First time I’ve seen Veronica was when my parents took me to opera house in Vienna while we were there on vacation.

Veronica was four years younger than me and had angel’s voice. She really trilled me. And she was pretty.

As a growing young boy I thought of Veronica as my idol. She stayed in my head for a while and years later whenever someone said word “opera” or mentioned her name.

“One day we’ll meet again,” I thought.

And we did.

As I look back I met Veronica again at critical point in her life. She gained her fame, her wealth.

Then she lost her voice.

She was twenty-six then. She happened to need me far more than a good friend. I was with her all the time when most of her dreams failed already.

I remember she told me that to lose her voice is like to have an abortion.

When Veronica got her voice machine she didn’t sound the same but we went ahead and recorded few Rock opera songs with her voice then we toured.

“Her Vanished Grace” song was a hit, actually. And Veronica Warren received Hit Song Award for vocals.

fiction story to music video 'Opera girl" by PEARLCOPPER