My Love Story

by Jose Mungongo (Angola)

Making a local connection Angola

My Love Story It was 2012 when I made the typical final school trip to Paris, a beautiful city that I happened to be lucky enough to know. We visit the most emblematic places in the city, from the Louvre, to the Eiffel Tower passing through Sacré Coeure. It's hard to say, verbalizing how a love story begins but I feel like it was on the boat ride on the Seine, I felt like I was in a movie, it was all just like in the movies, the environment, the landscape, everything so beautiful and by coincidence or destination (as you want to call it), she was the one sitting next to me on the boat. I felt aloof from everything as if it were just the two of us in that boat, in that river, in that city, Paris was ours for a few moments without ever verbalizing a single word, we held hands, as if it were a compromise, we pressed it harder strength and smile, words were not necessary, everything was born from there ... I always say that I fell in love in Paris. And it's true! After the walk on the Seine in the late afternoon, I remember strolling around the Eiffel Tower, seeing lots of Chinese and tourists, that the city of love attracts, of the dozens of gentlemen selling mini Eiffel Towers, there was a 70 years old lady, she spoke French, even "Macaronic", she started speaking to us very loudly, I remember that at the time I was scared. There, out of nowhere a lady screaming at us without understanding anything, until the teacher who accompanied us came to our side to know what was going on and started trying to translate what she was getting from the lady's speech. Suddenly she takes our hand and I realize that it was about predictions, as if she were reading the fate for us. My teacher said: "she said it was destiny, it was destiny and that regardless of everything that may happen, you are going to get married in Paris and that the city has united you". We thanked and joined the rest of the group we laughed a lot about the situation and it is that story that we always tell, that the "psychic of Paris" was right, I do not know if we will marry, much less if it will be in Paris, but it is as if for her we would have been blessed. That lady we will never see again in life had the right timming and those words will mark us forever, just like the city, and especially that trip. Unfortunately we still haven't had a chance to return there, who knows we could meet that lady again... Regardless of everything, I know that Paris will always be our City...our shelter of love! Jose Mungongo Email: link.muangole@gmail.com Phone: +244941819304 Skype ID: Jozz Blue