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00:00The day my ex-wife Emma was named
00:02Billionaire Beauty Entrepreneur of the Year
00:05My doctor told me I was out of time
00:07I couldn't afford to replace the artificial heart
00:10Keeping me alive
00:12On TV, the host asked Emma
00:15To call the person she regretted losing the most
00:18She dialed my number without hesitation
00:20I picked up
00:21Her voice came through the line
00:23Do you regret leaving me for money?
00:25I glanced at the massive bill for the heart replacement
00:27And let out a quiet laugh
00:29Emma, you're loaded
00:31Could you lend me $100,000?
00:35The line went dead
00:36On the screen, Emma looked straight at the camera
00:38And said coldly
00:39No regrets anymore
00:41She had no idea
00:43When her heart was failing
00:45I had secretly given her mine
00:47Right after the broadcast ended
00:49$200,000 hit my account
00:52I stared at it for a moment
00:54Feeling things I couldn't name
00:56I used the money to settle my hospital bills
00:59Then I heard a familiar voice out in the hallway
01:02I looked through the crack in the door and saw Emma
01:05Seven years
01:07And time had barely touched her
01:09She was still just as bright and beautiful
01:11The only thing that had changed
01:13Was the man beside her
01:15The gala had barely ended
01:17And she was already here at the hospital
01:19All because her boyfriend
01:21Had a slight headache
01:23I watched her pull Leo close
01:25Cradling his head in her arms
01:27I looked away and quietly reached to pull the door shut
01:32Emma yanked it open
01:33I startled and looked up
01:35Our eyes met
01:39Emma's gaze swept over me
01:40Ice cold
01:41It's been a while, you're not going to say hello?
01:44I looked at her
01:45Opened my mouth
01:46A thousand things sat on my tongue
01:48And all of it came out as
01:51Emma
01:52Lend me another hundred thousand
01:54Emma froze for a second
01:55Then her expression darkened
01:58She grabbed my wrist
01:59Seven years and that's all you have to say to me?
02:02The needle scars on my wrist throbbed under her grip
02:05I took a slow breath and said quietly
02:07You have so much money, Miss Emma
02:10I just wouldn't want Mr. Leo getting the wrong idea
02:12Something shifted in her eyes
02:14A flicker of something harder to read
02:17The woman was about to say something
02:19When Leo wrapped his arms around her
02:21Babe
02:22Is this your ex-husband?
02:24Leo looked me up and down
02:26His tone dripping with contempt
02:28Three hundred thousand?
02:31Emma drops three hundred thousand on a watch for me
02:33Without thinking twice
02:35What a shame you didn't know what you had
02:37If you hadn't walked out on her
02:39I never would have gotten to meet her
02:40I said nothing
02:41My mind drifted back
02:43Emma and I met in college
02:44Fell in love
02:45And spent five years together
02:47Back then she wasn't worth a trillion dollars
02:51And my body wasn't as bad as it is now
02:53Two orphans who had found family in each other
02:57To have a little family of our own
02:59We worked incredibly hard
03:01Just as our small business started gaining traction
03:04Emma was diagnosed with severe heart disease
03:07Treatment and a transplant surgery required a massive amount of money
03:11We burned through every dollar of our startup savings
03:16To raise money for the medical bills
03:18I worked multiple jobs at once
03:20Hating myself for not earning fast enough
03:24I worked myself to the bone
03:26Just to scrape together enough for her medicine
03:30We even switched to the cheapest generic medications we could find
03:34But we still couldn't find a matching donor
03:37Just as I watched Emma growing thinner day by day
03:40Watching her waste away
03:42On the verge of despair
03:44The doctor came to me
03:46And said the match had come back
03:47The person who matched Emma's heart was me
03:50My thoughts came to a stop
03:52Emma rose on her tiptoes
03:54And kissed Leo's forehead
03:55Her voice soft
03:57If he hadn't walked out on me
03:58I never would have found you
04:00That watch you had your eye on
04:02The $300,000 one
04:03I'll get it for you
04:04Pick something even more expensive next time
04:06Your wife can handle it
04:08Watching them
04:08The parts of my artificial heart
04:10Seemed to grind slower
04:11The aches spreading
04:13Until I could barely breathe
04:14Just as I turned to leave
04:16Leo gave a cold laugh
04:18And quietly stuck his foot out to trip me
04:22Oh wow
04:23Mr. Liam
04:23Watch where you're going
04:24Pain tearing through my chest
04:26The medical report scattered from my hand
04:28And landed at Emma's feet
04:29Seeing me fall
04:31Emma's face tightened
04:33And she instinctively reached out to help me
04:35Leo grabbed her hand and cried out
04:37What's this?
04:41Emma's eyes dropped to the report on the floor
04:43She picked it up and skimmed through quickly
04:48Artificial heart replacement
04:50Liam, I can't believe you'd pull something this low
04:52Just to scam me
04:53You haven't changed at all
04:55Seven years later
04:55And it's still all about the money
04:57I got up and looked at Emma
04:59Healthy
05:00Steady
05:01Alive
05:03A faint smile pulled at my lips
05:04As I silently picked up the report
05:08Since you know money is all I care about, Boss Emma
05:11How about lending me a little more?
05:14Babe
05:15What if it's actually true?
05:17Besides
05:18It was Liam leaving you
05:20That led to you
05:21Getting that heart donation
05:24We should help him out
05:25Don't you think?
05:26These words landed exactly where he meant them to
05:28Reminding Emma of the fact
05:29That I had abandoned her for money
05:32A good person's heart
05:33Shouldn't go to waste on someone like him
05:35He doesn't deserve it
05:38Emma turned and walked away with Leo
05:40Leo kept up the act of begging
05:42As they left
05:43But the moment he glanced back at me
05:45The smirk on his face was pure venom
05:48I picked up my medical report
05:50Now covered in Leo's boot prints
05:52The mechanical heart lurched with a tremor
05:55It had no business making
05:56My vision blurred
05:58My pupils lost focus
06:00Their silhouettes fading
06:02After a long time
06:03I wiped the blood from the corner of my mouth
06:05And stared at the words
06:08Artificial heart replacement
06:10My fingers traced the scar on my chest
06:12Seven years old now
06:15Emma still didn't know
06:16The heart beating inside her chest was mine
06:21Seven years ago
06:22Because a suitable heart
06:24Couldn't be found in time
06:26Emma's body grew weaker day by day
06:29Artificial heart technology
06:30Wasn't mature back then
06:33Theoretically it could sustain
06:35Basic life functions
06:36But there were too many risks
06:39After the match came back
06:40I gave her my own heart
06:42I replaced mine with an artificial heart
06:45Rated for a theoretical lifespan of seven years
06:48To save money
06:49I went with the cheapest one available
06:52Since then
06:53Sharp pains would shoot through my chest from time to time
06:57Coughing up blood and sudden crashes of weakness
07:00Became the norm
07:01And because I had no money
07:03The surgery to replace it with a newer model
07:06Kept getting pushed back
07:08Now seven years had passed
07:10The artificial heart in my chest
07:13Sent out its seventh wave of pain
07:15I knew it had already hit its limit
07:20After leaving the hospital
07:22I went back to my rental
07:23The room wasn't big
07:25Damp
07:26Freezing in winter
07:28Unbearable in summer
07:29But cheap
07:31Emma and I used to live here
07:33This was where we talked about the future
07:35After I found out my heart was a match for hers
07:39I played the role of a gold digger
07:41And handed her divorce papers
07:43Emma had spent five years with me
07:45Through everything
07:46I never complained once
07:48And never left her side
07:50She knew exactly how much I loved her
07:52She couldn't bring herself to believe
07:54I would actually leave
07:56I also knew she loved me to the bone
07:58If she ever found out the truth
08:00She would never allow me to trade my life for hers
08:03To save her
08:04I had to harden my heart
08:06And pretend I was done with her illness
08:08Done with staying by her side
08:10Through days with nothing to look forward to
08:12I told her I hated her for dragging me down
08:15I still remember that day
08:17The girl who had never once broken down
08:19Cried like I'd never seen
08:21Without holding anything back
08:24She signed the divorce papers in tears
08:26And I signed my name on the organ donor form
08:30After the surgery
08:31I left carrying nothing but a reputation
08:33As a heartless gold digger
08:35I just never expected there would come a day
08:38When Emma and I would meet again
08:41Now she had gone further and further
08:43Living the future we had once planned together
08:47I could never go back
08:49Watching her on the news
08:51Confident
08:52At the top of her game
08:54A trace of sadness rose in my chest
08:56And something like relief along with it
09:00My phone rang and pulled me out of my thoughts
09:02I picked up
09:03It was the bank
09:05They told me the $100,000 transfer had been sent by mistake
09:09I needed to return it immediately or face criminal charges
09:14I hung up and let out a hollow laugh
09:16Not sure what else to say
09:19After a moment of silence
09:20I called my buddy and asked him to find me a job
09:23So I could pay the money back
09:25Emma hated me so much
09:27If she found out that a money obsessed guy like me
09:30Had to pay it back in installments
09:33She'd love every second of it
09:35Watching me grind myself into the ground
09:37Paying off that debt
09:39Because of my heart
09:40My body gave out easily
09:42And most jobs were out of the question
09:44I scraped by on whatever odd work I could find
09:48My buddy Henry knew how bad things were
09:50And got me a shift at a gala
09:52Serving drinks
09:54$200 for the night
09:56The work was light enough to manage
09:59When I put on the server uniform
10:01Pulled on a mask
10:02And started making my rounds with the wine
10:04I ran into Emma again
10:09She was in a high-end evening gown
10:11Every inch of her put together and poised
10:14Leo had on a tailored suit
10:16Standing straight and tall
10:18The two of them walked in
10:20Arm in arm
10:21The picture of a perfect couple
10:23Everyone in the room
10:24Gravitating toward them
10:26I caught one look and dropped my head immediately
10:30Emma took a glass of wine without recognizing me
10:32What is wrong with you?
10:34You spilled wine all over my suit
10:36I stopped
10:38I noticed the damp patch at the corner of his jacket
10:40I said nothing
10:42Just lowered my head and started blotting it with a napkin
10:46Emma watched me
10:47Her brows pulling together slightly
10:49The look in Leo's eyes turned ugly
10:52Without warning
10:53He drove his foot into my chest
10:55Pain tore through me
10:57I went down hard
10:59Don't touch me with your dirty hands
11:00Security
11:01Get him out of here
11:04Leo's face was all outrage
11:05But the smirk underneath it was impossible to hide
11:08Even with only my eyes showing above the mask
11:12In that split second of eye contact
11:14Emma recognized me
11:16Her lips parted
11:17A flash of something like pain crossed her face
11:21And then it was gone
11:23Replaced by cold contempt
11:25She waved off the security guards
11:27And pulled down my mask
11:31Liam
11:32You run into your ex-wife
11:33And you can't even say hello?
11:35Mr. Liam
11:35What are you doing here?
11:37You're Emma's ex-husband
11:38How did you end up serving drinks?
11:40The whole ballroom went quiet
11:42Like someone had killed the sound
11:44Every eye in the room landed on me
11:46Then came the jeers
11:48Didn't Boss Emma's ex-husband
11:50Walked out on her when she needed him most?
11:52You abandoned Boss Emma
11:54And end up pouring her wine?
11:55Couldn't have happened to a better guy
11:58Someone threw red wine over my head
12:00Then it came from everywhere at once
12:03Glasses sailed in
12:04One after another
12:05Shattering against me
12:07Against the floor
12:09Dark red wine
12:10And bright red blood
12:11Spread across the marble
12:13Every one of these people
12:14Jockeying for Emma's favor
12:16To saw their chance
12:17And took it
12:18Blood ran down my forehead
12:19And across my cheeks
12:21I didn't feel a thing
12:23I said nothing
12:25What's wrong, Liam?
12:26Nothing to say?
12:28Just talking to people
12:29Run by the hour for you?
12:30She gave a cold laugh
12:32And the room laughed with her
12:34You're here to ask me for money, aren't you?
12:36Fine
12:37I'll give you what you came for
12:39She waved someone over
12:40And had them bring out
12:41A dozen bottles of top-shelf red wine
12:43Opened them one by one
12:47Drink every last drop
12:48And I'll give you $300,000
12:52She threw $300,000 on the floor
12:54The bills landing in the pooled wine
12:57And blood
12:59Emma's face was set with a coldness
13:01That wouldn't budge
13:02Everyone in the hall wore the same look
13:05Mocking
13:05Watching this play out like it was entertainment
13:09Ever since I replaced my heart
13:11With an artificial one
13:12My body had gotten weaker and weaker
13:14I couldn't lift anything heavier than nothing
13:17I couldn't run or jump anymore
13:20And even walking a few extra steps
13:22Left me winded
13:22Alcohol
13:24The thing ordinary people reach for
13:26To numb themselves
13:28Even a little could make my artificial heart give out
13:31If I drink it
13:32That $100,000 I owe you
13:33We're even, right?
13:36Fine
13:36I smiled
13:38Grabbed the first bottle
13:40And started drinking
13:43My body was already running on fumes
13:45And the doctor had told me
13:47Not to touch a single drop
13:49The burn hit my throat
13:50And my body revolted
13:52Nearly forcing everything back up
13:55I forced it down
13:56And kept going
13:58Bottle after bottle
13:59Everyone watched with the same smirk
14:02Waiting for the punchline
14:03Only Emma's face grew darker with every bottle
14:07I reached for another one
14:09Emma finally grabbed my wrist
14:11Liam
14:12Without money you'd die, is that it?
14:15You're right
14:16Without money I'll die
14:22She shoved me to the ground
14:24Then drink it all
14:25Every last drop
14:27My body felt like it was pinned under concrete
14:29The artificial heart in my chest felt like it had stopped altogether
14:34I smiled
14:35Drew a shallow breath
14:36And picked the bottle back up
14:38Emma snapped
14:39She tore the bottle out of my hand and screamed
14:42Enough!
14:44My body gave out
14:45I went down
14:47Broken glass bit into me
14:49And the floor ran red
14:50Henry came sprinting in
14:52Face white with panic
14:53And hauled me up off the ground
14:55He turned on Emma
14:56Liam gave you his heart
14:58He's been running on an artificial heart this whole time
15:00He can't drink, not even a little
15:01He will die
15:02Do you understand that?
15:06Henry's words hit Emma like a truck
15:08She went completely still
15:09The mockery
15:11The coldness
15:12All of it fell off her face at once
15:15What replaced it was pure shock
15:17And panic
15:18She stared at me in the blood on the floor
15:20Eyes wide
15:22Her lips moved like she was trying to say something
15:24But it was like the air had gone out of her
15:26Nothing came out
15:29After a long moment
15:30She finally spoke
15:32Liam
15:34I can't believe you'd make up something like this
15:36Just to get money out of me
15:37I pulled myself upright
15:39Trembling
15:40And looked at her with a faint smile
15:43To her
15:43I was the man
15:44Who had walked out
15:45When she needed me most
15:47For money
15:49Now she'd made something of herself
15:51And I was the one
15:52Who had betrayed her
15:53Of course I'd throw away
15:55Whatever dignity I had left
15:57And lie through my teeth
15:58For a payout
16:00I held her gaze
16:01Cold
16:03Disgusted
16:03Certain
16:05I had no heart left
16:06And yet
16:07Somehow my chest ached
16:10Liam
16:11You really went to a lot of trouble
16:13To pull one over on me
16:15I eased myself out of Henry's grip
16:17Even though my body had nothing left
16:20I got my feet under me on my own
16:22I looked at Emma and smiled
16:24Didn't expect you to see right through it
16:28I glanced over at Henry
16:30Surprise crossed his face
16:32Then something clicked
16:34And his half-open mouth slowly closed
16:36His eyes filled up
16:38He couldn't understand why I still wouldn't tell her the truth
16:41Even now
16:44Emma let out a short
16:45Cold laugh
16:47Still exactly as shameless as you always were
16:50I just smiled and said nothing
16:52My silence seemed to make her angrier
16:54She was about to say something when Leo caught her hand
16:58Babe
16:59I'm sure Mr. Liam has his reasons for faking a heart condition
17:02Just help him out
17:04Emma glanced at me
17:05Some of the anger left her face
17:07She signed a check
17:09Cold smile still in place
17:11And tossed it at me
17:14Fine
17:15I hear drinking might kill you
17:16Then use it to buy yourself a burial plot
17:19I bent down
17:20Picked the check up off the floor
17:22And gave it a small shake
17:25Much appreciated Miss Emma
17:26Seeing me sway on my feet
17:28Nearly going down
17:30Leo stepped forward
17:31Like he was there to help
17:33And took hold of me
17:34But his grip on my hand was brutal
17:36Mr. Liam
17:38So what if you gave her your heart
17:39She's my wife now
17:41You brought this on yourself
17:43I shoved him off
17:45Leo yelped and dropped to the floor
17:46Blood welling up on his hand
17:48He looked up at me
17:50Eyes brimming with tears
17:51A picture of wounded innocence
17:53Mr. Liam
17:55I was just trying to help you
17:59Emma's anger surged
18:00Her eyes full of disappointment
18:02Get these two conatrices
18:03Out of my sight
18:05Out in the cold wind
18:06Henry finally broke
18:07He looked at me
18:08His voice tight
18:10Bro why won't you just tell her the truth
18:12If you did
18:13You wouldn't have to go through any of this
18:15I smiled and held up the check
18:17It's all in the past
18:18What's the point
18:21You know how long it would take me
18:22To earn 300,000
18:23Henry looked at me
18:24And couldn't let it go
18:25Is it really worth it
18:26After everything she put you through tonight
18:28I said nothing
18:30I wanted him to know the truth
18:31Because I loved her
18:33And I didn't want her to know
18:35Because I still loved her
18:37Seven years ago
18:38I gave Emma my heart
18:40It was never about
18:41Whether it was worth it
18:42It was only because
18:44I wanted to save her
18:45That was all
18:47Maybe it was too many thoughts
18:48At once
18:50I coughed up a mouthful of blood
18:52And my vision went dark
18:56When I came to
18:57I was in the hospital
18:59The white walls
19:00Made my eyes ache
19:02Henry was keeping watch
19:03Beside the bed
19:04Seeing me awake
19:06He asked right away
19:07How are you feeling?
19:08Anything hurt?
19:08I opened my mouth
19:09My throat was bone dry
19:12After a bit
19:13The doctor came in
19:14Checked me over
19:15And said with a heavy look
19:17Mr. Liam
19:19Your body can no longer
19:20Support the artificial heart
19:22If we can't find a match
19:23Within three months
19:24Your life will be at risk
19:27I went quiet
19:29Henry's eyes went red
19:31Finding a match in three months
19:32Was a long shot
19:34Which was almost the same
19:35As saying I had three months left
19:39Maybe it was fate
19:40Letting me cross paths with Emma
19:42One last time
19:43Before the end
19:45I was surprised
19:46By how calm I felt
19:48I looked at Henry
19:49And managed to smile
19:50What are you crying for?
19:51I've still got three months
19:52I didn't want to spend
19:54Whatever time I had
19:55Left flat on a hospital bed
19:57I had Henry take care
19:58Of the discharge paperwork
20:00Once I was out
20:01I used the 300,000
20:03To pick out a good burial plot
20:05I never had a place
20:06To call my own
20:07While I was alive
20:08At least after I was gone
20:10I'd finally have a corner of the world
20:12That was mine
20:14After picking out the plot
20:15I went and chose flowers myself
20:17When I got home
20:19Henry sent me a link
20:20Out of nowhere
20:23You need to see this
20:26I clicked it
20:27Not sure what to expect
20:29It was footage from the gala that night
20:31It had all of it
20:33Leo kicking me down
20:34Emma calling me out
20:35Then the whole room closing in
20:38Wine coming from every direction
20:40Me on the floor
20:41Covered in it
20:43My face was clearly visible throughout
20:45And whoever posted it
20:47Had put a caption underneath
20:48The ex-husband of billionaire CEO Emma
20:50The man who walked out on her for money
20:52While she was fighting heart disease
20:53Now that Emma has made it
20:54He's back
20:55Lying about giving her his heart
20:56Just to squeeze money out of her
20:57Just like that
20:59And nobody like me was trending everywhere
21:02The whole internet knew
21:04Billionaire entrepreneur Emma
21:06Had a shameless
21:07Cold-blooded ex-husband
21:11He walked out on Boss Emma
21:12And now that she's rich
21:13He shows back up with his handout
21:15Disgusting
21:15Handout?
21:17More like a shakedown
21:18Boss Emma got her heart from a donor
21:19Where does he get off claiming it was his?
21:21For a while the whole internet came after me
21:24People dug up my address and personal information
21:27And plastered it everywhere
21:29Some showed up at my place and threw paint
21:31Dumped trash outside my door
21:34I didn't say a word in my defense
21:36I didn't post anything
21:38I had a pretty good idea who was behind it
21:41Henry was losing his mind
21:43And wanted to go public with the truth
21:45But I knew we had nothing
21:46No platform
21:47No pull
21:49Even if he laid out every fact
21:52Nobody would buy it
21:54They'd just tag him as my accomplice
21:55And go after him too
21:58Then my phone buzzed with a message
21:59The cafe
22:00Come meet me
22:03When I got to the cafe
22:05Leo was already there
22:06Waiting
22:08Smugness flickered in his eyes
22:09And a smirk settled at the corner of his mouth
22:13Well, look who it is
22:14Hit some hard times, Liam
22:16Why did you do this?
22:17Leo gave a contemptuous little laugh
22:19You think Emma actually loves you?
22:22She gave you money out of pity
22:24That's it
22:25Know your place
22:27At the end of the day
22:28You're just the ex-husband who walked out on her
22:30Everything she has now
22:31I was there for all of it
22:33I'm the one she loves
22:34Leo looked down at me
22:36Satisfaction all over his face
22:37A sharp pain hit my chest
22:40I held it a long moment
22:42Then looked him straight in the eye
22:45At least I'm the one who saved her life
22:51Leo's expression shifted
22:52Like he'd just heard something hilarious
22:55He laughed for a good while before he stopped
22:58Then go tell Emma
22:59See if she believes you
23:01The ex-husband who walked out on her
23:03Or me
23:05Stop making a fool of yourself
23:07I didn't say another word
23:08Leo turned and walked away
23:10Without a care in the world
23:12He wasn't wrong
23:14In everyone else's eyes I was
23:16And always would be
23:18The man who walked out on Emma
23:21After I got home
23:22I found that everything about me online
23:25Every post
23:26Every pile-on
23:28Had been wiped clean
23:30When I turned my phone back on
23:32I saw that Emma had called me over a dozen times
23:35We were divorced
23:36But I was still her ex-husband
23:39My name dragged through the mud
23:41Like that probably made things uncomfortable for her too
23:44That many calls
23:46It had to be about all of this
23:50But I was already on my way out
23:52I thought about it and didn't call her back
23:55I went through the room and packed everything up
23:57All the old things
23:59All the memories
24:01Into a box
24:02Then I went back to the old house
24:04I didn't want this place
24:06With everything it held
24:07To become the place where I died
24:10I left everything that came after to Henry
24:13Maybe I wouldn't look great at the end
24:15But I figured it wouldn't scare her
24:17After all
24:18That would be the last time we ever saw each other in this world
24:22She could forgive me one last little joke
24:24Back at the old house by the orphanage
24:27I had no idea what she'd do once she knew the truth
24:30Right then
24:31I didn't much care
24:33It didn't matter to me anymore
24:37I'm an orphan
24:38I grew up in a children's home
24:40The first time I ever left was for college
24:43The first day I set foot on campus
24:46Was the first time I saw Emma
24:48Everything from back then
24:49Had long since turned into something heavy I carried around
24:53Looking at the yard choked with weeds
24:55The past felt just as tangled
24:58I pulled the weeds out
24:59One by one
25:01Like working through everything I'd left behind
25:03Getting it all cleared out
25:06And something in me loosened a little
25:08Pulled back from the weight of dying
25:10I heard a sound
25:12A bent, slow-moving figure
25:14Came through the gate
25:16Liam?
25:18You came back?
25:19I turned around
25:20An old woman stood there looking at me
25:22Her eyes lighting up
25:25Granny Hale
25:28Something warm and long
25:29Mist rose up in me all at once
25:31It hit me
25:33I wasn't entirely alone
25:35When I was young
25:36Granny Hale was the one
25:38Who got me through the worst of it
25:40Her patience and the way she looked after me
25:42Kept me from going off the rails
25:44The moment I saw someone who felt like family
25:48Everything I'd been holding together
25:50The forest calm
25:51All the hurt I'd swallowed
25:53Came apart
25:55I broke down and cried
25:57Granny Hale just held me and let me
25:59She never once asked what I'd been through out there
26:02She didn't want to stir anything up
26:04She just made me the steak I used to love
26:07Watched me eat every last bite
26:09And smiled
26:12Days went by like that
26:14I found my way back to the stone bridge
26:17Where I used to stand and look out at the world
26:19The mountains ahead were thick with clouds
26:22Down at the base
26:23People moved like tiny shadows against the landscape
26:26Standing there
26:28All I could think was how tall those mountains were
26:30And how little any one life amounted to
26:33The story that should have faded for good
26:36Came back to life online
26:37Because of one ordinary post
26:40The agent who'd helped me pick out the burial plot
26:43Shared it as part of her day
26:45Not long ago
26:46A man came in
26:47Pale
26:48Tall
26:48Really good looking
26:50He said he wanted a plot with a nice view
26:53I'd never heard that before
26:55So I asked if it was for an elderly relative
26:57He said it was for himself
26:58I didn't know what to say
27:02She'd attached a photo
27:04My profile
27:05Not very sharp
27:06But clear enough
27:07It spread fast
27:09Before
27:10I was the guy who threw Emma away
27:12The moment things got hard
27:13Now people were starting to sense
27:15There was more to the story
27:16So they started digging
27:18Pulling up everything they could find about me
27:21Tracing back through my past
27:22Every detail
27:24Every connection
27:25Surfaced one by one
27:27A young man came in a while back
27:29Asking if he could put in an order for red roses
27:32First time
27:33I'd ever had someone ask for roses
27:34To be planted at a burial plot
27:36He told me red roses were his partner's favorite
27:39I found out later he was buying them for himself
27:42That was when everyone finally put it together
27:45I was dying
27:46I found out later he was dying
27:47I found out later he was dying
27:47I found out later he was dying
27:47I found out later he was dying
27:47I found out later he was dying
27:47I found out later he was dying
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