Love and murder
Christine Galea
Life is too short to think about the bad
times that other people make us go
through. Perhaps it is also too short to
love someone dearly… but maybe
those few short moments spent with
the person you love could affect your
whole life forever…
Everyone experiences good and bad
moments throughout their lives and
will continue doing so, as history
repeats itself, as my grand-
grandmother always states. She used
to tell me the story of two soulmates,
Ġanna and Ċikku who lived during the
16 th century. Their love was
unconditional despite their social
differences. Ċikku, who was the son of
a lawyer fell head over heels in love
with Ġanna, who was a carpenter’s
daughter. Ċikku happened to spot
Ġanna while he was passing by
through one of the main streets of the
Citadel. It was love at first sight for
both of them and nothing was going to
stop their love from flourishing not
even their different social
backgrounds.
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