Richard said he loved me and for the third time, I believed his lies again.
He succeeded in fooling me again. What did I ever do to him to deserve this cruel treatment?
I know I am not perfect but could that be the only reason why he was deceiving me?
Was this whole thing about my money in the first place?
Could it be that he was after my money and not really into me and my affairs?
Six days now and I haven't heard anything from Richard after getting a million cash from me to fund his way to Paris.
He promised he was going to call immediately he arrives in Paris and let me know he has reached safely and settled.
It's six days already and still no news from him.
Even when I tried calling him myself, the response wasn't a good one.
I chatted him up to be sure but the result was the same.
I was going nuts, I didn't know what had happened.
Did Richard get to Paris safely? Did he encounter any problem of any kind?
At some point I was worried, so I kept meditating and praying for his safety.
This continued for weeks until I couldn't keep up with it anymore. I tried moving on but I couldn't.
I didn't know what was going on or why Richard wasn't contacting and the least I could do was worry about him and his welfare.
My parents noticed the state of my health and they weren't happy about it but no one could help me.
After about a month of trying my best to reach out to Richard but all void, I received a text message from a strange number.
I didn't know who it was from but I had to open and read the message anyway, especially if I wanted to find out who it was that sent the text message.
On opening my inbox to read, the first word I saw was Pearl. My eyes popped out of their sockets.
Pearl is the only name Richard calls me.
I had to take a deep breath, relax and calm my nerves before going ahead to read the whole text message.
Hey Pearl
I know it has been a month already since I traveled to Paris and I am sorry for not contacting you for the past weeks or not telling you I arrived safely that faithful day I left.
I know you must have been expecting my calls and you must have been worried, for that reason I am sorry.
I am sorry for making you worry about me but you shouldn't be doing that anymore pearl.
I know this is the last thing you would wish to hear but I have to say it either way.
"I am not coming back Pearl"
This is where I will stay from now on. Where I will live the rest of my life and start a family.
I know it hurts to realize I have been using you for my selfish gain.
Yes, I needed your help to get back to Paris and meet my wife-to-be and start a family there.
I am sorry and I hope you will find a place in your heart to forgive me...Richard
Tears were already rolling down my cheeks as I was reading the message.
I can't believe Richard.
I can't believe he did this to me.
What have I ever done to him?
Why did he treat me so unfairly?
Why did he choose to use me in such a cruel and wicked way?
Now it all makes so much sense to me.
Richard never loved me in the first place, he was only using me for my money
No wonder he was always complaining about me and we were always having issues that caused us to break up two times in a row.
I can't believe I let Richard fool me again.
He ran away with my money to start a family with someone else.
How could Richard be this wicked and heartless?
Does he even have any bit of conscience left in him?
I just kept asking myself questions as my tears wouldn't dry up either.
It kept flowing and dropping on my cheeks.
I couldn't sleep well that night. I stayed awake throughout the night with heavy eyes.
I locked up myself in a room, no food no water for days.
This got my parents very worried but I didn't care any less.
It was like this for weeks until I finally decided I wasn't going to kill myself because of Richard.
There are other guys better off than Richard.
Why brood over something that wasn't even mine in the first place.
No Richard doesn't deserve my tears and it took me days to realize this.
And when I did, I moved on with my life, and somewhere along the line, I was able to find joy, peace, and happiness again and I found Darwin, the love of my life.
Darwin approached me two months after Richard's disappearance. He was there and has always been there but I never noticed it for some because I was blinded by Richard's fake love for me that I didn't even notice Darwin was actually the one meant for me.
Few weeks after he approached, he told me all about my life, things I don't even know myself.
He promised not to ever hurt me or let me down.
He pleaded that I give him a chance in my life and let him be the father to my unborn children.
I wasn't ready for all the dramas again especially after what happened with Richard but then something pushed me to accept Darwin and after some months, I realized it was the best decision I have ever made.
We got married soon afterward and we had three lovely kids.
After many years, Richard came back to California, where I stay with my husband Darwin and my three lovely kids. He came back alone though I was expecting him to come with his family.
But to my greatest dismay, Richard and his wife got divorced a year after their marriage and Richard went bankrupt. He was struggling with life so he had to return to California.
When he returned, he came looking for me.
I received Richard like a total stranger, not because I was still angry with him but because I had nothing to do with him anymore.
He apologized for his deeds but I told him not to worry that it was all in the past.
And that I have forgiven him.
I don't know if it is right to say this, but Richard was paid in the same coin.
And this is what they call Karma
The End...
