forget me not (the last kiss)  i fell in love with a boy a long time ago. <br> <br>i was only a small girl. scared and frightened, i was taken from my home and held against my will. his father hurt me, but he protected me and kept me safe as best he could. <br> <br>until i left him. <br> <br>i ran the first chance i got and even though i knew he wasn’t behind me, i didn’t stop. the branches lashed out at me, punishing me for leaving him in the hands of a monster. <br> <br>i’ve never felt such guilt in my life. <br> <br>although i survived, the boy was never found. i prayed for him to be safe. i dreamed he’d be alright and come back to me. even as a young girl i knew i loved him, but i betrayed him. <br> <br>twenty years later, all my wishes came true. <br> <br>but the boy came back a man. with a grip strong enough to keep me close and a look in his eyes that warned me to never dare leave him again. i was his to keep after all. <br> <br>twenty years after leaving one hell, i entered another. our tale was only just getting started. <br> <br>it’s dark and twisted. <br> <br>but that doesn’t make it any less of what it is. <br> <br>a love story. our love story.