Entangled Vows: A Web of Deceit and Desire

"I love you... I will fight for you, and if there's someone who comes before me and the two of you end up getting married, I'll do everything to win you back and make you mine again..."

"I love you more than anybody else loves you or shall I say I need you more than anybody else needs you..."

"I will love you forever and I can't bear to see no one else who can share my whole life but only you..."

"I promise you I'll be back before you know it so until then please wait for me, my love..."

"I love you and if you ever change your heart, I will try my best to change it back to where you love me again and again..."

Gasp!

F*ck them. F*ck all of them.

I sat up, covered in sweat as I try to calm my breathing. I couldn't shake off the feeling of disgust and resentment that lingered in my chest. Another nightmare, another dose of false promises and empty words. All those sickening sweet words they whisper from my ear. I have already heard those different types of lie...from all different men that I gave my heart to and promised to love me forever.

I rubbed my temples, trying to erase the memory of the sweet nothings I'd heard before. "I love you more than anybody else loves you..." No, it wasn't true. Nobody loved me like that. Nobody cared for me like I was worth fighting for.

I threw off the covers and got out of bed, pacing around the room. Why did I always fall for the same lies? Why did I always believe that someone would be different? The memories flooded back - the charming smiles, the whispered vows, the tender touches. All just a facade, a carefully crafted web of deceit.

I stopped in front of the mirror, staring at my reflection. What was wrong with me? Why did I keep letting men take advantage of my vulnerability? I looked tired, worn out from all the heartaches and broken promises.

As I stood there, lost in thought, a phrase echoed in my mind: "I love you and if you ever change your heart, I will still love you for all eternity." A lump formed in my throat as I recalled the words, spoken by yet another man who'd since disappeared from my life. The words had been genuine, or so it seemed at the time. But genuine or not, they were nothing but empty words now.

I'm left all alone while those men who uttered those sweet words to me have their own true love and happy endings.

There is no one who truly loves me. All the men who I've dated and given my heart to always said the same thing.

That I was made of stone.

That I was the one who doesn't know how to love.

That I'm the one who's selfish.

That I'm the one who's always wrong in our relationship.

Because of these always happening to me, I started to believe what they say to me. Maybe I really am the one with the problem. Maybe I really am to blame.

I slowly put up walls to cover and protect my heart from outsiders. I changed the way I lived. I stopped believing what fools say 'true love'. I first prioritized loving money, material things, and my work...

I chose to prioritize them since I wouldn't get hurt, wouldn't be left behind, and wouldn't hear painful things like, "You're the one whose at fault!" Bur despite my success, I still feel empty inside me. I always felt like something is missing, something is lost, something is lacking in my life.

And then one day, a man came along. He slowly climb the barriers I've painstakingly put around my heart and opened my eyes to the true meaning of love.

Then fate comes knocking around once again...

That person who became my shining ray of sunshine has already someone beside him. I guess I was right, that person's love is meant for another woman and that woman will never be me.

So I ended up where I was again, I was back in the cold corners of my world. All alone... And still pretending to be the 'woman who has a heart of stone'.

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