I was 19 ,the first born ,and came from humble background
By day I was a university student.
Classes started at 9 a.m and ended at 1 p.m
After lunch,at 3 p.m we returned for physical training till 5. I studied,trained,and tired but never shows it on my face.
By night I worked as a waitress at a bar.
Not for dreams,not for luxury,just for pocket money so I wouldn't have to ask my parents for more when they had already given me everything.
The bar stayed open till 2 a.m.Loud music,smoked filled air,laughter that never reached my heart.
That night,he came.
I didn't notice him at first. Why would I?
as he came with loud and rough freinds ,whiskey in hands (the kind of men I avoid even with my eyes)
He looked no different from them.long hair, tattoos. In my head, I quickly labelled him as a bad guy.someone far from my world.
But something was strange.
While his freinds drank whiskey after whiskey,
He ordered orange juices,watermelon juices and later still red bull.
Life continued.
Around the same time my own world cracked.
The guy I loved,my first love cheated on me.
I found out he was with another girl(wheathy and stable)I didn't blamed her but she knew about me as we were in same university.But still, she stayed with that cheater.
Love wasn't always enough when money spoke louder.I was the first born carrying responsibilities of myself and my younger siblings.
I healed quitly. I never confronted him never begged,never looked back even we cross path at campus.
But night were different.
When I came back tired from work at night,I cried.Questioned my face,my worth,my future. I wondered if poverty made people invisible,if being hardworking was still not enough.
One evening during my university internship at the town police station,I missed my bus.My bag was heavy with notebooks,body tired and mind were full.
So I walked
A black car passed me.We cross each other.Then the car reversed.It stopped right in front of me. For a moment,a fear rose in my chest.I thought of strangers, stalkers,danger. I tightened my grip on my bag and kept my eyes forward.
But somehow I took just one glance.
Inside the car was a guy wearing spectacles,tattoos visible,someone who strangely familiar.