Solved Murders - True Crime Stories - The One That Lingers A Hug, a Whisper, and the Ghost of a Love That Never Fully Died #45

Episode Date: August 24, 2025

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After my divorce at 24, I threw myself back into the dating pool with all the grace of a baby dear learning to walk on ice. Honestly, I was still licking my wounds. My first marriage had left me cynical, hesitant, and downright terrified of trusting someone again. I'd been young and stupid when I married my ex. She was all smiles and sweetness in public, but behind closed doors she was a master manipulator. She cheated, she lied, she played my wife. games, and the worst part. I let it happen because I believed her words over her actions. So, yeah, when that marriage crashed and burned, I was more gun-shy than a rescue dog on the 4th of

July. Then, along came Lisa. Lisa was 21 when we met, and I swear the universe paused for a second the first time I saw her. I'm not exaggerating, time stopped. The world blurred around her like someone had cranked up the bouquet filter in my brain. She wasn't just, pretty. No, Lisa was breathtaking. To the rest of the world, she might have been an eight, maybe even a nine if you caught her in sunlight with her hair all golden and wind-swept. But to me, ranking her felt like trying to rate oxygen or water. She wasn't just attractive, she was, electric. I'm not sure how to explain it without sounding like a lovesick teenager, but every inch of her, her smile, the way she tucked her hair behind her ear, even her damn ears themselves, was impossibly

alluring. We started dating casually at first. I was cautious, and she was curious. But from day one, there was that live-wire energy between us. You know the kind I mean. That rush of adrenaline where your heart races, your stomach twists, and you can't stop grinning like an idiot. That was Lisa for me. Just texting her made my palms sweat. Seeing her name light up my phone screen felt like winning the lottery every single time. But life, as it tends to do, had other plans. Pretty early on, Lisa sat me down and laid it all out. I want to be a mom, she said gently. Not a stepmom. It wasn't said with malice. She wasn't trying to hurt me, she was being honest.

And I couldn't fault her for that. At the time, my ex-wife was in full-on, scorched earth mode, lashing out at me every chance she got, and my kiddo was caught in the crossfire. I had baggage. A lot of it. And Lisa, being young and full of dreams about what her future family would look like, didn't want to start her life with someone else's mess trailing behind. I understood.

Good. Hell, I even agreed with her logic. Starting a lifelong partnership with all my emotional debris probably wasn't wise for either of us. So we broke it off before we ever got too deep. Time passed. I eventually remarried. My second wife is wonderful, smart, kind, funny. We built a good life together. We had adventures, shared heartbreaks, grew together. I love her deeply. But if I'm being brutally honest with myself, I've never felt that same lightning in my vein's sensation that Lisa gave me. A decade went by. Then, one random Saturday, I was taking my son to a monster truck rally. He was bouncing in his seat, clutching his little toy truck, absolutely thrilled about the day ahead. We made a pit stop for gas and grabbed some subway sandwiches.

It was all so mundane, one of those forgettable errands you do without thinking. As I was filling our cups at the drink fountain, I heard a voice behind me. Hey, is that you? I froze. That voice. It was like hearing a song you hadn't realized was stuck in your soul. I turned around, and there she was. Lisa. She was standing there holding her toddler's hand, her husband a step behind her with their other kid in his arm.

She looked, older, of course, but still radiant in that effortless way she had. Her hair was pulled up, a few strands framing her face. She smiled at me, and for a second it felt like the years had melted away. How have you been, she asked. We chatted, just polite small talk about jobs, kids, life. She told me about her family, I told her about mine. Her husband seemed nice enough. and their kids were adorable. It was all so, normal. Then, as they were about to order their food, Lisa reached out for a hug.

It felt awkward and electric all at once as I wrapped my arms around her. And that's when she whispered it. I made a mistake. It was so quiet I almost thought I imagined it. But as she stepped back, I saw her eyes glisten. Not full-on tears,

just that glassy shimmer that hits when you're holding back. Then she smiled again, a little too bright, and turned back to her family. I stood there, stunned, trying to process what had just happened. My son tugged at my sleeve, asking if we could get cookies, and I forced myself to smile and say, Sure, buddy, we gathered our stuff and left. But inside, my mind was spinning like a hurricane. For weeks, hell, for years, I replayed that moment in my head. her voice those words that look in her eyes i made a mistake what did she mean did she regret leaving me

was she unhappy in her marriage or was it just a fleeting thought she let slip without really meaning it i've run the full emotional gamut over this some days i fantasize about what might have been about running away together rekindling that spark living the life we never got to have Other days I feel angry. How dare she drop that emotional bomb on me and then walk away like nothing happened. But most days, I just, put her back in the box in my mind. I pack her up with all those what-ifs, and shove the box to the dusty corner where old dreams go to die. Then I take a deep breath and try to move on.

Again. Because the truth is, I do have a good life. My wife and I have built something solid and beautiful together. We've had our ups and downs, moments of raw vulnerability, times we've laughed until we cried, and nights we've stayed up talking until sunrise. We've faced challenges that would have broken weaker couples, and we came out stronger. But still, Lisa haunts me. Not in a creepy, stalker way.

More like a ghost of a life unlived. She drifts into my dreams sometimes, and I wake up feeling like my chest is full of static electricity. I'll smell a certain perfume or hear a song that reminds me of her and suddenly I'm 24 again, heart-pounding, palm sweating, back in that dizzy, exhilarating haze. I've tried therapy. I've journaled. I've talked to friends about it. Nothing really helps. The memories won't leave me alone.

Maybe they never will. And yeah, I know what you're thinking. Why are you pining over someone from decades ago when you have a wife and family? You're right. I should appreciate what I have. And believe me, I do. My wife deserves a novel of her own. Our story is full of love, humor, pain, and triumph.

Maybe someday I'll write about her and all we've been through. But today, today I just needed to get this. out. This little moment in a gas station subway, this tiny interaction that's lived rent-free in my brain for years, had been stirring in me again because of a dream I had last night. In the dream, I saw Lisa. She was exactly as I remembered, laughing, teasing, leaning close to whisper something I couldn't quite hear. And when I woke up, I had that ache in my chest again. So maybe telling this story will help me let it go. Maybe. Or maybe to know. I'll have another dream about her, and tomorrow I'll pack her back into the mental box like I've done a thousand times before.

Here's to hoping this time the box stays shut. The end.