6/26/2022 0 Comments Missed out on love and happinessThe dumbest decision I ever made continues to haunt me.
Twenty-eight years ago, I turned away from a relationship that lasted from 1991 to 1994. It began during my final year at Stillman College and ended after she graduated from the University of Alabama in 1994. One day she called me at work in Biloxi, Mississippi. She planned to study fashion in New York City, but if there was a chance to have a family and get married, she'd take it. My heart went pitter-patter and it skipped a beat. My body froze quicker than a snowman at the North Pole. I was in love with her and wanted nothing more than Everlasting Love. We'd make our own version of Married....With Children. Deep down, my conscience prevented me from doing so. She'd resent me for not allowing her to go and one day, she'd leave. By the time she returned to Alabama five years later, I was about to get married. She began dating her eventual husband and father of two girls. My only marriage ended after 10 years. I have two girls. It's plain and simple: her marriage worked and mine did not. In a heavy dose of symbolism, I work in her hometown. I run into her sister and mother I often joke about what could've been. I tried to start a second time with another Selma, but her sorority and materialism kept it from going anywhere. I passed up True Love in the Spring of 1994 and it hasn't been the same since.
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AuthorJK Jones' writing career began as a junior at Holt High in 1986 as as Sports Editor of the Purple Reign, the school's newspaper until graduating in 1988. It opened the door to a long and successful sports writing career. As an author, several of Jones' E-books were best sellers. Jones has shown promise during the early stages of screenwriting. Jones' short screenplay, Instant Replay, was accepted by the Cannes Latitude Film Festival in 2016. Jones' most recent screenplay, False Start, was selected to the Chihuahua International Film Festival in November, 2019. For more information, visit https://www.scriptrevolution.com/profiles/jk-jones. Archives
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