Woman recalls how she found love in the wake of gang attack

In a powerful Imgur post, user omgitsamy shared harrowing pictures and a tale of how an attack from a wannabe gang member left her face scarred and wounded, but also how it ultimately led her to find a romantic involvement.

Omgitsamy recalls how "2 years ago" she was driving through her neighborhood in South Africa with her car window down, when a rock smashed through the open frame and into her face.

The rock was followed by another that "cracked [her] cheekbone, 2 teeth and [her] temple bone, and the itty bitty bone that's in [her] ear."

She describes the pain the attack brought, as well as the constant fear of "people invading my house and finishing the job."

She writes how people would look at the long scar on her face and make Heath Ledger/Joker jokes, but also how "a very special man told me I was beautiful no matter what I had on my face."

The man, Ben, ultimately became her boyfriend, and she writes, "I honestly do not know what I did in my past life to deserve such an amazing kind and caring man."

The post has been viewed over 290,000 times since it was posted on January 30.