Later, I heard that Elias spent every day at the airport, clutching the dance shoes I had worn in my very first competition.
From sunrise to sunset, he sat there waiting, murmuring the same words to himself.
"She'll come back. I just have to keep waiting."
At night, he returned to an empty house and drank himself into oblivion.
He kept going until his stomach began to bleed and he could barely remain on his feet.
Eventually, he was diagnosed with stomach cancer.
On the day of his surgery, Camille secretly slipped into the hospital.
In the midst of the chaos, she sneaked into the operating room and replaced the anesthetic with water.
Then she sat outside with a smug smile and told the person beside her, "I made a bet with Elias. I bet the doctors won't notice I switched the anesthet
