He saw her talking with her friends seated outside the café. She was laughing at something in a manner that made her throw her head back and eyes sparkle. He was in love with her beautiful eyes. It was her eyes that drew him closer. After a long wait he had finally mustered the courage to ask her to be his girlfriend. She said that she already had a boyfriend, but they could be friends. He walked towards her, and in a sudden motion splashed a bottle of acid in her face. Nobody else would now see her beautiful eyes.
And I write 
Love. Sigh. The things it makes some people do. But he wouldn’t ever see those beautiful eyes again, would he? How self-defeating are our defensive and offensive moves, most times.
Love? I wonder.
Love makes us do things that may not make sense to some one else..
However as you rightly wondered, was THIS love?
Thank you, Ushu
I would never cal it ‘love’ either, Usha. Love would never prompt a person to do such a thing.
I like to think that It was attraction at first, which then perverted in to obsession and possessiveness
OMG! I actually let out a squeak as I read ‘splashed a bottle of acid..’! That was horrifying!
People and their crazy definition of ‘love’! They are so dangerous..
Crazy knows no bounds 😦
That came as a shock. How selfish and thoughtless people are, and on top of it downright cruel too.
Shit !
That last line surely brought back all those gory happenings which we keep hearing now and then 😦
obsession makes people do crazy stuff and often, they don’t realize how they destroy lives. The death of Preeti Rathi in Mumbai immediately pops in my mind and I wonder why the jilted lovers do such thgs. I believe in free love.
This was very cruel on his part.. It was not true love.True love is tender and can never be brutal.Written very nicely.
My… that was a twist. I fail to understand how can a person love and yet harm anyone
Too close to reality for my liking…….But that’s life for many women, sadly 😦
I can’t can’t can’t like this!!!!! 😦
The sad reality of today.
Abhorrent acts by the youth of our society brings disgrace to the gentle feelings of LOVE…
Nicely written
Crazy, Stupid, Love or selfish love……………..
What a stalker that guy turned out to be…and truly he was obsessive and I doubt in love. Well written.
Kathy
http://gigglingtruckerswife.blogspot.com
Oh My! That is scary. What a turn of events. 🙂
Insecurity, jealousy, possesiveness, grapes-are-sour-attitude….definitely not love. Things people do in the name of love, gives love such a bad name.