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Rahima Suleiman
Student @ Nasarawa State University
The mistake of my life
<p><br></p><p>---</p><p><br></p><p>The Mistake of My Life</p><p><br></p><p>If I could turn back time to just one moment, it would be the day I let go of someone who truly cared.</p><p><br></p><p>Her name was Alina.</p><p><br></p><p>She wasn’t loud or flashy. She was soft-spoken, the kind of person who listened more than she spoke, who remembered little things like my favorite song or how I liked my tea—with honey, never sugar. We weren’t perfect, but we were steady, and that kind of love is rare.</p><p><br></p><p>But I didn’t see that then.</p><p><br></p><p>I was too focused on chasing what I thought success looked like—money, titles, approval from people who wouldn’t even remember my name in five years. I told myself I was doing it for us, for the future. But the truth is, I was doing it for my pride.</p><p><br></p><p>I stopped showing up. I missed her birthday. I skipped dinners. I came home with excuses instead of flowers. She stayed through it all, quietly hurting, until one day she just… didn’t.</p><p><br></p><p>There was no big fight. No slammed doors. Just a note on the table:</p><p><br></p><p>> “I can’t keep loving someone who’s already left me in every way but physically.”</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>I read it twice. Then again. And still, I didn’t believe she was gone until the apartment felt like an echo chamber. Her laugh didn’t bounce off the walls anymore. Her toothbrush was gone. So was her scent.</p><p><br></p><p>That was three years ago.</p><p><br></p><p>I’ve done well in my career. People clap when I speak. My name shows up on shiny plaques. But when I come home, there’s no one to say, “How was your day?” No one to laugh at my stupid jokes or fall asleep beside me on the couch.</p><p><br></p><p>Sometimes, the biggest mistake of your life isn’t one big decision—it’s a thousand small ones where you choose everything except what really matters.</p><p><br></p><p>If I ever see her again, I’ll tell her:</p><p><br></p><p>> “You weren’t the one who left. I was. And it was the worst mistake I’ve ever made.”</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>
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