It was a dark and stormy night just like they are depicted in horror movies. There was only a straight road ahead and big tall trees around almost like a forest. There was no way of telling who or what could possibly be in there. I knew it wasn't safe to be there, alone, and for me as a man to feel that terrible suspense in the air, was something I had never experienced in 32 years of living. So why not leave? I guess I just sought answers.
There would be nothing to be found straight going by the road. So finally it was time to push myself into the woods. I didn't come prepared in case of an encounter with any type of animal attack. All I could do was pray for the best to happen. About a mile of walking into the woods I started hearing some noises, some people talking, but who in the right mind would be in the middle of the forest at this time. I really wished it wasn't what I was thinking at the beginning of this trip out here. If it was, I wouldn't know how to deal with something that big.
As I kept getting closer, I saw the enemies. Although it was two and truthfully I didn't know which of the two were worse. But mentally I had been preparing myself for this moment. There they were laying on a blanket I gifted her for our first valentine's day together. How could she possibly do this to me after 6 years of being together. Her weird attitudes, moods, and actions had been telling me she was cheating on me but it was only a matter of proving it. I punched him so hard in that moment, I was full of hatred and jealousy. She did not deserve for me to even have a reaction after cheating on me for who knows how long. However, human nature is to feel and in that moment, it was the biggest wound ever made in my heart.
No one is ever prepared for something like that, but of course I value myself more than anything so I left her. No explanation was needed from her end, nothing could ever justify someone cheating on anyone. As big as the wound was, it healed and it was the biggest experience to shape me into who I am today. It took a lot of support and love to get over disloyalty. It is now harder to trust people but that's something to soon be overcome.
In my story, I explore certain ideas like that of disloyalty and inability to trust a person. In the real world those are events that happen and lead to a person not trusting others. Whether it is a significant other or simply someone important in one's life. They are tragic in so many ways, it's painful, and even more so when it's someone you love. So I thought why not create a story portraying that message but with a certain level of suspense to entertain the reader.
The writing process was all over the place. Many things were going through my mind when we first were told to write a story off the top of my head. The theme explored in my writing was about love and how disloyal people can be, but at the end it will all be okay. What inspired my writing was the thought of suspense which reminded me of scary movies. And the disloyal part came from me recently seeing a breakup happen