The Story Finally Had to be Told

 

These cards have been laying on the table beside my computer for days.  Sometimes, when I've sat down, I would pick a notebook up and jot down impressions from the cards.  I did this two or three times, until a story started to unfold.

The story is about a couple, a young couple it seems, and how a jealous bystander, whether in the form of a "friend", sibling, colleague, etc., played into the near destruction of their incredible connection.  No matter how strong a couple thinks they are, repeated and malicious invasive thoughts in the guise of "advice" from an outsider can chip away at the strongest foundations.  It's a mind game, and it's insidious.

The couple were, of course, affected by the negativity of this individual and the insipid cloying conversations that ensued in the guise of good advice, and things this person "just thought you should know" -- no matter how false and fabricated the stories.

And the really vicious thing about it is this individual was apparently befriending both parties separately, worming their way in as a confidant and sounding board, someone with a shoulder to lean on, someone who (or so the individuals thought) had their best interest and the interest of the relationship at heart.  (So untrue, all of it, the only thing this poisonous connection wanted was to ruin something because it was beautiful and amazing and they didn't have one like it.)

There's people out there like that, you know, as much as we might not want to believe it, or think about it.

I'm not sure what turned events around, what opened this couples eyes to the truth and to each other, what betrayed the wolf in sheep's clothing, what exposed the jealous plot to divide this couple.  Who saw it first; how did they approach this individual, if at all; how did they come to a joint realization that they were actually on the same page and didn't need any outside assistance to maintain their relationship, thank you.

I don't have that information.  The cards wouldn't tell me this.  But that's okay, I don't need to know.  The cards showed me the end of the story, the good part, the happy ever after ending, the ending that gives credence to loyalty and forever-love and magical life connections.

The couple survived this onslaught, and I'm sure that they learned much from this experience, and needless to say, this will probably never happen to them again, because now they are "aware", and once you "know", you can never "unknow".

True love prevails... it's true, it really does.