to him, I could smell the scent
of that expensive cologne I used to love so much. Throughout the show
I had many flashbacks of times like this. Did I honestly miss being
around him? At the beginning I do believe I missed his company. That
was before I learned what he actually was.
Now
it has been four months since my reuniting with my ex. At first all
was going well until he found out about “The Instance.” This
particular instance was just three months before we made up our
relationship. “The Instance,” is what I call the short period of
time me and the close friend of my ex were on a romantic level with
each other. I often regret this because it was at first only out of
spite. My ex and his friend Dee were extremely close once upon a
time. That was until Dee finally found his way to me. I admit that I
was tempted when I saw that he cut his locks off. One part of a male
I adore is a low fade haircut. It did not take long for me and Dee to
have relations. Looking back the instance was the biggest regret of
my life. I regret the instance that turned a boy I thought I loved
into someone I never knew.
My
innocent mind thought the worst was over, but there would be more to
come. After my ex learned about me and Dee, our relationship
decreased dramatically. He told me he would never trust me again.
Every other day we were arguing about what I did. I knew it was
wrong, but I did not know it would drive him insane. If I had known,
I would have ended it sooner. Still till this day I cannot believe I
did not see the signs.
For
a long time, I could not admit to anyone I was in an abusive
relationship. The first time I experienced his abusive side was on
the Fourth of July. We were at a barbeque together, and as usual we
were arguing about "The Instance." Note that I was always crying
throughout our relationship due to our arguments. This time I just
wanted to ignore him and have a good holiday. He made sure for the
rest of our time being together that I would not have joy if he did
not authorize it. My natural reflex was just to walk away from the
argument, that was until he pushed me. After he laid hands on me, he
proceeded to threaten me. Take to heart I was not a weak
individual, but I did once love him. That is the only reason I did
not involve anyone else in my predicament. My family would have
raised hell on him if they ever found out about his abuse. By raise
hell I mean he would not be in the living world, he would be dead. I
never told them; I just waited for my chance to escape the madness.
The
fighting between us went on about four whole months without anyone
having a clue of what was happening. Now I saw what it was like to be
hurt by someone who claimed to love me. Then I came to the conclusion
that this was not love at all. People who claim to love each other
would never put their loved one in a position like this. Since my ex
was such a danger to me, himself, and my family, I just waited for
the day to be out of this position. Soon enough the day came where we
had an argument about a case of him cheating. I personally was happy
he cheated because that led him to believe I was hurt and needed time
to myself. Honestly I was not hurt at all. My ex and I broke up, and
this might have been the happiest day of my life. This was the day
that he finally left my bed, my home, and most of all my life. My
dark cloud had finally moved past me.
After
we broke up, my life was going well. My job was going well so I
bought all the necessities for college. On one particular day, my ex
called trying to make his way back into my life. I was not willing to
hear him out at that moment; I had a flashback. This flashback
showcased like it was yesterday. There I am sitting on the couch
while he comes to join me. I tell him “No I will not give you any
more money.” That is when he hits me so hard on the side of my face
that my ear started to ring. In a flash I am back to reality. What I
had to endure over the past five months was not love, and I learned
the hard way. I told him to never call me again, then I hung up the
phone.
An
important lesson was learned from reuniting with my ex was that
people change. Once upon a time I had this guy whom I thought was
sweet, who turned out to be anything but sweet. Where did that guy
go, the one who I was just so happy to see a couple of months ago? He
was gone with the wind, never to be seen again. Now I cannot bring
myself to trust a man. Since I cannot trust a man I do not feel the
need to look for one. There is no point in finding a spouse anymore,
or merely having a new relationship. The fact is I
used to think I knew what love felt like. Now it has been a year and
a half since the last time I saw my ex’s face. I am currently still
not ready to commit to anyone. This is fine with me because at least
now I know what love does not feel like which was this.
By Taraya Turner
An Individualist . . . The Weird Girl on Campus
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