Our love story started at a young age. It took so many turns in such a way i almost gave up.
One day at church I met a guy, he was new in the area. The first week I didn't feel anything for him, until we got closer as friends. I went through denial, having a hard time to process these feelings. Everyday I would go home, lay in my bed facing upwards and fantasise about him. I never got the courage to tell him.
A year later, a new girl arrived at church. My crush developed feelings for her. When I heard those news I felt all sorts of emotions at the same time. I didn't blame him because he didn't know I liked him because I never told him.
Jealousy struck, I competed with that girl. I did everything for that boy, treated him nicely, bought him gifts just so he could fall in love with me. Well it did not work. The guy still had feelings for the other girl and not me. I had some hope that he would be mine because they weren't dating, and that was an opportunity to me.
Years went by and the girl left the area. It was a huge relief to me because I no longer had to compete with anyone. Him and I got closer in such a way we were like best friends. At the age of 13 my feelings got stronger for him. Mind you I had a crush on him while I was 7.
After all these years I spent with him, I never confessed. One day we were sitting with my friend group talking about people we would date. His response when they asked if he would date me, he said no, he would never. Those words pierced my heart, I felt a mini panic attack as I tried to catch some breath.
Instead of waiting for him, I decided to date someone else. Everything was nice amd I was happy. On the other hand, he wasn't happy at all. He showed signs of jealousy, and I got confused whether he liked me or what. He started being more friendly and affectionate towards me.
After 6 months of dating the other guy, I found out he was cheating on me. I felt like I didn't deserve to be loved. Took a break from dating until I turned 14 years old. That's when it all changed and I believed in love again.
It was on the 2 October 2022 when we went camping. The camp was due to end on the 8 October 2022. This camp became the game changer for me. On the second day of camp, the guy started flirting with me and I had no problem with that so I flirted back. Until at night we learned that someone had a crush on him. He suggested that we make that girl jealous portray ourselves as a couple.
With no hesitation I agreed. We agreed on no kissing just physical touch only. On the third day the other girl thought we were a couple and wrote a letter to him saying that she respects our relationship and she will try to suppress her feelings for him. We were happy in such a way that we even had an awkward moment of silence and intense eye contact.
He grabbed my waist gently and slowly pulled me closer to him. I felt my heart racing as i came closer and closer to him. He placed his hand on my cheek and pulled me in for a kiss. And ohh boy, i felt like I was in heaven because it was the moment I have been waiting for all these years. I didn't stop him, i kissed him back.
Later that night I couldn't stop thinking about that kiss. I even fell asleep still thinking about it. Woke up next morning, he hugged me and was all lovey dovey with me. We vibed the following days until the end of the camp. We went back home.
On the 10 October 2022 he texted me. I responded to him. We chatted a lot and I finally gathered the courage to tell him how I felt. He said he has been feeling that way too for a long time, he just didn't know if I would have accepted his love for me. He explained that he did all he did just to make me jealous.
On that day we became an official couple. We told all of our friends that we're together and they were excited for us. Up until today we are still lovers and nothing will stop us now.