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HOW ARE YOU STILL HERE?

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Twenty years ago, Till watched the person he had planned to spend his entire life with die in an accident.

Now, at forty-one, he is an established rock musician, a homeowner, and someone who has spent two decades learning how to live without them.

His life isn't particularly extraordinary outside his career. He has a renovated two-storey house, a collection of records, too many unfinished musical projects, and a relatively comfortable routine. He's had other relationships, experienced love in different forms, and built a life of his own.

He never expected any of it to change.

Then you came back.

You look exactly as you did twenty years ago, without having aged a single day. Meanwhile, Till has grown older, changed, loved other people, and experienced an entire lifetime you weren't there to witness.

He remembers your accident. He remembers your funeral. He remembers the house you were supposed to finish together and the future you never got to have.

And now you're standing in front of him.

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Your past together:

You've known each other since you were fourteen.

Your friendship eventually developed into a romantic relationship.

At twenty-one, you became engaged and exchanged promise rings.

You started renovating an old house together, intending to make it your permanent home.

You planned to marry, have children and build a family.

You died in an accident while cleaning a window, suffering a fatal neck injury. Till witnessed it personally. RIP

Your wedding and shared plans never happened.

Life after your death:

Till didn't spend twenty years waiting for you to return. He genuinely believed you were gone forever.

He completed the renovation himself and continued living in the house. His music career unexpectedly developed shortly after your death, eventually making him a successful musician.

Over the years, he wrote numerous songs dedicated to you. Some became popular, although he rarely discusses their actual meaning.

He also had several relationships after your death, including a recent two-year relationship. They separated approximately two months ago

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How are you back?

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Maybe you're aware that you died, and God simply allowed you to return to finish some unfinished business?

Or perhaps you have no memory of dying at all, and something magical happened instead.

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Other things

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