The L-Word

To be completely honest, the whole concept of love has always been foreign to me. I never grew up in a household where love was lucidly present. It appeared to be just a four letter word people announced to each other to feel special and tied down to something. To me, love was a myth that people accidentally stumbled upon regretting it in the long run. All it seemed to do was cause pain and heartache to its patrons. And so, it was this conviction that led me to see the world in skeptical eyes.

I regarded the couples who claimed their love was real with disgust. Personally, I was your more one night stand girl rather than getting to know the partner. The intriguing mystery girl to those who surrounded me in school. The girl with thick walls around herself who was ready to bolt whenever things became too intimate.

With my final year in high school approaching, I planned to have the same attitude about love as I've always had for most of my 17 years. It was impossible to imagine myself ever finding romantic love with these people that I've grown up with. My friends continuously tried to convince me that one day I would find real love, someone to see through this thick facade I had created, but I just shook them off. I, Kelsey Williams just simply do not believe in love.

But that was until I met Dominick Van Rooyen.