It all started innocently enough on a Thursday. I was single and working full time. I was especially busy at work one day. I stopped briefly at my desk when a coworker told me that "Rachel" was looking for me and wanted to talk to me. I thought that was a little odd as she was a fairly new employee. We rarely saw each other at work and didn’t really know each other. As I headed to the elevator, "Rachel" caught up with me and asked me if I had a minute to talk. I told her if she could talk to me on the way down on the elevator, I had just a few minutes. She joined me on the elevator and told me that she had a brother. He had seen me when he had visited her at work and was interested in meeting me. "Rachel" asked if I would be willing to meet him. She said she could introduce us that afternoon after work. "Rachel" is beautiful, and I have to admit I thought to myself, "He can't be that bad." Superficial and dumb I know. I wasn’t dating anyone at the time and so I just said, “Sure, why not.”
Such an innocent beginning to a painful journey for me. Along the way I have had to cling to my faith and belief that God will use these life lessons to make me a stronger and better person. I made so many mistakes and ignored so many "red flags". If you follow my story, I hope that I can give hope to those who can relate and help others not to judge.
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