Christina Bradbury - All About Progress (Book 1)

David Seyfried.

I met David 2 years ago, when he was looking for a job at one of our companies, He knew who I was, 'through a mutual friend' he said.

He was charming, funny, and handsome... Who wouldn't fall in love?

On our first date, he took me on a cruise along the Hudson River and into New York Harbor, It was an expensive ride, that even he, couldn't afford, So we snuck into the ship and hid in one of the cabins, and that's what captivated me...The Thrill.

We did a lot of risky things, David and I. To top it all off, Mom and Dad didn't like him.

He promised me the world and beyond.

Now I know you might be saying 'Girl when a man promises you the world? That's a lie, How did you believe that?'. Try being in a relationship with a man who listens, cares, understands, and makes you laugh, even in sad times. He'd say the sky is yellow and you'd believe it.

When David proposed to me, we were watching a movie at the Cinema, He caught me off guard, The protagonist in the movie was telling her friends that her Boyfriend was taking too long to propose to her and she was tired of waiting, David whispered in my ear and asked If I, too was tired of waiting, thinking it was a joke, I inturn said 'Yes'. He lift my hand and slipped a ring onto my ring finger. I was flabbergasted.

None of my people liked David and he didn't care, I also didn't care, but I won't lie to you, I hated it at times.

I wanted the people I love to also love each other, I just wanted unity.

Did he ever give me any red flags? No.

Alice and Sean fought all the time, that for me was enough red flags, indicating that their relationship was toxic.

I got hooked on David because he was my first. He is the only man I've ever known, sexually, and emotionally.

We never argued, he always agreed with what I said.

He did have a problem with me using my black card to buy anything for him or the house, He always said it doesn't make him feel man enough and as if the Heavens were answering his pleas, Dad cut me off.

You might be wondering, why I'm reminiscing so much on a man who left me a day after we got married, with no explanation.

I'm trying to find an explanation.

I'm trying to figure out where I went wrong.

I'm trying to find answers.

Was I not the woman he wanted to be with anymore?

Did I snore too loudly when I slept? Did I kick him in the balls that night?

Did he give me the best 2 years of my life, just for 1 night of his life?, It's no secret, I was a virgin till our marriage night.

Was I that bad for him sexually? Why didn't he teach me, how to be what he wants.

This man has broken me, beyond repair ...

How could I sleep?