Maya: The Unfinished Chapter

"Chapters of Fate #1"

It was love at first sight for him.

Not for her perhaps, but he could slowly see her opening up to him.

Carlos Ellordi had never imagined finding love in Bangladesh; a country he sought out for nothing but temporary escape. And yet, fate favoured him in such a way that he ended up finding solace in Maya Ray; a young, 22 year old woman, who bumped into him and nearly ripped off a chunk of his skin, but also a bit of his heart at first sight.

More and more time spent together, and yet Carlos wished for the time to slow down. So he could count every smile, every word, every laugh, and every moment until they got engraved into his soul.

And it did.

Until years later, when mysteries surrounding her family started to unravel slowly, piece by piece in such a way that it made him question everything he knew about her.

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"You'll love me forever, right?"

"Yes," I promised her, my breath mingling with hers as I neared closer. "Until however long we have, until the wrinkles on our skin speak more than words."

"Promise me that nothing will ever change what we have between us." She insisted, grabbing on to my collar, pulling me closer as her voice tethered close to yearning. "Nothing at all."

"Never, my love."

When we met, I considered it fate. But sometimes we fail to understand that fate backstabs us more than a living, breathing enemy.

And by the time you realize it, the silent humiliation ritual is already completed.