Edri Ekmekçiu

Some hearts never stop singing the same song.
Audrey doesn’t believe in fairytales—especially not the kind where a long-lost pen pal grows up to become a rockstar... and forgets her.

Years later, she’s grounded, thriving in a promising career, and guarding a heart that’s learned not to hope. But when fate throws Drew—now a global sensation and the ghost of her teenage years—back into her life as her new neighbor, everything she thought she'd buried begins to rise.

He’s still magnetic. Still infuriating.
Still the boy who used to call her after every show.

And he remembers everything.

What begins as a cautious reconnection spirals into a slow-burning storm of music, memories, and feelings they never quite had the courage to explore. But Drew’s past is darker than she imagined, and Audrey’s walls are higher than ever.

Can a rockstar with a broken rhythm and a girl who learned to dance alone find harmony again?

Or is it all just… make believe?

Warnings
-The story has mature contents, language, addiction.

Make-believe with my Rockstar

I wake up in the twin bed, the soft light of early morning filtering through the thin curtain. For a moment, I lie still, orienting myself. The ache in my chest reminds me where I am, why I’m here. Why I chose to sleep beside my son last night instead of the man I’ve loved most of my life. 


Drew’s words from last night echo in my mind like a question that won’t stop ringing. 


I barely slept after that. I needed space. Needed Ian’s tiny, steady breaths beside me to remember who I am, what matters most. 


I shift carefully so I don’t wake him. He’s curled toward me, one arm flopped over his stuffed bunny. I lean in and press a soft kiss to his forehead, then slip out of bed and tiptoe to the kitchen. 


Chapter 32