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The girl who left that comment on my video?
She sent a full–on essay in my DMs.
Long story short–she and Daniel had known each other for six years.
They were high school deskmates, and they even learned piano together.
“When we broke up, it felt like a shame,” she wrote.
“Time dulled it for a while, but seeing you play again today brought it all back.
Sometimes I wonder–what if we’d fought harder for each other?”
“But hey, life’s full of regrets. I’m heading back to the States, and I won’t bother you again.”
“Wishing you happiness.”
Then she ended with a dagger:
“One last thing–Daniel, did you ever delete that memory video from your old camera roll?”
I set my phone down–my back already drenched in cold sweat.
This girl… she was real.
The girl from the song was a real person.
How long had Daniel been hiding her?
We met through mutual friends, dated for two years, and we were deep in wedding planning.
Daníel always struck me as the steady, grounded type–I never once doubted he was emotionally available.
But now I find out he loved someone else–for six years?
Panicking, I grabbed his phone.
I’d never been the snooping, jealous type before.
I thought that made me mature,
Turns out it just gave him the perfect cover to keep holding onto his past.
His photo album? Empty.
Too empty.
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Then it hit me.
I opened one of his private apps–and sure enough, there it was: a locked album.
Lucky for me, he used the same password for everything.
Inside, I found it.
An 8–minute video.
He and some girl playing a duet on the same piano bench–four hands, one melody, way too much chemistry.
That whole screen radiated first love energy.
I scrolled down to the comments.
It was posted at 4 a.m.–but the comment section was blowing up like it was Black Friday at Target.
“Girl, if your man’s still holding onto a video like this, you need to RUN.”
“You know what it means when a guy keeps a six–year–old video? It means he never let go.”
“TL;DR: They couldn’t be together, and you’re just the emotional consolation prize.”
My best friend texted me right away.
“Lauren, please don’t fall apart over this.”
But truth is?
I wasn’t even heartbroken.
I was shocked.
And furious.
Daniel and I were always more of a slow burn.
We never had the fireworks, the late–night fights, the crazy passion.
Mostly because I’m just… calm. Quiet.
I take my time with everything–relationships included.
But even someone like me has a breaking point.
And right now?
I was burning from the inside.
Because that girl’s side profile in the video?
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She looked just like me.
Same hair. Same posture.
Lerie.
Oh You Cant Was Betrayal‘ Here’s My Return tiernal Renworse!
