Matters of the heart

All she could do was look at her phone, with tears clouding her eyes she knew her world had been shattered. Just one text mesaage had changed it all, ' how could he, after all that we have been through', four years meant nothing to him. A simple text message was like a hot slap across the face. Deep down she had felt it, for weeks she knew something was up but couldnt put a finger on it. She had tried making him open up on what was wrong and all he had said was i cant talk about. Man and their emotions, who ever said talking about your troubles is a sign of weakness needs to see a shrink.

They were the it couple of the town, the ultimate couple goals, according to the kids of today. Anna and Bradley could have been mistaken for a married couple. Bradley had spotted Anna whilst she was on one of her many human rights demonstrations with her friends, he always kept reminding her of how his heart had stopped beating when he saw her holding her placard, dancing to the song that the rest of the group had been singing. For him it was the passion and carefree attitude that made him forget what he had been up to that monday morning. For her, after feeling a painful nudge on her arm, before her friend could point her to the tall dark handsome man that was staring at her from across the lawn of the city council building, she saw him and knew he was the one. To be honest trying to stay calm in such a situation was one interesting dilemma, to think Anna was the very out going one only to be tamed by one simple look was something her friends took pleasure in laughing at her for.

She knew she had to play hard to get for a little bit regardless of the fact that this fine young man was going to drive insane. It literally took him six months to get her attention, yes six good months, mind you that was after getting her number though a couple of friends who were willing to help. First date was like a storyline from a disney book, well when prince charming finally got his princess. Bradley was a romantic man at heart and he made sure she knew it. All dressed up and ready to go, bradley did what every gentleman would do and dazzled her with chivalry from the 1800s. He took her to one of the most expensive restuarants in Harare, St Elmos and my oh my, they enjoyed themselves. After the glorious evening, the love story of Anna and Bradley deserved to be included in the books of love. They did everything together like twins, where one would go the other would follow.

All that was gone, the flood gates finally opened and she let it all out, only heaven knows how many hours she sat there crying like a widow who had lost everything she cared about, for her two years it had taken to fully accept that he was never coming back and he had moved on, she had made him a part of her, her world, her air to breath and all that had been shattered by one simple text……

I knew what i was doing was wrong, i should have been a man about it, but i didnt want to see or even look at her for she wasnt the only one who was going to be heartbroken. She had asked me a number of times but i had lied to her. I knew she knew it was like she had a gift, she could tell when something was wrong but i couldnt tell her it was too much. She deserved a better explanation than a simple text message but it had to be done. It had been two weeks since i had seen her but am sure she will be able to move on. 'Text message sent' just one simple line with six words minus a goodbye and it was all over.

I never imagined in all my years on earth that i would meet the love of my life at school, let alone the last two years of my university life. There i was on my way to the library, across the lawn close to the city council offices, there she was, it was likr the earth had stopped moving and she was the only one i could see. Romeo and Juilet eventually started making sense after that day, i tried everything to get her attention but she wouldnt budge, like she some how enjoyed the tom and jerry kind of game. Yes i know those two have always been like that but its different in real life! Shakespeare must have heard me from wherever he was and she turned and looked at me..never had i set my eyes on such a beautiful creation, my own brain stopped functioning for a bit, i still think it malfunctioned for a bit.

It took me six long months, something i have never done before, to finally take her out and i made sure i would take her out to one of the best restuarants in town, north of Samora has always been my go to when it comes to charming the ladies and this one was no exception. The day i took out still remains branded in my mind, Anna has always been beautiful but on this particular day even the duchess would have turned green with envy, she blow my body, mind and soul away, everytime i closed my eyes after that date i would see her walking from her doir to the car looking like a beauty queen about to accept her crown. We created our own version of bonnie and clyde on campus, where i would go she would follow except for lectures as that would have been very awkward.

As fate had it exactly ten years down the line, i bumped into her again, my Anna. He looked different but he still had that aura that made me fall in love with him that very day during the demonstration. She looked like she had stepped out of a time machine, perfectly matured like a bottle of fine wine, she just stood there shocked beyond words and still trying to make sense of what she was seeing. Oh my gosh, is that….no it cant be, after all these years, could he be really back. Words failed me, i coudnt even string two words together, there i was standing there like a deer that had been caught in the headlights on a moonless night, just open your mouth and say hi just say hi. Hearing her voice again made me want to just and hug and tell how much i had missed her and loved her, how i was so sorry about the text and that she meant the world to me. So i moved in and hug him like my life depended on it and gave him a kiss, right there in the middle of the shop without a care in the world, i eventually found out he had been in hiding from security forces that had killed his entire family back in Congo.