Todos los capítulos de The Fake Empire: Capítulo 11 - Capítulo 14

Raeleigh CampbellPOVBeing onstage the day after my entire relationship blew up in my face. I couldn’t believe the pressure I felt to be perfect. I couldn’t let them see me break down. I couldn’t let my fans down. It was important. They paid money to see me be perfect.My microphone in hand the cheers, faces blurred, arms raised. I took it all in before I plastered a smile on my face. A happy smile I’ve practiced and mastered over the years. When I felt broken and numb on the inside.Inside, I was cracked glass.“Good evening LA I’m Rae Hartley! Thank you for coming out tonight to see me!” My voice rang out over the stadium’s speakers, bright and steady.The crowd roared back, deafening, and for a second their love hit me so hard I almost stumbled. Thousands of people chanting my name like I was unbreakable. Like I wasn’t falling apart inside.The music started. I moved, I sang, I danced. Every note was muscle memory; every twirl and gesture choreographed into my bones. My body knew

Aiden WilderPOVFinally, alone in my bedroom, I felt like I could breathe again. The city life beyond my bedroom window went on like everything was normal. I was relieved to finally be alone. For the first time in weeks, I was alone without my family hovering around me watching my every move. Waiting until I break down. They were waiting for something, I felt like would never happen. I was numb to the loss of my fiancée the woman I promised to spend the rest of my life with. We were building a future together.Was it all a lie? I feel like such a sell out. I should be mourning. I should feel a hollow ache in my chest at the loss of the woman who was dear to me. The future mother of my children. Yet I was numb.The sounds of traffic down below gave me a sense of comfort I haven’t felt since she died. The game had brought me back to life. I have felt so numb for so long, I almost didn’t know what to do with myself.Inside my room, it was just me, myself and I the sound of my air condit