Erased, Not Forgotten: Reclaimed

anished, leaving behind whispers of a hidden masterpiece. I poured my life into its deca

announced his fiancée, Lily. He gave her my decade of sacrifice, my meticulous work,

walls. Lily, with a calculated innocence, cemented the lie, painting me as an "intense" th

yal. Was my life wasted chasing a ghost? A legacy that wasn't mine to claim? T

n sketchbook. It was time for Sterling' s meticulously crafte