The lyrics scrolled across her mind like the vibrant, jagged fonts of a lyric video. Every word felt like a signature on a divorce paper she had already mentally filed. She remembered the nights she stayed up waiting for him, the "business meetings" that smelled like expensive perfume, and the way he’d try to smooth it all over with a crooked smile.
Marcus thought he was the protagonist of her story. He didn't realize he had been demoted to a footnote. Shenseea - Bye Bye (Official Lyric Video)
Maya stepped into the centre of the floor. She wasn't dancing for attention; she was dancing for exorcism. With every flick of her wrist and every sharp movement, she felt the weight of him falling away. The bass vibrated through her boots, grounding her. When the chorus hit, she sang along, her voice lost in the roar of the crowd but loud enough for her own soul to hear: "Bye bye to the fake love, bye bye to the lies." The lyrics scrolled across her mind like the
She thought of her apartment—the one she was moving out of tomorrow. She thought of the new keys in her pocket, cold and heavy and full of potential. The lyrics on the screen behind the DJ booth flashed in hot pink and electric blue, screaming the independence she had finally reclaimed. Marcus thought he was the protagonist of her story