A Lie Sung: His Deception, Her Amnesia

rote the greatest love song of t

He wrote

woman singing

tting go of the love of his life. Critics call it a masterpiece of he

the guy on the guitar next to her. We had ten years together. Then

In the spotligh

breath is g

deep ache that settles in my bones. It' s a familiar feeling,

of the cancer spreading through my lungs. Dr. Chen told me not

was

see her. On

a beach on the coast, a place we went for our fifth anniversary. Olivia found it, sayi

ept it

e looks different. Polished. Her hair, once a wild mess of curls I loved to run my fingers through,

the voice that used to sing me to sleep, the v

out my death, a song w

her, who love this story. Olivia' s chest heaves, a genuine, beautiful s

rter walks on

sy grace, a man completely comfortable with being adored. He walks right to Oliv

crophone from

he moment I found you, I knew my life had changed. You were lost,

story. A car accident, partial amnesia. A kind, brilli

t came from a place of deep loss in my past. But you, Olivi

liar. I' ll g

drops to

es over the stadium as thousands of p

king with practiced emotion. "You are my

e it catches the light from the back

streaming down her face. They' re happy te

. Then she finds her voic

em in gold and silver. They kiss, a perfect, movie-ending

d, of healing, of a

A girl next to me is sobbing into her boyfriend' s shoulder.

rt of this moment.

The forgotten footnote in a

blade. It' s not just the cancer. It' s the sight of her, so hap

to ge

tatic crowd. Every smiling face is an accusation. Ev

sks, grabbing my arm as I lurch

just shake my head,

, empty concourse. I lean against a concrete pillar, my body

at' s so inspiring. They don't know that the dying musicia

ician. And my lost love ju

tears through my chest, hot and wet

ained wi