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Personal Narrative, a Crossroad in My Life

Introduction

During our youth, we all make plans to get married and live a happy life. We somehow usually think that after marriage, all our troubles and worries will fade away since we are will have someone with whom we can share our sorrows and happiness. Seeing people living happily together gave me confidence that I will one day find a perfect life partner for myself.

Discussion

As years passed by, my hope of marrying a person who cares for me became stronger when I got to know John in University. He was my classmate and most probably the best person I ever met in my life and by the time we finished our education, we were best friends. During the final days at University we started to think of the good times we spent together and how we will miss each other. During these conversations we used to feel quite sad of being apart after spending 3 years together.

Suddenly, a sense of love started to develop between the two of us and unexpectedly we decided to speak to our parents about our marriage. This period was a difficult one for me since I never spoke to my parents on such issues, but John gave me the confidence and finally we spoke to our parents. Surprisingly, our parents agreed since they knew both of us quite well.

On the 2nd of July, 2006 we got married and we decided to live with my husbands' parents since he was their only son and so was I the only daughter of my parents. Although I never wanted to leave them alone, I had to in order to stay committed to my husband. The first 4 months were really amazing but suddenly something very heartbreaking happened to me.

One Sunday morning, my parents, while going to the supermarket, met with an accident with a trailer. The accident was quite intense damaging their car beyond recognition and left both of them dead on the spot. This incident was the worst thing that ever happened to me. My husband and his parents always comforted me whenever I was upset. I spent the next few months trying to get over this incident and finally managed to control my emotions.

In November, the following year, I delivered a son. This event brought joy into my life after losing my parents. My husband ...