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When She Met Him….

The ‘unspoken’ challenge— CW for tragedy, loneliness, depression, suicide, ableism, and loss.

By Meghan LeVaughn Published 7 months ago Updated 7 months ago 3 min read
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When She Met Him….
Photo by Artem Kovalev on Unsplash

Once upon a time, there was a story about these two unique human beings who lived in different cities and different states on this planet during a complex modern society.

They were two quite strangers at this point.

They were both in their mid-30s. Each of them has a different life- including education lifestyle, environment, skills, and experiences.


However, this is story isn't about a couple or romance at all.

This is a story about a young woman who has had difficulties in life for any people with communication and social skills since her childhood.

There is a young woman who lives the most restful, but a lonely life in a small town. She lives in the Deep South. She’s an introvert, an outcast, a loner, a student, an artist, a traveler, a writer, an acting/drama student, and a full-time aunt.

She's very kind, creative, mysterious, beautiful, and loyal.

But, she has had serious health problems.

Does She had a cancer? Heart disease?

No.

She has had mental health problems since young—-chronic mood disorder, depression, PTSD, anxiety, and PMDD.

She has been through this personal struggle in decades. It had started from the enormous trauma she went through, mostly from her school life. Everyone had treated her very badly like a dog because she's also autistic and has ADHD.

She has no support system, and even the therapists and counselors misunderstand her.
Every time, nobody invited her——at all. No one will talk to her, not even her friends, because she is too different from them. They have their own lives-married, job, and family. Unfortunately, she hasn't succeeded in anything, except she was a maid, caretaker, and babysitter for her family since middle school.

She’s an outcast because of her major flaws that no one would’ve accepted and appreciated but only she needs to “be fixed”.

Every day, she doesn't have much human connection nor a good education like anyone else. Her communications were so poor. Her emotions were too strong and too much for every single human being, no matter where she met and chose—right people, wrong, met online and met in person.

All she ever wanted was to be loved, heated, seen, and connected like everyone. Nobody sees that.

Until One day…

She went to the grocery store for some errands of her family. Then, she went to the comic shop. Then, she found someone. There is a man. A really handsome man with a great sense of style and a lovely smile. He seems to be the complete opposite of her.
A man who lives the glorious and most magnificent life in the big city. He lives on the East Coast to the West Coast. He’s an extrovert, an entertainer, a musician, a painter, an actor, a traveler, and a writer.

Eventually, sometimes, they might have something in common. Maybe? She thought. they're both very creative, love food, love nature, and animals, love adventures, love traveling the world, love art and music, and love stories.

They finally met online for months. A woman felt insecure if she was more of a fan than a friend since they hadn't known each other much. Then later, they finally meet up in person at the comic convention. But, she was scared.

The man was so very charming and very kind with pure soul. It really made the woman smile.

She just wanted to get to know him better...

She feared for being abandoned again. Even though, her feelings were quite extreme for him. Unfortunately, she hasn't learned anything about boundaries and communication from others at all, not even from school or home.

Then, the next day went by——she was ghosted.

The woman was desperate.

She has been silenced, withdrawn, isolated, and heartbroken.

She hasn't reached out to anyone ever since.

So…

Months have passed...

Everyone seemed much happier without her...

No one knows how she was doing…

It turned out that the reality had come true—-She was gone…

The only things she ever left behind in the bedroom were her photos, drawings, and journals until someone could see them and read them.

PsychologicalYoung AdultShort StoryLoveFantasyCONTENT WARNING
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About the Creator

Meghan LeVaughn

I'm Meghan. I’m almost 36. I always love to be creative and using my imagination since I was a little girl. I like stories & love to share my inspirations, journeys, etc.

www.twitter.com/MegsDreamDesign

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  • Babs Iverson7 months ago

    Wonderfully written!!! 💔 heartbreaking story!!!❤️💕

  • Ibinabo Brown 7 months ago

    Beautiful story

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