[[SFX: detuned upright piano, slow chords, long pedal]] [[SFX: empty diner hum]] [[Voice: female, natural, conversational, calm, reflective]] Walking through the streets at night, I keep thinking about that guy. [[Voice: female, natural, conversational, calm, reflective]] He’s all smiles for everyone, putting on that perfect act, but behind closed doors? Total mess. [[Voice: female, natural, conversational, calm, reflective]] That day, he was lost in his own little world again. [[Voice: female, natural, conversational, calm, reflective]] Laughing with two others, keeping secrets, while outside, playing Mr. Gentleman. [[Voice: female, natural, conversational, calm, reflective]] I couldn’t tell where the act ended and reality started. [[Voice: female, natural, conversational, calm, reflective]] But I’d had it. [[Voice: female, natural, conversational, calm, reflective]] Traces left on the table, stolen lipstick, proof of all the crap he pulled… [[Voice: female, natural, conversational, calm, reflective]] My gut told me: step back. No more seeing him. No more getting involved. [[Voice: female, natural, conversational, calm, reflective]] Still… gotta admit, it’s kind of funny. He thinks he’s hot stuff, yet nobody wants him back. [[Voice: female, natural, conversational, calm, reflective]] And in that moment, I realized— [[Voice: female, natural, conversational, calm, reflective]] “You’re just the backseat…” [[SFX: piano resonance fades]]
