Betrayed by my Lovers - Feranmi Peter

Betrayed by my Lovers written by Feranmi Peter 

You've probably heard a lot of people say that "Love hurts" and we all tend to follow the crowd and believe that "Love actually hurts" but this is not true.
"Love doesn't hurt you, a person
that doesn't know how to love
hurts you. Don't get it twisted".
I think Love is the most incredible thing in the world-- but when people lie, cheat and betray our trust, we become bitter, we blame love-- we start losing hope in love. The worst part about heartbreak is that we lose ourselves trying to hold on to that person who doesn't care at all.
My name is Feranmi Peter and this is the story of how the one who I loved and whom i thought loved me Broke my heart. It wasn't something that happened overnight, it was something that started years ago and got finalized not too long ago. It was a sunny afternoon, I was chilling in a Bar, i don't really do parties so i don't go there at night, so i was chilling of with a bottle cause of the weather. I was done and I needed to get going before it became too late, cause they'll surely party, so i decided to take my leave, as i shifted my chair back, i bumped it into a lady, "Oh my", were the words that flew out of my mind, "I'm really sorry"
"It's fine", she said then raise her head. Wow, she really was beautiful, she was not that all, at least, i was taller, I'd always been proud of my height, she was thin neither was she fat, she was thick and her color, how can i forget that, the color of my favorite flavor of Ice cream, Chocolate (yummy). "Let me settle it with over Dinner, I insist", she accepted my apology and replied with a "Yes" and we left. I wasn't a rich guy or anything but my dad lets me out with his second car, at least till i can get mine.
I led her to the car, opened the door for her to seat, entered then i drove out to a nice restaurant i knew. We had our sits, ordered for our food and we ate and discuss while at it too. Her name was VIVIAN, a lovely name that befits such person, we kept talking, trying to get familiar with ourselves, till we decided to call it a night. As a gentleman, I could not let her go home alone that night, so i offered to drop her off, which she allowed. When i got to her place, i asked if i'd be seeing her soon, so she picked up my phone and inputted her digits, (I was frigging happy mehn). When i got home, i gave her a beep, then we chatted a bit till she was about to go to bed, then i kissed her goodnight (emoji tho).
I started taking a liking to her, it felt different, It was then I knew I was in love, I was sure about her, at least not until she stated giving e green light. I decided to shoot my shot and i was able to score, mind you, it had been 5 months of chatting and hanging out already, we were so into each other, going into a relationship didn't really change anything, apart from the sex part tho, cause we were so free with ourselves it felt like we were dating before we started. She had nice friends too, and I tried to stay committed and not look elsewhere, you could say it is my nature, I'm Honest to a fault. We didn't keep anything from ourselves, she knew my phone lock, even my atm pin and account number, thanks to hustle and all, i had about 500k in my account, that was my life savings not until i lost it all. Did i say lose, i meant not until it was all stolen from me.
I forgot to mention, I have a best friend, and confidant MICHAEL, he has always been there for me, you know best friends and always wanting to hear the shitty things you're passing through and wanting to help out, that's who he was. We were buddies, tight as brothers, so i told him everything that was going on in my life. I had been saving the 500k ever before i met Vivian, so Michael was the only one i told about it, though Vivian knew my pin, she didn't know exactly how much was in my account because the money was in another account. The Company i worked with where i got my pay which i tried to save from, well, it was actually I and Michael that applied, but i was the only one that was chosen and job was not that easy to get, as a bachelor, he's been working his ass off, there was nothing much I could do for him, i helped him out with little cash once in a while, but I was working towards my own goal, to buy a land and build my own house, and get a car too. I lived in an Apartment on my own but I was the company car that was given to me when i started the job, so i felt it was high time i got mine.
I and Vivian had been dating for almost 2 years now, i was working on a nice plan for our 2yr anniversary, it was supposed to be epic, so i planned. But just when it was a day to our anniversary, I woke up to a text from Vivian, "To be honest, it's fun hanging out with you and all but i feel we aren't compatible and this relationship isn't working for me, you're a nice guy, you deserve better. So i'd like to end all further communication and wish you the best in the future".
I didn't understand what was happening, i couldn't believe what i was seeing, instead of a good morning text, i got a break up text. I hadn't offended her of recent. We barely had a fight, we understood ourselves that we knew what to do and what not to do, but why this. I was so broken so paralysed, i didn't imagine a day like this could ever come. I tried calling, it rang the first time she didn't pick, i tried again, it rang she rejected it, i tried the final time, it was switched off. I couldn't help but lay in bed all day feeling broken, I had to call in sick to the office and i was given 1 week leave to rest. The day felt like hell, my world was completely upside down, i couldn't think straight, i couldn't eat.
It was evening, i decided to go see Michael, i needed my buddy, i couldn't afford to be alone. I got to Michael's place as i was about to knock, i heard a lady's voice, Michael was single, who is she i thought, i wanted to leave cause i didn't want to ruin the air with my bad news, it felt like they were celebrating, maybe she was not his girlfriend, my she was, but we could talk about it another time. As i turned t leave, the lady spoke, i stoped, thought about it, the moved closer to the door, the voice sounded like vivian's, are my ears deceiving me or was it because she broke my heart that's why another lady sounded like her, i decided to stay and listen. They were talking, they even mentioned me, i couldn't believe what i heard. He called her baby, after which she called him honey, then they kissed, i heard my name again, but this time, they called me stupid, i was eavesdropping, i know, but still it felt ike a nightmare. Listening to them, i was able to deduce that they were dating, but we hadn't even broken up for 24hrs, how could this be happening, i kept listening, my heart busted as they were talking, i couldn't help but cry, I opened the door, they were in awe to see me, i saw that kissing, everything was hard to swallow. The only thing i could ask was "Is it true". I had heard them saying something planning the meet between I and Vivian at the bar, just to get close to me to get the money I had been saving, Michael had sent vivian who appeared  to be his girlfriend to come into my life, get my atm and pin for my other account and transfer the money to his account.
But i never told her my pin, but it seemed she went through my private document in a briefcase i kept at home, she must have seen the note where i wrote my important details, like my pin, passwords to some accounts i owned, i can't be too safe and lose those informations. They could not answer, Vivian scrated her head awkardly, i turned to Michael, and asked him "Why, why did he do it, weren't we brothers", then he snapped and said i shouldn't call him his brother, still asking him why he did all he did, but it appeared that he was jealous, because he did not have what i had. I stayed in an apartment while he stayed in a self-contain, i had a car even though it was the company's but he didn't.
Then he said "Was it not the two of us, we wrote the application letter together, but they picked only you, was i not good enough, right since when we were still in school, it's like i was living in your shadows, they barely called me by my name, just "Feranmi's Bestie", I'm tired of it, you're not the only one in the world na". I was so hurt i coudn't say a thing. I was just betrayed by the two people i loved the most after my family. The only thing i could say was "I don't want to see any of you again, as from today, there's no bond between us again". Then i left.
It's almost been almost 3 years since that incident, i'd recovered but it took a while, i hadn't seen any of them since that day, the money wasn't what pained me, but i felt betrayed like there was no safe place again for me, i thought i'd never get over it, i thought i'd never love again. The fear of the past experience made me not want to open up again at least not until i met my wife, being with her taught me a lot - Love truely, be fearless, accept the person the way they are, because true love sees beyond all imperfections.

Everyone says love hurts, but that is not true. Loneliness hurts, rejection hurts, losing someone hurts, envy hurts. Everyone gets these things confused with love, but in reality, Love is the only thing in this world that covers up all the pain and makes one feel wonderful again. Love is the only thing in this world that doesn't hurt.

©Feranmi Peter
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