Mariam Idris

A year in shadows

A Year in Shadows Chapter 1: The Illusion of Love Three years. Three years of laughter, tears, and dreams shared. She had met him on a rainy afternoon when the world felt alive with possibilities. He had been charming, with a smile that made her heart skip a beat. They had talked about everything—about life, about their future, about the love that seemed to grow between them each day. She had believed in that love, had nurtured it like a delicate flower, never realizing the storm that loomed on the horizon.