Gemotions

The stadium lights were blinding, the roar of the crowd deafening. Liam watched, mesmerized, as the pop superstar belted out “City Lights,” his biggest hit. He’d written it years ago, a hopeful anthem for a future he'd since abandoned. A cold sweat prickled his skin. He clutched the railing, his breath coming in shallow gasps. He’d sold the rights, needed the money. Now, watching the sea of faces, the flashing cameras, he felt a hollow emptiness spread through him. He was a ghost in his own success story.