You know, I've been blessed in my life so far where I have had some great lovers who cared deeply for me. The reason I know this is because over the years, I have ran into some of them and they have all mentioned how they miss being with me even though I've moved on. However, I thought these guys were my greatest loves until I fell in love with Mike. Mike and I started off as friends and evolved into best friends. He and I have been in each other lives for 12 years prior to becoming a couple. There was always this chemistry between us however, whenever there were attempts for us to become a couple, we were either involved with other people which made for inappropriate timing. However, after I was raped and beaten, I was confirmed for either death or vegetated for the rest of my life. By the grace of God, with a few mishaps which I cover with my outer and physical appearance, I was able to make miraculous progress that many of my doctors are still in amazement. The reason I bring this up is because although my close circle of friends were there for me, but Mike stood out amongst them all.
Mike was a very, very attractive man and was sought after by a lot of guys. Nonetheless, he was there for me. Even when I was in a coma in ICU for several months, when I came out of the coma, the nurse had mentioned to me how he would stay by my side every single day. She mentioned that she was so touch by his actions, that she would arrange for him to stay in one of the extra bedrooms on the floor so that he could be near me. When I was finally able to come home, I was not able to talk or eat solid foods due to a tube being inserted through a hole that was located in the middle of my throat, However, because of my faith and determination and with Mike's help, I was able to overcome the odds that the doctors had set for me if I was able to live through the emergency surgery. Mike had moved me in with him and he would go with me to physical and speech therapy. In fact, many times after the sessions, he would assist me with what was being taught or exercised at those sessions at home during the evening hours. With his help, I was able to speak words and broken sentences at first.
The funny thing is that periodically, when he would hold up flash cards with different words on them for me to try to pronounce, he would sometimes through in the phrase on a homemade flash card which said "SUCK HARD COCK"...lol..and this was the first words that I actually spoke. As time went on, each day, I began to get better than what was expected of me and Mike was there for me all the way. The reason I use past tense when I mentioned him earlier was because three years ago, Mike died unexpectedly.
After his death, I went into a deep depression and was ready again to give up on life altogether. However, I kept remembering his words in my head about how proud he was of me and how he felt I could do anything if I set my mind to it. Now, in another month, I will graduate from college with my Master's which is something that I had given up on as a teenager because when I was awarded a full scholarship, I had to decline the offer due to the fact that my mom thought it would be best if I obtained a full time job in order to help out financially at home. I miss him so much and although I am going on with life, I still have some issues and setbacks in some areas because I had gotten so accustomed with him being there as my rock. I have begun to date again, but sporadically because I am still getting adjusted to going on through life without him. Therefore, I am taking "baby steps" each day. With that being said, He was the greatest love of my life.