When Robert, my fiancé, died suddenly, I thought the end of the world was near. But what happened next was a horrible nightmare that was made worse by a strange phone call that seemed to come from beyond the grave.
While I was in foster care, I always hoped to have a loving family. Then I met Robert. He was kind, funny, and loving, just like I wanted in a partner. His family received me with open arms, and they filled a hole I thought would never go away.
Our time together was like a fairy tale, full of happiness and hope. We were going to have twins, and things looked good for the future. But fate had other ideas.
My world fell apart the day Robert died. I couldn’t move during the funeral because I was so sad. In the weeks that followed, visiting his grave and telling him stories and news about our future children helped me feel better.
As I knelt by his gravestone one afternoon, I heard a strange sound. There was a phone in the grass with Robert’s name on it as the caller. When I answered, my heart was pounding, and his voice sent chills down my spine.
I fell down, not sure what was real. Robert’s mum found me in the hospital. She looked at me with sad and determined eyes. We all went to the cops to find out what was going on.
The investigation took us down a dark road that revealed a bad plan that Ursula, Robert’s ex-girlfriend, was behind. She used sophisticated voice-changing software to control me and take advantage of my sadness.
The news broke my heart, but Robert’s family helped me get through it. Because we both had been hurt, we became close and promised to remember him for our children.
I told Robert in a whisper that we would make it through this, and our love would bring us through. The path ahead would be hard and long, but I found hope with my new family by my side.
I had hoped for a miracle, but in the end it was a hard truth that made me face the darkness. But in the middle of the sadness, I found a love that would last beyond even death.
Even though Robert is no longer with us, his honour goes on in our children and the strong bonds we made with him. There will always be pain, but the love that is still there has helped me feel better.
