Chapter 14 — When He Came Looking for Me ❤️‍🩹

After everything my family had said to me in the village, I still hadn't changed my mind.
I still wanted him.
Then, he came to the village.
He came to see me and asked me to come with him.
“Come with me.”
But even though I wanted to go with him, I was scared.
I didn't know what would happen if I left.
I didn't know what my family would do.
So at first, I didn't go.
He kept waiting.
And eventually, he had nowhere to stay.
He slept outside, on the roads and even at a petrol pump, surrounded by mosquitoes.
Knowing that he was there because of me broke something inside me.
I kept thinking about him.
He had already gone through so much, and now he was sleeping outside just because he was waiting for me.
I took a deep breath.
I knew I couldn't keep sitting there while he was out there alone.
So I made a decision.
I was going to leave with him.
I didn't know where this decision would take me.
I only knew that I couldn't stay behind while the person I loved was waiting for me outside.
And that was the moment I finally chose to walk away from the life my family wanted for me.
To be continued… ❤️‍🩹