Enjoyable story. I like the way you don’t define love, but I’m not totally convinced it was a love of passion. She was clearly older (“memories of years I have never seen “) and not considered highly attractive (“wrinkles that wrap her face” while carrying dirty clothes) makes it hard to follow the romantic love that is implied. Possibly defining what the narrator fell in love with, or using other words to define the type of love, like amour, passion, endearment, ect would be my suggestions.
Krulltar