Unforgettable experience: The Year Love left Its Mark on My Heart

*I have always said that 2011 was a year I could never forget. It was the start of a new phase in my life - The year I fell in love for the first time, the year I began to understand what it truly means to care for someone. It was a time when I felt joy like never before, yet also experienced heartbreak for the first time. A year filled with friendship, love, and rejection. All wrapped into one unforgettable chapter.*  [source](https://pixabay.com/photos/love-pair-two-love-story-lovers-3187623/) *Do I regret any of it? Not at all. I am grateful to be among the lucky few who have felt the spark of real love, that rush of emotions that makes your heart race and your mind lose control.* *It's true what they say, we don't find love; love finds us. And most times, it comes when we least expect it, quietly slipping into our lives and changing everything.* _{**January 2011**} *One Sunday morning, I saw two young girls standing in front of my house. The night before, I'd heard the sound of a truck nd some movement outside, so it didn't take much to figure out - I had a new neighbour.* *This wasn't a love at first sight story. Honestly, I felt nothing special when I first saw them. It took some time before we even started talking or getting to know each other. Little did I know that simple moment would later become a story I would never forget.* *That was how I met Goodness and Mercy, two sisters who would unknowingly leave a mark on my life. Goodness, the elder one, became my first love, and Mercy, her younger sister, was the cheerful bridge that connected us.* *The more time we spent together, the fonder my heart grew. I didn't even realize how deep it had become until I travelled for a few weeks, and that was when I truly felt the emptiness, like my heart was missing its rib.*  [source](https://pixabay.com/photos/hearts-paint-brush-painting-love-6963368/) *I hurried back home, only to be met with rejection. My heart was wounded by the one I called my beloved, but love can't be forced. No matter how deeply we love someone, they need to feel it too for it to work.* *The days that followed were heavy. I tried to smile and act like I was fine, but deep inside, I was breaking. Every word, every memory, and every laugh we once shared kept replaying in my mind, pushing me into a fortress of solitude—a quiet place where I could hide my pain from the prying eyes of others.* *It took months to heal and years to truly move on, yet the memories still linger.* *That is one memory I can never forget or erase from my life; it is tied deeply to my heart, and no matter how much time passes, the heart never forgets.* *I may have healed and moved on, but a part of me will always remember, not with pain, but with gratitude, forever knowing what it truly means to love.*  **Just call me Burl.** *I am a professional gamer, motivational speaker and a crypto enthusiast* *Discord: burlarj* *Twitter id: burlarj1* *Telegram: burlarj* **God exists, I am a living testimony** **Giving up is not an option, every hustler has a payday** **Don't wish for it, Make it happen** **Only Love can heal a broken Heart**