To be nineteen and free! I thought Chicago was my oyster. I was a well-dressed, handsome, and charming young man. Women were in and out of my life like a souped-up race car darting in and out of traffic! Life was good!

But then I saw her-the girl of my dreams; and to my surprise, I was her dream guy! And against all odds, against those who never wanted us to be, she became my "forever girl!"

I had it all: a beautiful wife, two lovely children, and the course was set-my happily ever after! We were inseparable-she for me and me for her! Nothing could go wrong, exceptâEUR the unimaginable.

How could I lose the love of my life? My "forever girl" was no more. And now, life would never be the same.