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Her Voice, My Songs ASR
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00:00fingers still on the keys of our grand piano when my father turned and walked to the balcony
00:04he didn't shout he didn't cry he just jumped blood bloomed across the white roses below
00:11the man who did this to him was my piano instructor the woman who stood beside him
00:16was my mother piano became my nightmare on the day i married lila reed i looked into her eyes
00:22and said the quiet terrible promise if you ever want to leave me play the piano she was a nobody
00:28then a small-time club singer with a voice that could break hearts she clung to me and swore no
00:34piano will ever cross this threshold not ever i believed her i was shadow the anonymous composer
00:41behind every chart-topping hit i wrote her songs i built her brand i turned lila reed into a global
00:50pop icon for five years i hid in the dark so she could shine
00:56i thought that was love i was wrong i came home early with a new track one i'd spent three
01:04weeks
01:04perfecting the second i opened the door i heard it piano clear cool and familiar i stepped into the
01:14living room lena was seated at the grand piano i'd forbidden a man in a white tailored suit stood
01:20behind her arms wrapped around her waist their fingers tangled on the keys they were playing a
01:25melody i wrote for her my song when she saw me she didn't panic she didn't even flinch
01:38the man turned i knew his face i knew his blood he was damon hale's son
01:47the man who destroyed my father my voice came out cold sharp enough to cut glass
01:52my father only had one child in that moment i knew the marriage was over the mercy was gone
02:00i sat at my father's grave for three hours rain started to fall cold and gray just like the day
02:07he died i didn't just lose a father that day i lost the right to grieve where are you you're
02:15being
02:15ridiculous i'm at the cemetery silence then she sighed like i was a burden you're still upset about
02:23the piano it was just a song ethan let go of the past my chest tightened pain exploded in my
02:30stomach
02:30old ulcers from years of writing through the night skipping meals burning myself out for her
02:34i dropped the phone she called back frantic
02:40are you having an attack don't move i'll come get you a car sped past me it was hers a
02:46text popped
02:46up a second later i stared at the screen no shock no hurt just calm icy clarity i dialed my
02:57lawyer
02:59draw up the divorce papers and recall every single song i ever gave lila reed every last one
03:06she was a star because of me
03:10i was about to turn off the light i didn't go back to the mansion that night i checked into
03:14a private
03:15wellness suite in beverly hills the kind with soundproof walls and no trace of pianos for the
03:20first time in 10 years i let someone else take care of me no deadlines no lyrics no lila my
03:28phone
03:28blew up before i could fall asleep where are you i'm hungry make me soup lila had never learned to
03:34cook for a decade i'd kept a warm pot waiting for her no matter how late i worked my stomach
03:38still
03:39ached from the ulcers i've gotten skipping meals to finish her tracks i typed back cold and clean
03:44we're divorced then i blocked her 30 seconds later an unknown number called i ignored it by morning
03:50my email had 99 plus unread messages begging yelling threatening all from the woman i'd given
03:55everything i smiled she had no idea what regret really felt like the news popped up while i was
04:00brushing my teeth lila reed had posted a photo two hands intertwined her manicured nails wrapped around
04:06a man's fingers caption 10 years 1000 shows you're my everything everyone knew the media the fans the
04:12entire industry it was kian's hand she was announcing her new love on the night of our 10th anniversary
04:18on the night i'd signed our divorce papers i locked my phone and ordered breakfast the show was about to
04:26begin i arrived at black note records at noon my spot was gone my desk my awards my sound system
04:33my handwritten notes all cleared away in my chair and hale leaning back like he owned the place
04:38surprise brother lila said this studio's mine now i'm her exclusive producer and manager
04:45that's yours now enjoy the view i laughed it came out sharp cruel and honest like father like son
04:54you really are good at taking what isn't yours don't you dare talk about my dad you mean the man
04:59who broke my family apart the man who drove my father to his death i stepped closer voice low enough
05:05only he could hear you're just a cheap copy even your lies are unoriginal love isn't about who came
05:12first it's about who she wants and she wants me i stared at him you can have her she's used
05:18up
05:18broken just like you i found my father's silver ring in a cardboard box slipped it onto my finger
05:25and walked out lila was waiting by the door arms crossed eyes tired then stop being childish block me
05:32apologize i looked at her like she was a stranger we're divorced lila she sighed like i was being
05:39impossible fine i'll make it up to you i'll announce you're my husband at the concert tonight
05:44the fans will accept it just stop this that was her offer after 10 years of hiding of lying of
05:50letting
05:51her pretend to be single she'd reward me with a mention i walked past her without a word
05:55in my car i snapped my sim card in half and threw it out the window tonight she would have
06:00her 1000
06:01show celebration and i would end her career 8 p.m madison square gaben the arena was packed
06:08fans screamed lila's name so loud the walls shook neon lights flooded the stage she rose from the floor
06:14on a golden platform gown sparking microphone in hand her eyes scanned the front row it was empty
06:18i wasn't there for the first time in her career she looked nervous she opened her mouth to sing
06:24the first note the music cut off silence confusion rippled through the crowd lila it's bad ethan's
06:30lawyers just served the label he's recalling every single song you ever perform no rights no stage
06:34no nothing her face went white her knuckles whitened around the mic the fans started to murmur
06:40refund what's happening she didn't write any of them did she lila's throat bobbed she forced a smile
06:48shaky and fake everyone i'm so sorry i've developed a sudden vocal condition my doctor insists i stop
06:55immediately liar liar the crowd roared booze rained down camera flashes exploded as she stumbled off stage
07:03humiliated destroyed ruined in that moment lila reed's empire crumbled and i watched it all from a
07:09private suite drinking whiskey completely calm i'd kept my promise she played the piano i took everything
07:18the backstage chaos was a war zone lila slammed into her dressing room throwing chairs screaming at
07:24assistants call him call him now her manager handed over a phone i answered on the first ring ethan please
07:31we're family you can't do this to me divorced i already sent the papers to your email i didn't mean
07:38it i signed because i thought you were throwing a tantrum i hung up she called again and again and
07:46again
07:47finally a text the songs are ours you can't take them back i smiled i posted one thing to my
07:54official
07:55newly verified account a photo of my original manuscripts dated six years before lila's debut
08:00signed by ethan boss attached official copyright registration from the u.s copyright office
08:05caption my work my voice my name the internet exploded
08:12leela reed fraud shadow is ethan boss the real consumers all at once the world knew she wasn't a
08:19genius she was a thief i thought that would be the end of it i was wrong a call came
08:25in from a foreign
08:26number i almost hang up something made me answer ethan it's mom
08:33the woman who'd left with damon hale who'd witched my father die and never looked back
08:42i'm back i want to fix things fix what you left you chose them you killed him it wasn't like
08:50that
08:50your father was fragile don't you dare say his name my voice shook with rage i'd buried for a decade
08:57you want to talk tomorrow 3 p.m at my father's grave bring damon hale with you
09:02i pulled out my father's old leather journal from the safe
09:06pages yellowed ink faded i'd read it a hundred times the first entry ethan played twinkle twinkle
09:14today my little pianist the last entry i want to hear him play moonlight one last time then i can
09:20rest
09:20i closed it and placed it in my bag tomorrow they would finally see what they'd broken
09:25the cemetery was quiet wind blowing through pine trees i stood in front of julian voss's headstone
09:32black coat fluttering claire arrived first dressed in expensive silk face heavy with makeup domen
09:38hale followed it then old and nervous unable to meet my eyes claire i stepped away
09:44don't touch me i threw the journal on the grass read it damon picked it up his hands shook as
09:53he
09:53turned the pages player knelt beside him i'm sorry crying out when she saw the words too late
10:00then i heard running heels leela burst through the gates hair messy dress torn eyes wild she tracked
10:07me here ethan i didn't know i swear i didn't know about your father i looked at her empty you
10:14knew
10:14everything you just didn't care i brought you here to see the damage don't contact me again ever
10:21i walked away
10:25no goodbye no forgiveness just peace the next day we met at the courthouse lila stumbled in red-eyed
10:33broken please let's talk i'll do anything i pulled free you remember our wedding vow if you want to
10:41leave me play the piano she stared horrified you did more than play you brought his son into my home
10:48you played my song on my father's piano you spit on his grave
10:56i slid the divorce pacers across the table sign she hesitated then she laughed hysterical you're
11:03ruining me over a piano over a grudge i slapped her the sound echoed i pushed a tablet toward her
11:13photos of her and kian tangled lips close in my mansion on my couch at i studio sign or i'll
11:21release
11:21these then i sue every label every sponsor every venue you'll never work in ink her hands shook as
11:27she signed the clerk stamped our markage papers void i walked outside into the sunlight for the
11:34first time in 10 years i could breathe somewhere behind me lila sobbed i didn't look back the second
11:42i walked out of the courthouse my lawyer called everything's filed the divorce is final the copyright
11:47recall is in full effect every platform has been notified no more streams no more sales no more
11:53public performance of any song you wrote for lila reed i leaned against my car staring at the los angeles
11:59skyline good what about the kid key on hail he'll destroy himself i was right by sunset
12:09the news broke kian had stormed into black note records screaming that lila was using him that she'd
12:14stolen his money that he was the real talent lila fired back in a leaked voice note your songs are
12:20garbage you're nothing compared to ethan you're just a cheap copy of a man who ruined a family the
12:27internet ate it alive they're trying to leak i let's live it lila kian drama industry explodes kian is a
12:34flop
12:36they didn't need me to ruin them they were doing it to each other i spent the next week in
12:40my private
12:41studio no distractions no interruptions no lila no kian no ghosts just me and the music my phone buzzed
12:51with an email from my old label subject lila reed and kian hile i opened it they'd released a new
12:58song
12:58it was everywhere tick tock spotify instagram they were calling it an original masterpiece i listened for
13:0510 seconds i laughed it was my unfinished work the old unreleased tracks i'd locked in a drawer written
13:16for my father kian had snicked into my studio months ago and copied them he'd trained a few lyrics added
13:24some cheap beats and pretended they were his i closed my eyes he just signed his own death warrant
13:33i called my legal team check the copyright registry they did they called me back breathless mr voss you
13:43registered these original compositions six years ago the dates are ironclad kian hale's version doesn't
13:49exist until last week it's blatant theft i stood and walked to the corner of my studio there it was
13:56a black grand piano covered in white cloth i'd avoided it for 10 years but now i pulled the cloth
14:04off the
14:05cues glinted i didn't panic i didn't flash back i just looked for the first time the piano didn't feel
14:15like a nightmare it felt like a chance i called zoe blake she was a grammy winning legend the only
14:24person in
14:24the industry who knew i was shadow she showed up at my door in 10 minutes i heard the song
14:31they stole
14:32your work i nodded i want to fight back but not with lawsuits not with drama i want to play
14:41zoe's eyes softened your father would be proud i sat
14:47my fingers hovered over the keys i took a breath i pressed down the first night filled the room
14:56no shaking no screaming no ghosts just sound music just me i played the song i'd written for my father
15:04father's moonlight when i finished that's the most beautiful thing i've ever heard i released father's
15:11moonlight that night no promotion no press no fanware just the song by morning
15:23it was number one on billboard global viral every music critiver called it a masterpiece
15:29the world finally heard my voice not shadow ethan voss the real composer while my song rose to the top
15:37leela and kian's stolen track crashed my fans dug up the copyright records the proof gone viral
15:44kian stole music leela cappers fraud they were finished the lawsuits came fast
15:51i sued for copyright infringement emotional damages and fraud the court ruled in my favor in 72 hours
15:59kian hale was ordered to pay millions he had no money he tried to blame lila
16:05leela released every text every recording every proof that kian had planned the theft alone they
16:12destroyed each other completely then the industry blacklist dropped no labels no shows no sponsorships
16:18no work ever leela lost his mansion her cars her fortune she moved into a tiny run-down apartment in
16:26a bad
16:27part of town kian couldn't even get a job singing at a bar they got what they deserved
16:33everything they took me i took from them and then some i didn't grow i didn't celebrate i just keep
16:41making music zoe and i finished my first official album coming home
16:49every song was mine every note every feeling the album sold one million copies in 24 hours
16:57i was invited to the grammy awards
17:04not as a shadow as a nominee for best composer for best song for best new artist
17:14i was no longer hiding i was home grammy night red carpet cameras a lighters mr boss are you the
17:26real
17:26shadow what do you say to lila reed is this revenge reporters swarmed me i smiled gently i'm here for
17:32the
17:32music the presenter opened the envelope and the grammy for best composer goes to ethan voss the crowd erupted
17:43i stood up and walked to the stage i held the grammy in my hand i looked out at the
17:52audience
17:53and i saw her in the very back row lila reed she'd snuck in she looked thin pale broken no
18:05makeup no
18:06glamour no light just a ghost of the star i'd made our eyes met she mouthed one word
18:14i looked away this award is not for revenge
18:18it's for truth for every creator who's ever been hidden for every person who survived the
18:23dark and found their way back to the light i paused this one's for you dad the crowd stood and
18:29cheered
18:30after the show i walked out to the parking lot zoe left with her team i stood alone breathing in
18:37the
18:37night air a figure stepped out of the shadows lila
18:42ethan she looked smaller than i'd ever seen her i didn't stop walking please just five minutes i
18:49didn't know i didn't understand how much you hurt i kept going i turned to her
18:57you knew enough to choose him over me you knew enough to play the piano you knew enough to break
19:02every promise you ever made i looked at the grammy in my hand i don't hate you anymore i don't
19:06feel
19:07anything you're just a stranger i got into my car i closed the door i drove away i never looked
19:15back
19:16one year later i owned my own label i performed sold out shows around the world i played the piano
19:23every single day no nightmares no pain just peace i visited my father's grave every sunday
19:34i played father's moonlight for him on a popable piano the wind carried the notes through the trees
19:41i knew he was listening i was finally free the final notes slowly faded into silence
19:48i closed the piano lid and began packing up my music stand ready to leave then something caught the
19:53corner of my eye at the base of the gravestean lay a bouquet of pure white roses fresh dew still
19:57clung
19:58to the petals someone had placed them there only moments ago no one ever came here no one except
20:04me i bent down and picked up the flowers tucked among the roses was a plain white card no signature
20:10no name only finger turd trembled as i transled the notes one by one then the message revealed itself
20:18he didn't jump on his own that day a sharp ringing filled my ears my mind went completely blank
20:2310 years of trauma and years of searching for redemon the truth i believed had long been buried
20:27suddenly shattered before me the truth was never what i thought it was my father's death had been a
20:35conspicy from the very begin and my revenge my revenge was only just beginning i stood before my father's
20:45gravestone my finger pit ice cold he didn't jump on his own that day the words pierced through every
20:54ounce of peace i had managed to build over the past 10 years i had always believed my father took
21:00his own
21:01life out of despair i had always believed my revenge was over but now i understood what i had avenged
21:10was
21:10only a fragment of the truth i immediately pulled out my phone my fingers trembling as i called my
21:15lawyer look into someone for me damon hale i want everything from the paste 10 years his movements
21:23traggle records financial transactions everything there was a long silence on the other end then my
21:30lawyer spoke his voice unusually grave mr voss there's something i've never had the courage to tell you
21:36i froze what official records state he died in a car accident body identified
21:46dead then who was the figure i had just seen disappearing into the woods suddenly i remembered
21:52the final line in my father's journal i want to hear him play moonlight one more time rackent that day
21:58i had played moonlight and after listening my father jumped no something was wrong the logic didn't fit
22:05a father whose only wish was to hear his son play one last time would never kill himself immediately
22:11afterward i rushed back to my car like a madman and sped toward the old mansion the mansion i had
22:17never dared enter again the mansion filled with piano shaped nightmares i shoved open the dust
22:22cupboard doors the living room stood silent my father's piano remained exactly where he had left it
22:27my hands trembled as i lifted the lid hidden deep beneath the keys was a yellowed note i had never
22:32seen
22:32before my father's handwriting only one sentence trust nothing you see my heart death my father had
22:40known he had known someone wanted me dead at that moment my phone began vibrating furiously a multimedia
22:46messes from an unknown number the moment i opened it every drop of blood in my body turned into ice
22:53the photo
22:54shored the rooftop balcony from 10 years ago the image was blurry but one thing was unmistakably clear
23:00my father had not jumped a pair of black gloved hands which shoved him over the edge claire voss
23:06watching everything happen without
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