The maid found Neville's body the next morning.
The syringe was still in his arm.
The headlines speculated the star's death was a suicide brought on by the death of his lover, Perry Cortiss.
The stains of yellow journalism.
The gossip rags had a field day.
Circulation rose twenty-five percent.
And after the initial shock and sensation, the great silent star, Neville Hillyard, faded into oblivion as quickly as night flees at the rising sun.
YOU ARE READING
Changed
قصص عامةA short story about a 1920s silent film star and the insecurities that stardom brings.
