In that moment I knew I loved you. The bitter months that led up to that night were nonexistant. Wiped clean. A different kind of love overwhelmed me.

To Wait by Zara Marimuthu

We have this picture of what love should look like. We see “perfect couples” and want to embody their relationship. But for me, I had to relearn what that image was. It wasn’t prince charming. It was looking at my partner in his rawest form and still choosing to stand by him.

Zara Marimuthu lives through words and movements. She hails from Malaysia but is currently a third-year Creative Writing student at RMIT. She hopes to inspire others with her work.

You can find Zara on Instagram and Tumblr.

Acknowledgements:

Memoria is written,  produced, edited and presented by Nat V.

Zara Marimuthu's short story, To Wait, is performed by Zara.

Music in this episode is by Blue Dot Sessions,   "Vittoro" and "Sage The Hunter".

Illustrations by Peta Manning. Her book, See Me Doodle, is out now.

Sound effects used in this episode by:

RoooDyDoooDy, SkeetMasterFunk69, reznik_Krkovicka, Eirikr, magedu, Tomlija, joncro, SpliceSound, mrshadow170, MAJ061785, kyles