I thought that as long as Sergio stood by my side and understood my intentions, then everything I did would be worth it.
But reality later taught me that if a guy's friends and family did not accept you, it was better to cut ties with him sooner rather than later.
Because like attracts like, and birds of a feather flock together.
The man you liked might not be a good catch after all.
It was unfortunate that I had wasted several years of my youth before I realized it.
But at least it was not too late.
Sergio was suffering from a terminal illness. To seek a miracle, I knelt in front of the statue of Jesus every night before bed, praying devoutly for an hour.
However, when I learned that Sergio shared my nightly prayers to Jesus as a joke with his friends, I knew it was over between us.
What I did not expect was that they would go so far as to do something this outrageous.
I knelt on the ground, feeling numb.
In my ears were the exaggerated sounds of their laughter.
At that moment, Sergio's childhood friend Kirsten was doubled over in laughter in his arms after pretending to be Jesus.
When I prayed, I habitually left only one candle lit.