At fifteen, I was filled with curiosity. I had seen enough romance movies and read romance books to know a thing or two about love. I wasn’t in a hurry to fall in love, not really. I felt I had many years to go before I would find the perfect man who would sweep me off my feet. I believed by the time I find that man, I wouldn’t be a teenager but a young independent woman. So at fifteen, all I had were daydreams of my future self in love.

I had no idea love finds you when you least expect it. I also did not know that it is easier to fall in love with someone close to you than it is to fall in love with a fantasy man. So while I was busy dreaming about my perfect man, I paid no attention to Romeo. I mean, Romeo and I were in the same JHS. He was two years ahead of me but we lived in the same neighborhood so we kind of knew each other. I never thought I would fall in love with someone like him, until one day we locked eyes and he smiled at me. That moment had my heart thumping in my chest.

My heart became his even before he came to ask me to be his girlfriend. I always felt a rush every time I saw him. And the rush I felt was so good that I never wanted to stop seeing him. Every time my mum sent me on an errand, I would find a way to pass by his house just so I could catch a glimpse of him. Even when they sent someone else, I would volunteer to run the errand. I always felt special around him.

When he sees me in public and he wants to acknowledge my presence without letting others know, he would whistle my name. He had a special way of doing it that only I could decode what he was saying. And every time he whistled my name, my knees would go weak and I would falter in my steps. Geez, I was so in love with him that I wonder how I did not combust the first time he kissed me.

Oh, I remember that first kiss as though it happened yesterday. He was gentle and passionate. I literally felt myself melting in his arms. When I went home that night I couldn’t sleep. I stayed up the entire night replaying the kiss and all the butterflies in my belly were wide awake, flapping their delicate wings to the montage of my memories. Young love is so sweet, isn’t it?

The interesting thing about our relationship is, he didn’t allow the fact that he was also a student to stop him from giving me money whenever I was in need. I never expected him to do that but he seemed happy to help. That is how I knew how deeply he loved me. When it was time for him to go to SHS, he chose a school that was near us. He was also a day student so we continued to see each other.

When I also went to SHS, we continued to see each other. Our love kept going strong throughout my years in school. Unlike him, I was in the boarding house, but we made it work. He visited me on visiting days. And I so loved all of those times I got to spend with him. He was not the perfect man I used to daydream about but he was the perfect man for me. Even to this day, I continue to love him.

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Romeo and I abstained from Shuperu until I completed SHS. By then our love had matured like fine wine. By then too, I knew what I was doing when I decided I was ready to give everything to him. That night is one of the most memorable moments of my life. I didn’t hold back anything from him. We made love.

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After that encounter, I moved to my father’s hometown. Unfortunately, we couldn’t survive that kind of distance. We drifted apart slowly until there was nothing left of us. Even after we were broken up, I still loved him. A part of me held out hope that we would find our way back to each other eventually. However, those hopes came crashing down when I found out he was dating one of my friends. I was more heartbroken by that than I was when our relationship ended. It felt like he had closed the door on us forever by getting involved with someone who was close to me.

I moved on from him just as he also moved on. Neither of us is married. His relationship with my friend didn’t work out. Now he is dating another friend of mine so I guess we are never meant to be. As for me, I have a child with someone I am planning to settle down with. Romeo follows this page so he will see this post. I just want him to know that I cherish all the good memories we shared. And I wish him all the finest things in life.

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—Adwoa

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