Synopsis

The weight of the lie pressed upon her, a constant ache. She remembered his face, the way he looked at her, and the hollowness that bloomed in her chest with each passing moment of absence. He had to erase her from his mind, a necessary cruelty, yet it left a void where his presence once resided. And in that emptiness, a strange longing grew – a phantom limb of affection for a ghost of a memory. *** **Note:** This version attempts to maintain the original's tone and length while using mor