The beat was steady, a sharp contrast to the irregular thumping in his chest. As the lyrics kicked in, Leo felt the familiar sting of a love that had promised forever but delivered a deadline. He remembered the way she used to laugh at his jokes before the arguments started to outnumber the smiles. Now, he was just a man haunted by a ghost who was still very much alive, just not with him.
As the song reached its peak, a swell of defiance rose in him. He realized he was tired of being the victim of his own memories. He watched his reflection in the dark window, a silhouette of a man holding onto a broken thing. With the final fade of the audio, Leo took a deep breath, stood up, and walked out into the rain, leaving the ghosts in the booth behind him. Rixton: Me And My Broken Heart (Audio)
Every time the door chimed, he expected to see her walk in, shaking the droplets from her hair. Instead, it was just the wind and the same heavy silence. He reached for his headphones, the wires tangled like his thoughts, and let the first few notes of the track wash over him. The beat was steady, a sharp contrast to