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00:00Sì, è vero.
00:30My photo is on it
00:31The whole card is smeared with dried, dark blood
00:34Silence hits the ballroom
00:36Hundreds of eyes stare at that plastic bag
00:38Marcus looks up at Damien
00:40His lips tremble several times before he forces the words out
00:44Sir, your wife?
00:47She passed away 17 days ago
00:49On the 10th day of the zombie siege
00:51I leave the last protein bar for my husband
00:53And walk out of the safe house alone
00:54A horde of zombies tackles me
00:56Teeth and hands tear into my flesh
00:58The pain is so intense I think it might kill me
01:00Then I hear the snap of a clapperboard
01:02Cut, good take, extras take five
01:06The zombies scatter in an instant
01:08The safe house door swings open behind me
01:10My husband, Damien Blackwell, steps out
01:12Celine Hart, Hollywood's newest-it girl
01:15Comes laughing from behind a half-collapsed fake storefront
01:18Damien, you're a genius
01:19You faked the apocalypse and she actually bought it
01:22She tried to sabotage your audition behind our backs
01:25I wanted her to feel desperate for once
01:27Maybe now she'll learn
01:27I lie on the ground and watch the extras pull off their zombie masks
01:31Tears slide into the blood at my lips
01:33What they don't know is that I hate pain more than anything
01:36So before I walked out of the safe house, I drank Paraquat
01:39I drank Paraquat, a restricted-use herbicide with no antidote
01:43Once it's in your system, your lungs scar over until you suffocate
01:47When I finally regain consciousness, I feel weightless
01:50I hover in the air
01:52I look down
01:53The unmasked zombies drip with sweat
01:55They pass around bottled water and joke around
02:26Holy shit, I'm roasting in this suit
02:57Damien walks over with an iced Americano
03:03Oh come on, I'm not even that mad anymore
03:05Damien doesn't even spare me a glance
03:08He pulls Selene toward the exit
03:10Let her rot in the ground and think about what she did
03:13Leave two guards
03:14Once she apologizes, haul her back to the Malibu estate
03:17The heavy iron gates of the backlit slam shut
03:19The lock clicks
03:21I want to scream
03:22I want to ask him what the hell is wrong with him
03:25But I am already a ghost
03:26An unseen force yanks me back
03:28Like a heavy chain strapped to my chest
03:30It drags me straight into the backseat of Damien's Rolls-Royce ghost
03:34He sits in the driver's seat
03:36One hand rests on the steering wheel
03:38Selene sits shotgun
03:39She touches up her lipstick in the vanity mirror
03:45Damien, I start shooting tomorrow
03:47The director says we need a new location
03:50Take whatever you need
03:51Any property owned by the company
03:53Selene leans over and packs his cheek
03:58Damien, you're so good to me
03:59Everything with Aria has to become an ordeal
04:03Damien tugs at his silk tie and says nothing
04:05But something strange flickers in his eyes
04:07Gone before I can even name it
04:09We just left Aria out there alone
04:13What if something happens?
04:15Selene applies another layer of lip gloss
04:17Her voice soft and sugary
04:18Damien snorts
04:20There are guards everywhere
04:21What could possibly happen?
04:23She's been spoiled rotten
04:24She can't handle even the smallest setback
04:29But she threw up so much blood
04:32Fake blood, obviously
04:34You know she's a drama queen
04:35She'd do anything for attention
04:37Damien slams on the gas
04:40Forget her
04:41Let her starve for a day
04:43That will shut her up
04:45Give her a day or two
04:46She always comes back and apologizes
04:48I float in the back seat
04:50Staring at the back of his head
04:52Damien Blackwell has no idea that behind that locked gate
04:54My body is already lying there
04:56He will never hear my voice again
04:58The backlit lights click off
05:00One by one
05:01The terrifying zombie siege looks pathetic in the dark
05:03No screaming extras
05:04No dramatic lighting
05:05Just cheap plastic props and half-finished sets sagging under the dry California wind
05:09I float back to my body
05:10The night guards start their final patrol
05:13Flashlight beams sweep across the fake ruins
05:20Hey, we've got someone still here
05:22One of the guards swings his flashlight over
05:24The beam lands on me
05:26The other guy walks over
05:27He kicks the sole of my shoe
05:29Hey, wake up
05:32We rapped hours ago
05:34You can't sleep here
05:35Get back to the lounge
05:36I don't react
05:38The guard crouches
05:39He hesitates
05:40Reaches out and presses two fingers against my neck
05:43A second passes
05:45Then another
05:45He jerks his hand back and scrambles to his feet
05:49She's dead
05:50Call 911
05:51We got a dead body
05:52The guard stumbles and sprints toward the gate
05:54Sirens wail
05:56Flashing red and blue lights soon wash over the fake ruins
05:59EMTs lift me onto a stretcher
06:01One peels back my eyelids and checks my pupils
06:03Then he shakes his head
06:07No vitals
06:08She's already in rigor
06:09Crime scene techs bag the evidence
06:11They pry a tiny bottle from my clenched fist
06:14A brown plastic vial
06:15The label is half peeled off
06:17But the EPA warning sign is still visible
06:21Pericoid?
06:22A cop frowns and drops it into an evidence bag
06:25Restricted use herbicide
06:27Where the hell did she get this?
06:32Could be suicide
06:33Runner ID
06:34Notify the next of kin
06:35Meanwhile
06:36Damien pulls into his Malibu estate
06:38His phone suddenly rings
06:40The screen lights up
06:42An unknown local number
06:43Caller ID says county sheriff's department
06:46He glares at the screen and hits decline
06:48Two seconds later
06:50The same number rings again
06:52He snatches the phone off the dash
06:54Tosses it into Celine's lap
06:56Handle it
06:56I don't have time for this
06:59Celine nods politely
07:00She swipes the screen and kills the call
07:02Her eyes dart in thought
07:04She opens his contacts
07:06Pulls up Aria
07:07Hits block without missing a beat
07:09I hover in the back seat
07:11Watching her fingers tap the screen
07:13Smooth
07:14Effortless
07:15Like she's been dying to do this for years
07:17The Malibu estate
07:19Damien just gets out of the shower
07:21A towel wrapped around his waist
07:23His phone buzzes
07:24A text notification has been filtered into the spam folder
07:27He picks it up
07:29Frowns
07:30Moves to tap it
07:31Celine snatches it right out of his hand
07:33Damien, go dry your hair
07:35I got this
07:36Hmm
07:36She unlocks the screen
07:38Scans the message
07:39Urgent
07:40Aria Blackwell declared deceased at 4.14pm
07:42Suspected cause
07:44Paraquat poisoning
07:45Suicide
07:45Next of kin must report to the county medical examiner's office to identify the body
07:49Celine's hand jerks
07:51The phone nearly slips from her hand
07:53Aria is actually dead
07:54She stares hard at those words
07:56Shock flickers across her face
07:58Then disappears
07:59By the time she looks up again
08:01Her expression is smooth
08:02But something brighter has already taken its place
08:05She hits delete with no hesitation
08:07Deleted items
08:09Trash
08:11Aria begging for forgiveness?
08:13Nothing important
08:14Celine tosses the phone onto the table
08:17Just spam
08:18Want me to dry your hair, babe?
08:20Damien steps back
08:21Dodging her touch
08:22No
08:23Get some sleep
08:26I'm heading to the office
08:28Stay here for a few days
08:29I won't be back
08:30He stops at the door
08:31Let me know when the location shoot is done
08:33I'll send a crew to clean up
08:36Otherwise that psycho area is going to throw another fit when she comes home
08:41I hover near the ceiling
08:42Watching the whole thing play out
08:44I always knew Celine was pure poison
08:46Knew it from day one
08:48But Damien
08:49He just gave away my home
08:51The house I decorated with my own hands
08:53Let another woman move right in
08:55And called me a psycho
08:56I reach for a breath and find nothing
08:59The good thing about being dead
09:00Nothing hurts anymore
09:02Emotions are trapped behind thick glass
09:04You see the fire burning
09:06But you don't feel the heat
09:08Just like that
09:09I vanished twice in one day
09:11First, my body died on that cold concrete floor
09:14Second, Celine deleted the last proof I was still expected anywhere
09:17Three whole days
09:18I haven't come home
09:20Or at least, the me they still think is alive hasn't
09:23I haven't called anyone else either
09:25Damien sits on the leather sofa
09:27His face is a thundercloud, ready to snap at any second
09:31A bottle of Macallan 25 sits empty on the coffee table
09:34The crystal ashtray overflows
09:36He rarely smokes
09:37Now the ashtray is overflowing
09:40Rosa walks over with a breakfast tray
09:42She sets it down carefully
09:45Mr. Blackwell, please eat something
09:48Damien spots the coffee mug off the table
09:50Ceramic shatters against the marble floor
09:53Dark liquid splashes everywhere
09:54Where is Aria?
09:56Has she called?
09:58Texted?
09:58Anything?
09:59He asks through gritted teeth
10:01Every word drips with venom
10:02Rosa trembles
10:04The tray rattles in her hands
10:05No
10:07Mrs. Blackwell hasn't reached out
10:09Maybe you should call her?
10:10Me?
10:11Call her?
10:13In her dreams
10:14Damien points at the walk-in closet
10:15Clear out her closet
10:16All of it
10:18Let's see how long she can play tough
10:21Rosa doesn't dare argue
10:22She grabs garbage bags
10:24She hauls them out
10:25One trip at a time
10:26She stops when she reaches the terrace
10:28An orchid stands there
10:30A rare dendrobium orchid
10:32Potted in simple clay
10:33Green leaves
10:35Strong roots
10:36Damien planted it himself
10:38On the night he proposed
10:40He said
10:41Aria
10:42Orchids are the hardest things to keep alive
10:44They need perfect light
10:46Perfect water
10:46And perfect temperature
10:47One mistake
10:48And they die
10:49That's what finding you felt like
10:51As long as this flower lives
10:53We will never part
10:54And then
10:55Somewhere along the way
10:56He changed his mind
10:57But the flower just kept growing
10:59Watering it was my first chore every morning
11:02Rotating the pot
11:03Wiping the leaves
11:04In five years
11:06It bloomed only twice
11:07Tiny white flowers
11:09With a soft scent I could barely catch
11:12This too?
11:14Crash it!
11:15Throw out everything she touched
11:18I don't want to see a trace of her in this house
11:20Crash!
11:21The pot is shoved off the balcony railing
11:23It smashes against the patio stones
11:26Shattered into pieces
11:27Soil
11:28Roots
11:29Five years of my care
11:31Gone in one second
11:32Floating in midair
11:33I stare at the broken stem lying in the clay shards
11:36Nothing reaches me in time
11:38Not even this
11:39Just then
11:40The front door opens
11:41Selene walks in
11:43She is wearing a long ivory coat
11:45I freeze
11:47She just wants my attention
11:49She crossed a line when she tried to ruin your audition
11:51Aria only hears you when it hurts
11:54Selene covers her mouth in giggles
11:55Oh come on
11:56I'm not even that mad anymore
11:58Damien doesn't even spare me a glance
12:00He pulls Selene toward the exit
12:02Let her rot in the ground
12:03And think about what she did
12:05Leave two guards
12:06Once she apologizes
12:07Haul her back to the Malibu estate
12:09The heavy iron gates of the backlit slam shut
12:11The lock clicks
12:13I want to scream
12:14I want to ask him what the hell is wrong with him
12:17But I am already a ghost
12:18An unseen force yanks me back
12:20Like a heavy chain strapped to my chest
12:23It drags me straight into the backseat of Damien's Rolls Royce ghost
12:26He sits in the driver's seat
12:28One hand rests on the steering wheel
12:30Selene sits shotgun
12:31She touches up her lipstick in the vanity mirror
12:38Damien, I start shooting tomorrow
12:39The director says we need a new location
12:42Take whatever you need
12:43Any property owned by the company
12:46Selene leans over and packs his cheek
12:50Damien, you're so good to me
12:52Everything with Aria has to become an ordeal
12:55Damien tugs at his silk tie and says nothing
12:57But something strange flickers in his eyes
13:00Gone before I can even name it
13:01We just left Aria out there alone
13:05What if something happens?
13:07Selene applies another layer of lip gloss
13:09Her voice soft and sugary
13:11Damien snorts
13:12There are guards everywhere
13:14What could possibly happen?
13:17She's been spoiled rotten
13:18She can't handle even the smallest setback
13:23But she threw up so much blood
13:26Fake blood, obviously
13:28You know she's a drama queen
13:29She'd do anything for attention
13:32Damien slams on the gas
13:34Forget her
13:35Let her starve for a day
13:38That will shut her up
13:39Give her a day or two
13:40She always comes back and apologizes
13:42I float in the back seat
13:44Staring at the back of his head
13:46Damien Blackwell has no idea
13:47That behind that locked gate
13:49My body is already lying there
13:50He will never hear my voice again
13:52The backlit lights click off
13:54One by one
13:55The terrifying zombie siege
13:56Looks pathetic in the dark
13:57No screaming extras
13:58No dramatic lighting
13:59Just cheap plastic props
14:00And half-finished sets
14:01Sagging under the dry California wind
14:03I float back to my body
14:04The night guards start their final patrol
14:07Flashlight beams sweep
14:08Across the fake ruins
14:14Hey, we've got someone still here
14:16One of the guards swings his flashlight over
14:18The beam lands on me
14:20The other guy walks over
14:21He kicks the sole of my shoe
14:23Hey, wake up
14:26We rapped hours ago
14:28You can't sleep here
14:29Get back to the lounge
14:30I don't react
14:32The guard crouches
14:33He hesitates
14:34Reaches out and presses two fingers against my neck
14:37A second passes
14:39Then another
14:40He jerks his hand back
14:41And scrambles to his feet
14:43She's dead
14:44Call 911
14:45We got a dead body
14:48The guard stumbles
14:49And sprints toward the gate
14:50Sirens wail
14:52Flashing red and blue lights
14:53Soon wash over the fake ruins
14:55EMTs lift me onto a stretcher
14:57One peels back my eyelids
14:58And checks my pupils
14:59Then he shakes his head
15:03No vitals
15:04She's already in rigor
15:05Crime scene techs bag the evidence
15:07They pry a tiny bottle from my clenched fist
15:10A brown plastic vial
15:11The label is half peeled off
15:13But the EPA warning sign is still visible
15:17Paraquite?
15:17A cop frowns and drops it into an evidence bag
15:21Restricted use herbicide
15:23Where the hell did she get this?
15:28Could be suicide
15:29Runner ID
15:30Notify the next of kin
15:31Meanwhile, Damien pulls into his Malibu estate
15:34His phone suddenly rings
15:36The screen lights up
15:38An unknown local number
15:39Caller ID says county sheriff's department
15:42He glares at the screen and hits decline
15:44Two seconds later
15:46The same number rings again
15:48He snatches the phone off the dash
15:50Tosses it into Celine's lap
15:52Handle it
15:52I don't have time for this
15:55Celine nods politely
15:56She swipes the screen and kills the call
15:58Her eyes dart in thought
16:00She opens his contacts
16:02Pulls up Aria
16:03Hits block without missing a beat
16:07I hover in the back seat
16:09Watching her fingers tap the screen
16:11Smooth
16:12Effortless
16:13Like she's been dying to do this for years
16:15The Malibu estate
16:17Damien just gets out of the shower
16:19A towel wrapped around his waist
16:21His phone buzzes
16:22A text notification has been filtered into the spam folder
16:25He picks it up
16:27Frowns
16:28Moves to tap it
16:29Celine snatches it right out of his hand
16:31Damien, go dry your hair
16:33I got this
16:34She unlocks the screen
16:36Scans the message
16:37Urgent
16:38Aria Blackwell declared deceased at 4.14pm
16:41Suspected cause
16:42Paraquat poisoning
16:43Suicide
16:44Next of kin must report to the county medical examiner's office to identify the body
16:47Celine's hand jerks
16:49The phone nearly slips from her hand
16:51Aria is actually dead
16:53She stares hard at those words
16:54Shock flickers across her face
16:56Then disappears
16:57By the time she looks up again
16:59Her expression is smooth
17:00But something brighter has already taken its place
17:03She hits delete with no hesitation
17:05Deleted items
17:06Trash
17:09Aria begging for forgiveness?
17:11Nothing important
17:12Celine tosses the phone onto the table
17:15Just spam
17:16Want me to dry your hair, babe?
17:18Damien steps back
17:19Dodging her touch
17:20No, get some sleep
17:25I'm heading to the office
17:26Stay here for a few days
17:27I won't be back
17:28He stops at the door
17:29Let me know when the location shoot is done
17:31I'll send a crew to clean up
17:34Otherwise that psycho area is gonna throw another fit when she comes home
17:39I hover near the ceiling
17:40Watching the whole thing play out
17:44I always knew Celine was pure poison
17:46Knew it from day one
17:48But Damien, he just gave away my home
17:51The house I decorated with my own hands
17:53Let another woman move right in
17:55And called me a psycho
17:56I reach for a breath and find nothing
17:59The good thing about being dead?
18:01Nothing hurts anymore
18:02Emotions are trapped behind thick glass
18:04You see the fire burning
18:06But you don't feel the heat
18:08Just like that
18:09I vanished twice in one day
18:11First, my body died on that cold concrete floor
18:14Second, Celine deleted the last proof I was still expected anywhere
18:17Three whole days
18:18I haven't come home
18:20Or at least, the me they still think is alive hasn't
18:23I haven't called anyone else either
18:25Damien sits on the leather sofa
18:27His face is a thundercloud, ready to snap at any second
18:31A bottle of Macallan 25 sits empty on the coffee table
18:34The crystal ashtray overflows
18:36He rarely smokes
18:37Now the ashtray is overflowing
18:40Rosa walks over with a breakfast tray
18:42She sets it down carefully
18:45Mr. Blackwell, please eat something
18:48Damien slaps the coffee mug off the table
18:50Ceramic shatters against the marble floor
18:53Dark liquid splashes everywhere
18:54Where is Aria?
18:57Has she called?
18:58Texted?
18:59Anything?
18:59He asks through gritted teeth
19:01Every word drips with venom
19:02Rosa trembles
19:04The tray rattles in her hands
19:05No
19:07Mrs. Blackwell hasn't reached out
19:09Maybe you should call her?
19:10Me?
19:11Call her?
19:13In her dreams
19:14Damien points at the walk-in closet
19:15Clear out her closet
19:16All of it
19:18Let's see how long she can play tough
19:23Rosa doesn't dare argue
19:25She grabs garbage bags
19:26She hauls them out
19:28One trip at a time
19:29She stops when she reaches the terrace
19:31An orchid stands there
19:32A rare dendrobium orchid
19:34Potted in simple clay
19:36Green leaves
19:37Strong roots
19:38Damien planted it himself
19:40On the night he proposed
19:42He said
19:43Aria
19:44Orchids are the hardest things to keep alive
19:46They need perfect light
19:48Perfect water
19:49And perfect temperature
19:50One mistake
19:51And they die
19:52That's what finding you felt like
19:53As long as this flower lives
19:55We will never part
19:56And then
19:57Somewhere along the way
19:58He changed his mind
20:00But the flower just kept growing
20:02Watering it was my first chore every morning
20:04Rotating the pot
20:06Wiping the leaves
20:07In five years
20:08It bloomed only twice
20:10Tiny white flowers
20:11With a soft scent
20:13I could barely catch
20:15This too?
20:16Trash it!
20:17Throw out everything she touched
20:20I don't want to see a trace of her in this house!
20:23Crash!
20:24The pot is shoved off the balcony railing
20:26It smashes against the patio stones
20:28Shattered into pieces
20:30Soil
20:31Roots
20:31Five years of my care
20:33Gone in one second
20:35Floating in midair
20:36I stare at the broken stem
20:37Lying in the clay shards
20:38Nothing reaches me in time
20:40Not even this
20:41Just then
20:42The front door opens
20:44Selene walks in
20:45She is wearing a long ivory coat
20:47I freeze
20:50You fake the apocalypse
20:51And she actually bought it
20:53She tried to sabotage your audition behind our backs
20:55I wanted her to feel desperate for once
20:57Maybe now she'll learn
20:58I lie on the ground
20:59And watch the extras pull off their zombie masks
21:01Tears slide into the blood at my lips
21:03What they don't know is that I hate pain more than anything
21:06So before I walked out of the safe house
21:08I drank Paraquat
21:09I drank Paraquat
21:11A restricted use herbicide with no antidote
21:13Once it's in your system
21:15Your lungs scar over until you suffocate
21:18When I finally regain consciousness
21:20I feel weightless
21:21I hover in the air
21:22I look down
21:23The unmasked zombies drip with sweat
21:26They pass around bottled water and joke around
21:29Holy shit
21:30I'm roasting in this suit
21:31But Mr. Blacknell pays well
21:33Way better than working as an extra on a real set
21:36No kidding
21:36Mr. Blacknell rented out the entire back lot
21:38Just to cheer Miss Hart out
21:40I see it now
21:40There is no outbreak
21:42No apocalypse
21:43Just ten staged days of fear and starvation
21:45Staged by my husband for his college sweetheart
21:48He rented an abandoned LA studio lot
21:50And hired a hundred extras
21:51I look down at the me on the ground
21:53White foam has dried around my mouth
21:55My eyes bulge from the pain
21:57My fingernails claw bloody lines into the concrete
21:59Damien walks over with an iced Americano
22:02He nudges my leg with his expensive loafer
22:04That's enough Aria
22:05We're done here
22:06Get up
22:07I don't move
22:08I can't
22:09Celine loops her arm through his
22:11And lowers her voice into something soft and practiced
22:13Damien
22:14Mrs. Blackwell is quite the actor
22:16She's probably too embarrassed to face us
22:18When she gave you her last protein bar
22:20And walked out to die
22:21I almost shed a tear
22:22Damien scoffs
22:23Everything with her is a performance
22:26She just wants my attention
22:27She crossed a line when she tried to ruin your audition
22:30Aria only hears you when it hurts
22:32Celine covers her mouth and giggles
22:34Oh come on
22:34I'm not even that mad anymore
22:36Damien doesn't even spare me a glance
22:38He pulls Celine toward the exit
22:40Let her rot in the ground
22:41And think about what she did
22:43Leave two guards
22:44Once she apologizes
22:46Haul her back to the Malibu estate
22:47The heavy iron gates of the backlit slam shut
22:50The lock clicks
22:51I want to scream
22:52I want to ask him what the hell is wrong with him
22:55But I am already a ghost
22:57An unseen force yanks me back
22:59Like a heavy chain strapped to my chest
23:01It drags me straight into the backseat of Damien's Rolls-Royce ghost
23:04He sits in the driver's seat
23:06One hand rests on the steering wheel
23:08Celine sits shotgun
23:10She touches up her lipstick in the vanity mirror
23:16Damien, I start shooting tomorrow
23:18The director says we need a new location
23:20Take whatever you need
23:21Any property owned by the company
23:24Celine leans over and packs his cheek
23:28Damien, you're so good to me
23:30Everything with Aria has to become an ordeal
23:33Damien tugs at his silk tie and says nothing
23:36But something strange flickers in his eyes
23:38Gone before I can even name it
23:39We just left Aria out there alone
23:44What if something happens?
23:45Celine applies another layer of lip gloss
23:47Her voice soft and sugary
23:49Damien snorts
23:50There are guards everywhere
23:52What could possibly happen?
23:54She's been spoiled rotten
23:55She can't handle even the smallest setback
24:00But she threw up so much blood
24:03Fake blood, obviously
24:04You know she's a drama queen
24:06She'd do anything for attention
24:07Damien slams on the gas
24:10Forget her
24:11Let her starve for a day
24:14That will shut her up
24:15Give her a day or two
24:16She always comes back and apologizes
24:19I float in the back seat
24:20Staring at the back of his head
24:22Damien Blackwell has no idea
24:24That behind that locked gate
24:25My body is already lying there
24:27He will never hear my voice again
24:28The backlit lights click off
24:30One by one
24:31The terrifying zombie siege
24:33Looks pathetic in the dark
24:34No screaming extras
24:35No dramatic lighting
24:36Just cheap plastic props
24:37And half-finished sets
24:38Sagging under the dry California wind
24:39I float back to my body
24:41The night guards start their final patrol
24:43Flashlight beams sweep across the fake ruins
24:51Hey, we've got someone still here
24:53One of the guards swings his flashlight over
24:55The beam lands on me
24:56The other guy walks over
24:58He kicks the sole of my shoe
25:00Hey, wake up
25:03We wrapped hours ago
25:04You can't sleep here
25:05Get back to the lounge
25:07I don't react
25:08The guard crouches
25:10He hesitates
25:11Reaches out and presses two fingers against my neck
25:14A second passes
25:15Then another
25:16He jerks his hand back and scrambles to his feet
25:19She's dead
25:20Call 911
25:22We got a dead body
25:23The guard stumbles and sprints toward the gate
25:25Sirens wail
25:26Flashing red and blue lights soon wash over the fake ruins
25:29EMTs lift me onto a stretcher
25:32One peels back my eyelids and checks my pupils
25:34Then he shakes his head
25:37No vitals
25:38She's already in rigor
25:40Crime scene text bag the evidence
25:42They pry a tiny bottle from my clenched fist
25:44A brown plastic vial
25:46The label is half peeled off
25:48But the EPA warning sign is still visible
25:52A cop frowns and drops it into an evidence bag
25:56Restricted use herbicide
25:57Where the hell did she get this?
26:03Could be suicide
26:04Runner ID
26:05Notify the next of kin
26:06Meanwhile
26:07Damien pulls into his Malibu estate
26:09His phone suddenly rings
26:11The screen lights up
26:12An unknown local number
26:14Caller ID says county sheriff's department
26:17He glares at the screen and hits decline
26:19Two seconds later
26:21The same number rings again
26:22He snatches the phone off the dash
26:24Tosses it into Celine's lap
26:26Handle it
26:27I don't have time for this
26:29Celine nods politely
26:31She swipes the screen and kills the call
26:33Her eyes dart in thought
26:35She opens his contacts
26:36Pulls up Aria
26:38Hits block without missing a beat
26:40I hover in the back seat
26:42Watching her fingers tap the screen
26:44Smooth
26:45Effortless
26:46Like she's been dying to do this for years
26:48The Malibu estate
26:50Damien just gets out of the shower
26:52A towel wrapped around his waist
26:54His phone buzzes
26:55A text notification has been filtered into the spam folder
26:58He picks it up
27:00Frowns
27:01Moves to tap it
27:02Celine snatches it right out of his hand
27:04Damien
27:05Go dry your hair
27:06I got this
27:07She unlocks the screen
27:09Scans the message
27:10Urgent
27:11Aria Blackwell declared deceased at 4.14pm
27:13Suspected cause
27:15Paraquat poisoning
27:16Suicide
27:16Next of kin must report to the county medical examiner's office to identify the body
27:20Celine's hand jerks
27:22The phone nearly slips from her hand
27:24Aria is actually dead
27:25She stares hard at those words
27:27Shock flickers across her face
27:29Then disappears
27:30By the time she looks up again
27:32Her expression is smooth
27:33But something brighter has already taken its place
27:36She hits delete with no hesitation
27:38Deleted items
27:39Trash
27:42Aria begging for forgiveness?
27:44Nothing important
27:45Celine tosses the phone onto the table
27:47Just spam
27:49Want me to dry your hair, babe?
27:51Damien steps back
27:52Dodging her touch
27:53No
27:53Get some sleep
27:57I'm heading to the office
27:58Stay here for a few days
28:00I won't be back
28:01He stops at the door
28:02Let me know when the location shoot is done
28:04I'll send a crew to clean up
28:07Otherwise that psycho area is going to throw another fit when she comes home
28:11I hover near the ceiling
28:13Watching the whole thing play out
28:15I always knew Celine was pure poison
28:17Knew it from day one
28:19But Damien
28:20He just gave away my home
28:22The house I decorated with my own hands
28:24Let another woman move right in
28:26And called me a psycho
28:27I reach for a breath and find nothing
28:30The good thing about being dead
28:31Nothing hurts anymore
28:33Emotions are trapped behind thick glass
28:35You see the fire burning
28:37But you don't feel the heat
28:39Just like that
28:40I vanished twice in one day
28:42First, my body died on that cold concrete floor
28:45Second, Celine deleted the last proof I was still expected anywhere
28:48Three whole days
28:50I haven't come home
28:51Or at least, the me they still think is alive hasn't
28:54I haven't called anyone else either
28:56Damien sits on the leather sofa
28:58His face is a thundercloud, ready to snap at any second
29:02A bottle of Macallan 25 sits empty on the coffee table
29:05The crystal ashtray overflows
29:07He rarely smokes
29:09Now the ashtray is overflowing
29:11Rosa walks over with a breakfast tray
29:13She sets it down carefully
29:16Mr. Blackwell, please eat something
29:19Damien stops the coffee mug off the table
29:21Ceramic shatters against the marble floor
29:24Dark liquid splashes everywhere
29:26Where is Aria?
29:28Has she called, texted, anything?
29:30He asks through gritted teeth
29:32Every word drips with venom
29:33Rosa trembles
29:35The tray rattles in her hands
29:37No
29:38Mrs. Blackwell hasn't reached out
29:40Maybe you should call her?
29:42Me?
29:42Call her?
29:44In her dreams
29:45Damien points at the walk-in closet
29:46Clear out her closet
29:47All of it
29:50Let's see how long she can play tough
29:52Rosa doesn't dare argue
29:54She grabs garbage bags
29:56She hauls them out, one trip at a time
29:58She stops when she reaches the terrace
30:00An orchid stands there
30:02A rare dendrobium orchid
30:03Potted in simple clay
30:05Green leaves
30:06Strong roots
30:07Damien planted it himself
30:09On the night he proposed
30:11He said
30:12Aria
30:13Orchids are the hardest things to keep alive
30:16They need perfect light, perfect water
30:18And perfect temperature
30:19One mistake, and they die
30:21That's what finding you felt like
30:23As long as this flower lives
30:24We will never part
30:25And then, somewhere along the way
30:28He changed his mind
30:29But the flower just kept growing
30:31Watering it was my first chore every morning
30:33Rotating the pot
30:35Wiping the leaves
30:36In five years
30:37It bloomed only twice
30:39Tiny white flowers
30:41With a soft scent I could barely catch
30:44This too?
30:45Crash it!
30:47Throw out everything she touched
30:49I don't want to see a trace of her in this house
30:52Crash!
30:53The pot is shoved off the balcony railing
30:55It smashes against the patio stones
30:57Shattered into pieces
30:59Soil
31:00Roots
31:01Five years of my care
31:02Gone in one second
31:04Floating in midair
31:05I stare at the broken stem lying in the clay shards
31:07Nothing reaches me in time
31:09Not even this
31:10Just then
31:11The front door opens
31:13Selene walks in
31:14She is wearing a long ivory coat
31:16I freeze
31:17I freeze
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