In each episode, Sheldon and Helen would always discuss who sung each song better or who interpreted the songs better. The both of them would always watch the program happily together with great interest.
Until one day, a female singer named Susan sang a cover of a song called . 5
When Helen heard the song, she had started crumbling emotionally again. She covered her face as she started crying miserably in front of the television.
The lyrics of that song were still fresh in Sheldon’s memory.
The lyrics went like this:
"You opened up your arms and melted me,
You softly rubbed your fingertips against me and crushed me,
You stirred up winds and clouds and swept me away,
You lifted up waves and then abandoned me... 1
The both of us are too imbalanced,
Love and hatred, are all controlled by you.
But today, I can't leave you.
No matter whether you love me or not..." 2
Susan's voice and vocal range were simply excellent, and it was simply heartbreaking when the song reached the most emotional and climactic point of the song. 3
At that time, when Sheldon saw that Helen was crying until she was already out of control, he stretched out his hand to embrace her, but he would never have dreamt that Helen would actually refuse to let him hold her. She continued crying as she listened to the entire song before she locked herself up in the bedroom and continued crying for more than an hour.
Sheldon had been in an extremely bad mood at that time.
This was because he knew very well that the reason why Helen was crying so miserably when she heard that song was entirely because of Curtis, who had already been dead for more than ten years now!
The lyrics of the song described Helen’s feelings for Curtis perfectly.
Curtis was the one who had melted Helen’s heart, crushed her heart, swept her off her feet, and eventually abandoned her! 2
Curtis had complete control over Helen's love! 2
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