25 Years Ago
Their days as newly weds were spent in pure bliss. Theirs was a love with no visible obstacles anymore, so true and so divine.
Gumamela knew nothing of hardship and bitterness while married to Wile, particularly when they discovered that she was pregnant.
She couldn’t forget how he cried as he embraced her, spilling his words of gratitude to her, over and over again.
“I love you so much, Mahal. Thank you so much,” he said while in tears.
“I love you too.” Her lips met hers.
Wile turned out to be a present husband, caring to a fault and overly protective—too much that she sometimes had to remind him to calm down. He attended to her every need and want, made sure she had the best comfort as a pregnant wife to him.
The months passed in a gentle rhythm, marked by quiet mor
