Unconditional Love
A Story Every Day in 2024 August 23rd 236/366
She said, "I'd follow you anywhere," when they were in the first throes of love, and he believed her.
And their love was strong in the beginning.
Like most attractions which are a "fast burn", they are there, in their intensity from the start. Two people encounter each other and feel something between them; a flame, a bond, a shared soul - whatever you want to call it and there is no denying it. Because in that moment, it is the truth. Outside factors do not encroach, kept out by its brightness and seemingly invincible nature.
Alas, this is but a moment which Time snatches away, jealously, and once the fierce flare of love discovered has burnt out, like a firework, there is but a hollow left where smoke lingers in wisps and the sweet smell of powder charred is detected by the intuitive, hinting of heat and pleasure, but also indicating the party's over and there'll be a lot of rubbish to dispose of afterwards.
And so, together they left what they had known and embarked on a life afresh. He followed his career, knowing he was coming home to the woman he loved unconditionally.
Unconditionally. Meaning: without conditions or limits.
But it seemed as time went on that the life on which they had embarked, where she would follow him to the ends of the Earth, had a limited appeal and that he was no longer enough.
Sadness had permeated their life and had taken up residence in their house alongside disappointment, the two combined clouding the mood of the exotic worlds they had chosen. She could never settle and was unable to look for a life outside of their home and so, sadness and disappointment whispered in her ear, reminding her of what she left behind and what she did not have with him.
Eventually, it came to a head in an argument where truth, acting as a knife, cleaved them in two.
"But I thought that this was the life that you wanted! That I was the life you wanted! You said," and he was shouting this, "that you would follow me anywhere!"
She simply replied, "There should have been conditions."
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Comments (8)
Very beautifully written although filled with permeating reality. I really liked this story even though it made me sad.
I'm her and that is why I know marriage isn't for me. I would never wanna do to anyone, what she did to him. Loved your story!
It’s amazing what stupid things we promise before we even know ourselves let alone our prospective partners! Another exceptional, Albeit painful, slice of life, Rachel!
There should have been conditions... well that's going to echo in my head for a while!! Great last line to a story that's all to familiar and relatable!! Great work Rachel!!
Great job! I really liked the whole paragraph starting with “alas”
"There should have been conditions." Ouch!
Truth acting as knife cleaved them in two. Wow. What a line. What an ending. Great writing as always.
Damn, that ending.