"It doesn't matter how hard your heart had been shattered. How wounded you are. The shame and guilt you bear and the ugly times you had experienced in the hands of your ex-lover. You will find true love again. It exists. It's real."
Those words echoed in my head as I lay on my bed. My cheeks were wet with tears as I thought about my ex-lover who had broken my heart two weeks ago.
I'd received a text from him. A break-up text. It'd been shocking. My hands trembled as I read the text. I never saw it coming.
I'd spoken to him the previous night and it sounded good. I'd thought everything was rosy and there wasn't a problem.
People called us the best lovers in town. They talked about us and envied us. They wished they were us. But Ayo got his plans. He was a Wolf in sheep's clothing.
My love for him was like none other; genuine and unwavering. I gave all I had to him. I did.
I sniffed and wiped my tears with my palms. I sat up on the bed and folded my hands across my chest.
Was Ayo worth crying for? Why was I crying?
I asked no one in particular as I wiped more tears that cascaded my cheeks. I shouldn't be crying anymore. It was time to wake up and move on.
I thought about the words of the counsellor I had visited and hated myself for dwelling in the past. There was nothing wrong with me.
I was good enough. Ayo was too blind to see it. I leapt to my feet and looked into the mirror hung beside my bed.
I said to myself,
"You are the best of your kind and the most beautiful woman on planet earth. You are a Queen and a brave woman."
I felt better and strong after saying this to myself. It made me see myself in a whole different view. A wide smile spread to my face and I decided to visit the spa.