Deafened By His Hateful Words

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every distant siren, every whispered conversation reached my ears with startling clarity. It was a beautiful, o

now felt distant, almost comical. "Emi's so stressed, you guys. Being a rock star is tough!" she'd caption a selfie of her pouting nex

dn't she save his life?" "This girl is a homewrecker. So trashy." "Emiliano, you really messed up this tim

ed woman, Adell," she'd noted, sipping her tea. "And a man who betrays that woman for a younger,

l, still whispered a faint tremor of concern. But the new Adell, the one who could now he

. My mother' s security detail ensured he couldn' t get near the pentho

all, intricately carved wooden bird. It was a gift from Emiliano, years ago, when he was still struggling. "For my

, the dreams, the hopes I' d poured into it. I looked at the delicate lace, the shimmering pearls. And then, with a sudden, fierce surge of anger, I ripped it. The so

didn't smash them, didn't burn them. That would be too dramatic, too much like the old Adell. Instead, I calmly boxed them u

body was exhausted, but my mind raced, processing, analyzing, healing. The hurt was still there, a

once embraced. But perhaps, after the earthquake, a quiet, solid foundation was exactly what I needed. No grand promises. No empty w

Latest Meltdown: Attacks Fans, Defends Emiliano." The comments section exploded, now turning vici

uld reap the whirlwind. My future, once so inextricably linked to his, was now entirely my o

A new day. A new life. And I was ready for it. My heart, though bruised, was beat

words no longer laced with pain, but with a quie

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strings silent, gathering dust. My manager' s calls went straight to voicemail. I didn' t care. Nothing mattere

anager, I couldn't reach her. Her mother's formidable security detail was a wall I

nergy" of the loft. Good riddance. She was a shallow reflection, a pale im

iumphant poses, was now photoshopped with devil horns, "cheater" emblazoned across

w, it was a poisoned chalice. My music, once my escape, was now my torment. Eve

away, taking the blow herself. Her ear, crushed. The silence that had become her constan

he constant reminder of her sacrifice. I had wanted to be free. And now I w

for her loyalty, her support, her unwavering belief in me. But for her. For her quiet strength,

ess. I would do anything. Give up everything. Just to have her back. My career, my fam

and suffocating. It was my punishment. The silen

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