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00:00Sous-titrage Société Radio-Canada
00:30Sous-titrage Société Radio-Canada
01:01Housekeeping? She's mine.
01:04Having me isn't enough? You're moving on already?
01:08Dante leaned against the headboard, desire still in his eyes as he looked at me.
01:15What's wrong with sleeping with my little pillow?
01:21All right, you can go.
01:23I stood nearby, waiting for her to take the money and leave like the others.
01:27Instead, she casually slapped the checks back and lifted her chin with a scoff.
01:31I don't want your damn money. I enjoyed it too. We both got what we wanted. That's all.
01:40Dante rubbed the check, rare surprise flashing in his eyes, but he quickly recovered and expertly pulled me into his
01:48arms.
01:49One arm circled my waist. As he buried his face in my neck, that scent still lingered in the air.
01:55I looked down and saw a glaring lipstick mark on his back collar, bright and obvious, like a claim of
02:01ownership.
02:02He noticed my expression and asked in a husky voice.
02:05Hmm? What's wrong?
02:07I pointed at it, my face blank.
02:09There's lipstick on your shirt?
02:10Dante seemed to be in a good mood tonight.
02:12He patiently asked.
02:14If it bothers you, should I change?
02:17He thought for a moment.
02:19Then let's sleep somewhere else. Your place tonight, okay?
02:22I was surprised. Unsure why he suddenly wanted to go to my place.
02:26But after sharing a bed for ten years, having him over seemed normal enough.
02:30I nodded.
02:31When we got to my apartment, Dante changed into the men's pajamas I kept for him.
02:35Then he went straight to my bed and lay down.
02:38With his larger frame, he easily pulled me into his arms.
02:41He especially loved holding me face to face when we slept.
02:45One arm around my waist, the other around my back.
02:48He held me tight, as if I really were his pillow.
02:51Now Dante, dressed in black pajamas, was squeezed onto my little pink bed.
02:55He looked completely out of place.
02:57After holding me for a while, he asked curiously,
03:00Elena, why does your bed smell so good?
03:02Yeah, everything was just freshly washed.
03:05But Dante didn't stop there.
03:06Wide awake, he sniffed around until his nose brushed my sensitive neck.
03:11So this is where the best smell is?
03:16My heart jumped as I looked up to speak.
03:19My lips accidentally brushing his chin.
03:21We both froze, too nervous to speak.
03:23I moved away.
03:25Afraid he'd hear my heartbeat.
03:27The next second, he firmly pulled me back.
03:29What are you hiding from?
03:32Relax.
03:34I'm not interested in a skinny body like yours.
03:37I'd always known Dante didn't like me much.
03:40He even found me annoying.
03:41From 13 to 23, I've been by his side for nearly 10 years.
03:4513, he was kidnapped by a rival mafia family.
03:48I never knew what happened to him there.
03:50I only knew he came back traumatized and unable to sleep.
03:53The doctor suggested finding a companion to help calm him.
03:56So the DeLuca family began searching for someone suitable.
04:00There were many candidates, all accompanied by their parents.
04:03I waited alone in the crowd, wearing worn-out clothes.
04:06But yesterday's work had exhausted me, and I fell asleep while waiting.
04:10Just then, 13-year-old Dante came out surrounded by a crowd.
04:13He looked annoyed as he glanced over the crowd.
04:16Then his eyes landed on me, asleep in the corner.
04:19Her.
04:20From then on, I spent 10 years as his human pillow.
04:23But as I grew older, my features began to mature.
04:26Mrs. DeLuca grew increasingly wary of me.
04:28She repeatedly warned me not to get any ideas about Dante.
04:32So I quietly buried my feelings and never let anyone notice.
04:35As we grew up, I watched him take one lover after another, every time.
04:39Before he'd even had enough, I'd knock on the door as usual.
04:42Dante, it's time to sleep.
04:45In his eyes, I was no different from his other lovers.
04:48We all came to him for money.
04:50But they gave him pleasure, while I was dull and always ruined the mood.
04:54So he grew tired of me, and even tried sleeping without me.
04:57But he soon realized, angrily, that 10 years had made it a habit.
05:01He had long grown used to falling asleep with me in his arms.
05:04The doctor said being in a good mood could help him fall asleep faster.
05:08So for 10 years, I carefully indulged him, and tried to keep him happy.
05:12Whenever Dante was in a bad mood, his words could turn harsh.
05:17Stop at the fake concern.
05:19You're only here for the money.
05:20I buried my love and quietly took his temper.
05:23Yeah, I'm only here for the money.
05:25I hid my feelings well.
05:27Even in my diary, I kept my distance and called him Mr. DeLuca until I was 19, when he coldly
05:32dealt with the loan shark's money.
05:34That day, I finally let myself write his name in my diary, Dante.
05:38By the time I came to my senses, the page was covered with,
05:41I love him.
05:44Dante.
05:44I panicked and almost tore the page out.
05:47But my hand lingered on it, and I couldn't bring myself to do it.
05:50Forget it.
05:51My diary was password protected and hidden at the bottom of my bedroom drawer.
05:55No one would ever find it.
05:56So when I woke the next morning, I found Dante sitting silently in a chair.
06:01The drawer was wide open.
06:04What's this?
06:05My mind went completely blank.
06:08My shameful five-year crush was ruthlessly exposed at 23.
06:12After a long silence, I finally asked,
06:16How did you open it?
06:19I tried all morning.
06:20Turns out the password was my birthday.
06:22A diary from four years ago.
06:26Baby, you hid this well.
06:27His voice was incredibly gentle, but my heart tightened with dread.
06:31I gave up and lowered my head.
06:33I silently waited for him to judge my ridiculous feelings.
06:36Then came the sound of paper tearing.
06:39Expressionless.
06:39Dante tore out that page, piece by piece.
06:44What are you fantasizing about?
06:46Elena, you think one page will make me stop touching other women?
06:50They'll do anything I want in bed.
06:52Can you?
06:53Hmm?
06:54From that day on, Dante didn't contact me for three days.
06:57Maybe I disgusted him that much.
06:59And I never asked about his whereabouts, so I had no idea what he was doing.
07:04On the fourth night, someone suddenly knocked on my door.
07:07It was Dante's aid, supporting a very drunk Dante.
07:11Don drank a little too much tonight.
07:13Please take care of him.
07:15My job was supposed to be just helping him sleep.
07:17But whenever he got drunk or sick at night, I usually cared for him.
07:22Still, Dante could really hold his liquor.
07:25How much had he drunk to get this wasted?
07:27I helped him inside, then went to the kitchen to make a hangover drink.
07:31As I boiled water, lost in thought, a burning hot body pressed against me.
07:39Babe.
07:39He murmured hoarsely.
07:41I froze.
07:42He had never called me that softly.
07:43Usually, he called me Elena.
07:45Even when he called me baby, it was only to tease and mock me.
07:49He wasn't as cold as four days ago.
07:51His voice soft, almost conciliatory.
07:54After a brief silence, I gently coaxed him.
07:57Feeling awful?
07:58Your hangover drink is almost ready.
08:00Just wait a little...
08:05A scene I'd dreamed of as a teenager suddenly came true,
08:09leaving me speechless.
08:10I trembled and tried to push him away,
08:12but Dante leaned against my shoulder again,
08:15drunk and burning with desire.
08:17Babe.
08:18Babe.
08:19My hands froze in midair.
08:21I was never a saint.
08:22For money, I'd even become selfish and shameless.
08:25As Dante called me affectionately again and again,
08:28I knew I couldn't refuse him,
08:30so I turned around and wrapped my arms around his neck.
08:33Actually, this wasn't our first time having sex.
08:36Four years ago, things between us weren't this strained.
08:39We studied together and planned to attend the same college.
08:43We had included each other in our futures,
08:45until Dante overheard me promising Mrs. DeLuca,
08:48I'm only here for the money.
08:49I have no feelings for Dante.
08:51I even shamelessly asked for a raise.
08:53For the first time, Dante turned cold toward me.
08:57That night, he yanked me into the room and...
08:59Only for the money?
09:01Fine.
09:02Back then, neither of us had any experience.
09:04His movements were clumsy but rough,
09:06and he never once kissed me.
09:08He only asked,
09:09Anyone will do, as long as they pay you, right?
09:12I clenched my teeth, not knowing how to answer,
09:14but I didn't dare reveal even a hint of my love.
09:17Finally, I gave up and nodded.
09:21Yes.
09:23That night left me nothing but pain.
09:26We squeezed together on my small bed.
09:28I tried to please him, doing every outrageous thing he asked.
09:31I stopped wondering how much truth or pretense hid in his drunken eyes.
09:36At least, I was the one he wanted right now.
09:38To Dante, all those lovers over the years were just transactions,
09:42just like that chaotic night four years ago.
09:45No tenderness, no comfort, and certainly no kisses.
09:48But tonight, after what felt like forever,
09:51when it was finally over,
09:52he actually held me close,
09:54savoring it as he softly kissed my lips.
09:58Still dazed,
09:59I trembled faintly in his arms,
10:01barely recovered.
10:02Then Dante teased,
10:04Such a tiny waist.
10:05How did you handle all that just now?
10:08Held in his arms,
10:09I quietly wondered,
10:11maybe Dante felt something different for me too.
10:14For once,
10:15Dante slept deeply,
10:16and comfortably.
10:17Even near noon,
10:18he still hadn't woken up,
10:19until his phone rang,
10:20afraid it would wake him.
10:22I pushed through my exhaustion and grabbed it.
10:24The next second,
10:25I clearly saw the caller's name,
10:27Babe.
10:28I froze.
10:29An absurd,
10:30unbelievable thought crossed my mind.
10:32Clinging to my last hope,
10:34I looked down at Dante.
10:35His eyes were cold.
10:37He was usually grumpy when woken,
10:39but now showed no impatience.
10:40He took the phone from my hand.
10:42A familiar,
10:43seductive female voice came through.
10:45Dante,
10:46I heard you haven't slept for three days.
10:48You even stopped holding your little pillow
10:50and drove all night to chase me?
10:52Well,
10:52since you're so sincere,
10:53I guess I'll forgive you.
10:55Whatever you want tonight,
10:56I'm game.
10:57I recognized her as the girl from the hotel.
11:00Dante smiled,
11:01responding to her again,
11:02and again,
11:03after what felt like forever,
11:05the call ended.
11:07How come it was you last night?
11:10Only then did I realize
11:11the tenderness from last night
11:13belonged to someone else.
11:17It was me.
11:18Who else did you think it was?
11:20Dante fell silent.
11:22After a long pause,
11:23he sighed.
11:24Baby,
11:25you really can't live without me now,
11:27can you?
11:29You were pretty obedient last night.
11:31This should be enough, right?
11:35But from now on,
11:36just behave and stay my little pillow.
11:38Don't dream of anything else.
11:40That night,
11:41Dante didn't come looking for me again.
11:44Instead,
11:45Mrs. DeLuca came to see me
11:46when she pushed the renewal contract
11:48in front of me,
11:49I finally realized
11:50I had known Dante for 10 years already.
11:53The contract was renewed every five years.
11:56When the first five-year term ended,
11:58I had just turned 18.
12:00To keep attending the private school
12:02funded by the DeLuca family,
12:04I desperately tried to please Mrs. DeLuca
12:07and earned the next five-year contract.
12:10Now,
12:11Mrs. DeLuca coldly slid the renewal contract back to me.
12:15Casually,
12:15she said,
12:17Dante's new girlfriend says she can help him sleep too.
12:21Maybe he won't need you anymore.
12:22Your payment will be cut in half.
12:25Sign it if you want.
12:26Her tone was certain.
12:28She believed I would beg to keep this job.
12:30Just like I did five years ago,
12:32I was truly grateful.
12:34The DeLuca family gave me this opportunity
12:36when I needed it most.
12:38Because of them,
12:39I was able to finish high school and college.
12:41But now,
12:42I stared at the renewal contract for a long time.
12:45Scenes from these ten years
12:47flashed through my mind.
12:49After a long silence,
12:51I pushed it back
12:52and slowly shook my head.
12:54Sorry, Mrs. DeLuca.
12:55This contract ends here.
12:56Just then,
12:57Dante suddenly walked in
12:59and asked in confusion,
13:00What's ending?
13:01Mrs. DeLuca looked at my warningly.
13:04I shook my head.
13:06Nothing.
13:06Dante wanted to ask more,
13:08but his phone suddenly ran.
13:09He glanced at the screen,
13:11smiled,
13:11and quickly left.
13:13After Dante left,
13:14she took a sip of coffee
13:15and asked casually,
13:17But have you really made up your mind?
13:19I noted.
13:20Mrs. DeLuca frowned slightly,
13:22a faint warning entering her voice.
13:24Elena,
13:24don't think you can play games with me.
13:26You're just his little pillow.
13:27Dante can sleep without you.
13:29I stood and gave her a slight bow.
13:31Mrs. DeLuca,
13:32thank you for everything
13:33the family has done for me.
13:34Don't worry.
13:35I won't regret this decision
13:36or cause any trouble.
13:38Only then did Mrs. DeLuca's frown ease.
13:40Seeing me neither argue nor make a scene,
13:42she seemed relieved too.
13:44There were seven days left on my contract.
13:46Use these seven days to pack.
13:48Leave when your contract ends.
13:50Go wherever you want.
13:51Just never appear before Dante again.
13:53Can you do that?
13:54Her words were cold,
13:55as if she feared I'd use our ten years together,
13:57as if I'd make a scene
13:58and cling to the DeLuca family.
14:00But I only gripped the hen of my shirt
14:02and promised softly,
14:03Yes,
14:04I can.
14:07After leaving the DeLuca estate,
14:09I stood by the road,
14:10unusually lost.
14:11For years,
14:12I had always put Dante first
14:13when planning my future.
14:14I never imagined there would come a day like this.
14:16Even when Professor Warren asked
14:18if I wanted to apply for an exchange program in Alderwick,
14:20I turned it down without hesitation.
14:22I refused,
14:22even though it was a perfect fit for my research.
14:24I didn't agree.
14:25I just stubbornly stayed by Dante's side.
14:27But under the dim streetlight,
14:28I texted Professor Warren
14:30and asked about openings.
14:31She replied immediately
14:32that there was one
14:33and promised to help me get it.
14:34At that moment,
14:35I suddenly understood.
14:36Old friends.
14:37Lost lovers.
14:38No one should put their life on hold
14:40for someone else.
14:41Seven days was tight.
14:42I had to prepare all my documents quickly.
14:44I needed everything ready
14:45before leaving for Germany.
14:46I also began packing my clothes
14:48from the closet into my suitcase.
14:50The next night,
14:50Dante knocked on my door
14:51and headed straight to my bedroom.
14:53Ever since sleeping at my place,
14:54he'd grown especially fond of my bed.
14:56He even stopped sleeping
14:57in his own huge luxurious bed.
14:58After washing up,
15:00Dante opened my closet
15:01and started looking for pajamas.
15:02Why are two of your pajamas missing?
15:04My heart skipped,
15:05but I kept my voice calm.
15:07What's wrong?
15:08Those two felt the best.
15:09He frowned.
15:10They were too old.
15:11I bought new ones.
15:12I said casually.
15:13He didn't ask anything else.
15:15In bed,
15:16he instinctively placed a hand on my waist.
15:18I couldn't help trembling and pulling away.
15:22My waist had been aching on and off
15:24for the past two days.
15:25Earlier,
15:26I'd bitten my shirt
15:27and strained to look behind me.
15:29Several finger marks still remained
15:30where he'd gripped my waist too hard.
15:32Dante kept his hand on my waist
15:34and asked irritatedly,
15:36Why are you pulling away again?
15:37Luckily,
15:38I was already used to enduring pain.
15:40I let him keep his hand there
15:41and said without showing anything,
15:43I'm fine.
15:43Go to sleep.
15:44The next second,
15:45he pulled up my shirt without warning.
15:47Crisscrossed finger marks
15:48stood out against my pale skin.
15:49They brought back memories
15:51of how intense that night had been.
15:53He sighed and smoothed my frown with his fingertip.
15:57Every time you're hurt,
15:58you say you're fine,
15:59but you're in so much pain,
16:00you're already frowning.
16:02Lie here.
16:02I'll go get some medicine.
16:04I was speechless.
16:05Fifteen minutes later,
16:06he returned with medicine
16:07from the pharmacy downstairs.
16:08Without a word,
16:09he applied it
16:09and massaged it into my skin.
16:11The warm bedside light
16:12softened his features
16:13as I quietly watched him.
16:14For a while,
16:15the bedroom fell silent.
16:16It had been a long time
16:17since things between us
16:18felt this peaceful.
16:19As if remembering something,
16:21he casually asked
16:22while applying the medicine,
16:23Isn't your contract
16:24about to expire?
16:25Remember to renew it.
16:26I blinked.
16:27Apparently,
16:28Mrs. DeLuca
16:29still hadn't told Dante
16:30I wasn't renewing my contract.
16:31I wasn't sure
16:32if I should be the one to tell him,
16:34so I carefully began.
16:35Dante, I...
16:36Still massaging my waist,
16:38he murred.
16:38Just then,
16:39the phone rang urgently.
16:41It was Sienna,
16:42his new girlfriend.
16:45I closed my mouth
16:46and motioned for him
16:47to answer the phone.
16:48Sienna's aggrieved voice
16:50came through.
16:51Dante,
16:51I cut my hand
16:52while packing our camping gear.
16:54I can never get anything right.
16:56Dante frowned
16:57and stood up with the phone.
16:59I'll have someone
17:00pack the gear.
17:01Wait at home.
17:01I'll come check on you.
17:02He hung up
17:03and put his coat back on.
17:05The ointment was left open
17:06beside me,
17:07its cap still off.
17:08Just before leaving,
17:09he suddenly remembered
17:10and looked back.
17:12Right.
17:13What were you gonna say?
17:14Dante stood in the dark entryway,
17:16his expression hard to make out.
17:17I sat alone under the light
17:19and looked at him calmly.
17:20Nothing.
17:21It's not a big deal.
17:22Go take care of things first.
17:23Soon,
17:24it was the sixth night,
17:25the last night
17:26before my contract expired.
17:27I stood in the middle of my room,
17:29staring at how empty it looked.
17:30Thanks to my excellent grades,
17:32Professor Warren
17:32successfully secured me a spot.
17:34The housekeeper called,
17:35carefully asking
17:36where I plan to go tomorrow.
17:37I knew Mrs. DeLuca
17:38was listening beside her.
17:40So I answered seriously.
17:41I got into
17:42a university exchange program.
17:43I'm leaving tomorrow.
17:45I'll be far away
17:46and we won't see each other again.
17:48Mrs. DeLuca,
17:49you can rest assured.
17:50The housekeeper sighed
17:51with relief and hung up,
17:53satisfied.
17:54Almost everything was packed.
17:55Only the things on my small bed
17:57remained untouched.
17:57The pluff toys and two pillows
17:59still sat quietly in place.
18:00Dante was picky about his bed.
18:02Even one missing toy
18:03would bother him.
18:04After ten years of sharing a bed,
18:06tonight should be the last time
18:07I help him fall asleep.
18:08I sat quietly in the living room.
18:10He never replied to my messages,
18:12so I waited until 1 a.m.
18:13When he finally called,
18:15I slowly blinked.
18:15I went back to addressing him
18:17with the same distance as before.
18:18I answered the phone
18:19and said mechanically,
18:20Don, it's time to sleep.
18:22It felt just like any ordinary night
18:23from the past ten years.
18:25Unlike my stiffness,
18:26Sienna's bright, lively voice
18:27came through first.
18:30Wow!
18:31The fireworks are beautiful!
18:33Dante, I love you so much!
18:35He seemed to laugh and say something
18:36before lazily picking up his phone.
18:39Completely unaware,
18:40he said,
18:40I'm not coming back tonight.
18:42I'll hold you tomorrow.
18:43No, no.
18:43You promised to stay with me tomorrow.
18:45Let me try soothing you
18:46to sleep again.
18:47Dante laughed
18:47and changed his mind.
18:49Fine.
18:49I'll go back the day after tomorrow.
18:51I quietly listened
18:52to their conversation.
18:53For a moment,
18:54the last bit of attachment
18:55I still felt
18:56completely faded away.
18:57The next day,
18:58on an ordinary morning,
18:59I boarded a flight to Alderwich.
19:01I suddenly remembered
19:02going to the DeLuca estate
19:03alone ten years ago.
19:04At thirteen,
19:05I had timidly huddled
19:05in the crowd,
19:06silently encouraging myself.
19:07Ellie, be brave,
19:08just a little braver.
19:09Now, at twenty-three,
19:10I face the future
19:11with both hope and uncertainty.
19:13I was about to begin
19:14a new life
19:15in a foreign country.
19:16I took out the SIM card
19:17I'd used for years
19:18and replaced it
19:19with a new one.
19:20A voice inside me said,
19:22Ellie, keep moving forward.
19:24Don't look back.
19:26The night I left,
19:28Sienna was trying
19:29to soothe Dante to sleep,
19:30but it barely worked.
19:32Seeing this,
19:33Sienna gently tugged
19:34his collar
19:34and whispered suggestively
19:36in his ear,
19:36How about some exercise?
19:38It might help you sleep.
19:39Dante looked at her
19:40with interest.
19:41Sienna and I
19:42were complete opposites.
19:43She was lively and radiant,
19:46the kind of girl
19:46who caught his interest.
19:47But tonight,
19:48Dante seemed distracted.
19:50As Sienna chattered away,
19:51he suddenly thought
19:52of thinking that
19:53at this hour
19:53I was probably
19:54quietly reading.
19:55He thought I was
19:56dull and boring,
19:57always buried in books.
19:58Every time,
19:59he'd deliberately
19:59snatch my book away
20:00and pull me into his arms.
20:02I never complained
20:02or resisted,
20:03only gently hugged him back.
20:05At the thought,
20:05Dante smiled
20:06and opened his phone,
20:07but his eyes stopped
20:08on our empty chat
20:09and his smile
20:10slowly froze.
20:11I still hadn't replied
20:12to the message
20:12he sent that morning.
20:13Dante immediately called me.
20:15It rang for three minutes,
20:16but no one answered.
20:17He frowned.
20:18Just then,
20:19Sienna pressed herself
20:20against him
20:21and asked again,
20:21Want to do it?
20:23Dante tugged slightly
20:24at the corner of his thung.
20:25Ignoring the faint panic
20:26and unease inside him,
20:27he coldly turned off
20:28his screen.
20:29He didn't call again.
20:31Instead,
20:31he looked at Sienna
20:32and wrapped an arm
20:33around her waist.
20:34Yeah.
20:35But when I still hadn't replied
20:36the next day,
20:37Dante finally ran out
20:38of patience.
20:39Ignoring Sienna's attempts
20:40to keep him there,
20:41he drove straight
20:41to my apartment.
20:42The landlord hadn't changed
20:44the door code yet,
20:44so Dante let himself in.
20:46But when he stepped inside,
20:48the apartment was
20:48completely empty,
20:49as if no one
20:50had ever lived there.
20:53His brow twitched hard,
20:55and the panic he'd suppressed
20:56finally erupted.
20:57Dante called his assistant,
20:59barely holding back
21:00his emotions.
21:00Where the hell is Elena?
21:02His assistant sounded confused.
21:04Miss Carter left yesterday.
21:06You didn't know?
21:06Left?
21:07Where did she go?
21:09His assistant hesitated
21:10before answering.
21:12She didn't renew her contract.
21:13I fucking told you
21:14to make sure she signed it.
21:16Why didn't you tell me
21:17she didn't?
21:18Mrs. DeLuca said
21:19she'd handle it
21:19and told me to stay out of it.
21:21I...
21:22I thought she'd already
21:23told you.
21:24The DeLuca estate.
21:25When Dante arrived,
21:26Mrs. DeLuca was trimming
21:27her prized flowers
21:28without looking at him.
21:29What has you storming
21:30in here like this?
21:31Dante stared at her
21:32without blinking.
21:34Who told you
21:34to mess with my girl?
21:35Mrs. DeLuca set down
21:37the shears
21:37and clapped her hands,
21:38amused.
21:40Your girl?
21:40Mrs. DeLuca,
21:41always gentle
21:42and open-minded
21:43on the surface,
21:44finally turned cold.
21:45She's just some poor girl
21:46from the countryside,
21:47lucky enough
21:48to be your pillow.
21:49Don't tell me
21:50she's actually got you
21:51under her spell.
21:52Dante frowned
21:53and asked only one thing.
21:55Where is she?
21:56You won't find her.
21:57Mrs. DeLuca
21:58wasn't surprised
21:59by his reaction,
22:00nor did she care much.
22:01Dante's interest
22:02never lasted long.
22:03She figured
22:04he'd soon forget about this
22:05and find something new
22:06to amuse himself with.
22:09When I first arrived
22:10in Alderwitch,
22:11it took me a while
22:12to adjust.
22:12I rented a small apartment
22:14that was truly mine alone.
22:15With no friends there,
22:17I poured all my energy
22:18into decorating it.
22:19I bought cute plush toys again
22:20and placed them by my bed.
22:22The sheets and covers
22:23were all in patterns
22:24I loved.
22:25The bed was still small,
22:26but it made me feel safe.
22:28Sometimes after leaving the lab,
22:29I'd stop by a flower shop.
22:30A few bouquets
22:31of my favorite flowers
22:32always lifted my mood.
22:34Living alone
22:34was a little lonely,
22:35but I enjoyed the freedom.
22:37One weekend,
22:37while unpacking,
22:38I found my old diary
22:39in my suitcase.
22:40It had a combination lock
22:41I should have forgotten
22:41after all these years.
22:43Unfortunately,
22:43that code once held
22:44such intense feelings
22:45that I still remembered it.
22:46Sunlight streamed
22:47through the window
22:47as I sat bored on the carpet.
22:49I began flipping
22:49through the diary,
22:50page by page.
22:51Almost every diary entry
22:52mentioned Mr. DeLuca.
22:54Now, far away in Alderwill,
22:55sitting in my little apartment,
22:56it all felt like a dream.
22:58Then I reached a page
22:59with an obvious mark
23:01where it had been ripped out.
23:02I stared at it
23:03for a long time
23:04and realized
23:05I felt nothing anymore.
23:07I closed the journey
23:08and reset the combination
23:09to zero, zero, zero.
23:11Along with those ten years,
23:12I sealed it away
23:13in a storage box upstairs.
23:14Later,
23:15I made more and more friends
23:16and found new interests.
23:17I changed my phone number
23:19and Dante never came
23:20looking for me again.
23:21I figured Sienna
23:22had probably solved
23:23his insomnia by now.
23:26Life in Alderwick
23:27gradually became busy
23:28and fulfilling.
23:29My landlady was a kind
23:30elderly woman
23:31who always stopped me
23:32for a chat.
23:33One day,
23:33she told me she'd sold
23:34the apartment next door.
23:36I was about to have
23:37a new neighbor.
23:38She said the man was busy
23:39and traveled often for work,
23:40so he was rarely home.
23:42I didn't think much
23:42of it at first.
23:43But soon,
23:44I noticed fresh flowers
23:45appeared on his balcony
23:46every day.
23:47Whenever I stepped onto
23:48my balcony in the morning,
23:49their fragrance drifted over.
23:51My new neighbor
23:52seemed to have tastes
23:53very similar to my...
23:54Even his flower arrangements
23:55were exactly the kind I liked.
23:56But he really was busy
23:58and traveled often.
23:59I almost never ran into him.
24:01The lights in his apartment
24:02were always off, too.
24:03Without those fresh flowers
24:04every day,
24:05I'd wonder if anyone
24:06even lived there.
24:07Later,
24:07I met another graduate student
24:09who was also studying abroad.
24:10Like me,
24:11he loved animals
24:12and even had a tabby cat.
24:13One day,
24:14after we visited a cat cafe,
24:16he stopped me.
24:17After hesitating for a long time,
24:18he finally asked,
24:19Um,
24:20my cat can do backflips.
24:22He's even better
24:22than the cats at the cafe.
24:24Do you...
24:24want to come see?
24:25His ears turned red
24:26as he smiled awkwardly.
24:28I smiled at him
24:29and didn't refuse.
24:32I assumed he was away
24:33on a business trip
24:34and thought nothing of it.
24:35But seven days passed
24:37and the flowers wilted
24:38with no one tending them.
24:39On the tenth day,
24:41I got a text
24:41from an unknown number.
24:43Mrs. Carter,
24:44do you have time to talk?
24:45I was in a meeting
24:46when the random message came in.
24:47I found it strange
24:49but quickly forgot about it.
24:50The next day,
24:51I received a contact request.
24:52I opened it and froze
24:54when I saw the profile picture.
24:55It was Mrs. DeLuca.
24:57Long buried memories resurfaced
24:58and I frowned,
24:59thinking back over my year
25:00in Alderweith.
25:01For an entire year,
25:02I'd had no contact
25:03with anyone from the DeLuca family.
25:05Why was Mrs. DeLuca
25:06reaching out to me?
25:07I accepted her request
25:09and politely asked
25:09why she was contacting me.
25:11Someone as powerful as her
25:12had to be busy.
25:13I figured it would take a while
25:14before she replied.
25:15But to my surprise,
25:16her reply came quickly.
25:18After a year apart,
25:19her tone seemed much gentler,
25:20like an understanding DeLuca matriarch.
25:22Her message was brief.
25:24Elena,
25:24Dante is in the hospital.
25:26Could you come back
25:27to Verriston and see him?
25:30I was a little puzzled
25:31when I read that.
25:32I did study medicine,
25:34but surely the DeLuca family
25:35could find better specialists.
25:36So I politely replied,
25:39Mrs. DeLuca,
25:40my medical expertise is limited.
25:42I may not be able to help.
25:43After all,
25:44without the DeLuca family,
25:45I couldn't have finished
25:46high school and college.
25:47But a year ago,
25:48I'd also promised
25:49never to appear
25:50before Dante again.
25:51After some thought,
25:52I added,
25:53What illness does your son have?
25:54I can ask Professor Warren for you.
25:56The typing indicator
25:57stayed on for a long time.
25:59Finally,
26:00she replied,
26:01Doctors can't help.
26:02We need you.
26:04Then she softened her tone
26:05and added,
26:06Would you come?
26:07When I arrived at the hospital,
26:09a nurse took me
26:10to the top floor.
26:11On the way,
26:12I casually asked,
26:13So what's wrong with him?
26:14She didn't hide it
26:15and leaned closer to whisper.
26:17I heard Don took too many
26:19sleeping pills
26:19and was rushed here that night.
26:22God,
26:22why would he try to kill himself?
26:24Yeah,
26:25why?
26:26After a whole year,
26:28the DeLuca family
26:29still hadn't found a solution
26:30to his insomnia.
26:31I listened with a frown,
26:33then looked up
26:33and met Dante's unwavering gaze
26:35from the hospital bed.
26:36No one else was in the room
26:37and the nurse tactfully left.
26:39I walked in
26:40and sat in the chair beside him.
26:42Aside from looking a little pale,
26:43Dante seemed fairly normal.
26:45I got straight to the point.
26:47Mrs. DeLuca asked me
26:48to come see you.
26:49Why did you take
26:50so many sleeping pills?
26:52His lingering gaze
26:53rested on my face.
26:54After a long silence,
26:56he finally said with difficulty,
26:57I couldn't sleep.
26:59Without you,
26:59I can't sleep.
27:02I thought for a moment,
27:04then finally recalled a name.
27:06Can't Sienna do it?
27:07The moment I said that,
27:08he heritly denied it.
27:09I have nothing to do
27:10with her anymore.
27:11I don't want her.
27:13I only want you.
27:15I sighed
27:16and didn't respond to that.
27:17Instead,
27:18I said gently,
27:18maybe you should consider therapy.
27:20He shook his head,
27:21his voice softening into a plea.
27:22Can you stay with me for a while?
27:24I nodded.
27:26He lay beside me
27:27and slowly closed his eyes,
27:28exhaustion clear on his face.
27:30I sat quietly in the chair,
27:31scrolling through my phone.
27:33Two hours later,
27:34I got tired of sitting
27:35and stood to stretch.
27:36But someone suddenly grabbed my wrist.
27:38Dante's eyes remained closed,
27:40his brow furrowed
27:41as if he couldn't sleep peacefully.
27:43So I had no choice
27:44but to sit back down.
27:45By evening,
27:46he finally woke up.
27:47I put away my phone
27:48and gently pulled my hand from his.
27:50If there's nothing else,
27:51I'll be going.
27:52Wait.
27:53He grabbed the hem of my shirt
27:54in panic.
27:55Under my gaze,
27:56he pulled a crumpled piece of paper
27:58from beneath his pillow.
27:59I looked at it.
28:00Though wrinkled,
28:01it was clearly well preserved.
28:02Three childish words
28:04were written across it.
28:05One wish card.
28:07I thought for a long time
28:08before remembering it.
28:09I'd made it at 13
28:10to cheer Dante auf.
28:11After writing it,
28:12I'd even drawn
28:13an awkward smiley face.
28:14Then I poked Dante,
28:16who was still sulking,
28:17and carefully coaxed him.
28:18Please don't be mad anymore, okay?
28:20Ten years later,
28:21I took the card from him
28:22and asked,
28:23What do you want to wish for?
28:25Did he want me
28:25to move back to Veriston?
28:27Did he want me
28:27to keep being his little pillow?
28:30Countless possibilities
28:30ran through my mind.
28:32Finally,
28:32I heard him ask hoarsely,
28:34Let me hold you again, okay?
28:38I was stunned for a moment,
28:39but in the end,
28:41I lowered my eyes to him.
28:43Under his gaze,
28:44I slowly tore the card
28:45into pieces,
28:46just like he'd torn
28:47my diary apart years ago.
28:49Dante,
28:50the one wish card
28:51has expired.
28:52I threw the pieces away,
28:53unwilling to say anything more,
28:55and turned to leave.
28:56As I reached the door,
28:57I heard him call me again.
28:58Ellie.
28:59Dante stared at my back.
29:01If I told you
29:02that night I was drunk,
29:03you were the one
29:05I was calling out for,
29:06you...
29:06Hearing that,
29:07I really did pause
29:08for a moment.
29:09If all that tenderness
29:10and comfort that night
29:11had truly been for me,
29:12what would have happened?
29:14Years later,
29:15the boy from my teenage diary
29:16had finally given me
29:17his answer.
29:18I thought about it
29:19for a second,
29:20but aside from a faint
29:21sense of sadness,
29:22I felt nothing else.
29:24I didn't say whether
29:24I believed him or not.
29:26I simply cut him off softly.
29:28None of that matters
29:29anymore, Dante.
29:29Dante immediately continued,
29:31I know you need
29:32to focus on school now.
29:34I can go to Alderwick.
29:36I can wait for you.
29:38Please don't leave me, okay?
29:41I sighed and turned back
29:43to look at him.
29:43The apartment next to mine
29:45in Alderwick?
29:45That's yours, isn't it?
29:47Panic flashed in his eyes
29:48at being found out.
29:49I didn't mean anything else.
29:51I just wanted to be
29:52closer to you.
29:53I looked him in the eyes
29:54and told him one last time,
29:55Dante,
29:56no one should spend
29:57their life waiting
29:58for someone else.
29:59Get treatment,
30:00sleep on time.
30:01It's time for you
30:02to start a new life too.
30:03With that,
30:04I opened the door
30:05and left without looking back.
30:06On my flight back to Alderwick,
30:08dawn stretched beyond the window.
30:09Deep blue met orange-red
30:10along the horizon.
30:11The plane broke
30:12through the clouds,
30:13carrying me farther away
30:14towards a brand new life.
30:18The summer after high school,
30:20I was busy choosing colleges
30:21with Elena.
30:22I checked our choices
30:23countless times,
30:24making sure we'd attend
30:25the same college.
30:26Back then,
30:27I thought we'd have
30:28so much time ahead of us
30:29until I heard Elena
30:30promise my mother,
30:31I'm only here for the money.
30:32I have no feelings for Dante.
30:33My young, uncertain feelings
30:35for her turned into hatred
30:36before I understood them.
30:37That night, furious,
30:39I gripped her waist
30:39and asked again and again,
30:41As long as I pay you,
30:42you'll do it?
30:43Elena bit her lip,
30:44her brows frowing again.
30:47I knew that look.
30:48She was in pain again.
30:50I must have gripped her too hard.
30:51But someone who only cared
30:52about money
30:53had no right to feel hurt.
30:54Later, when I found her diary,
30:56I stared at those words forever.
30:57By the end,
30:58I only found them absurd
30:59and ridiculous.
31:00My mind was such a mess
31:01that I stayed away
31:02for three straight days.
31:03The night I got drunk,
31:05my aide held me up and asked,
31:06Dawn, where do you want to go?
31:08Maybe the alcohol
31:09had numbed my hatred.
31:11Take me to Ellie.
31:12My aide understood
31:13and immediately reached
31:14for his phone to call Sienna.
31:16I stopped his hand
31:17and repeated,
31:18Take me to Elena.
31:21What followed
31:22was a reckless night together.
31:23When I woke,
31:24I felt Elena's soft breaths
31:26against my neck.
31:27I kept my eyes closed
31:28and thought for a long time
31:29until Sienna called.
31:31As if I'd finally found
31:32a way to hurt her,
31:33I asked cruelly,
31:34How come it was you last night?
31:36Elena froze,
31:37her gaze dropping.
31:38I thought I'd finally feel
31:39the satisfaction of getting even.
31:41but to my confusion,
31:42I felt nothing.
31:44When I met Sienna,
31:45I really was attracted to her.
31:46She was different from Elena.
31:48She didn't want my money,
31:49so her feelings seemed more genuine.
31:51That was why she stayed my lover
31:52longer than any other woman.
31:54But after Elena left Verriston,
31:55I completely lost interest in Sienna.
31:57The day I told Sienna to leave,
31:59she suddenly snealed.
32:00The woman who stayed by your side
32:01for ten years is gone.
32:03Dante,
32:03why are you pretending
32:04to be so deeply in love now?
32:06I looked up at her,
32:07expressionless.
32:08Sienna stopped pretending too
32:10and said bluntly,
32:11Your mother constantly warned her,
32:13and your household scaph
32:14looked down on her.
32:15Even you bullied her,
32:17yet she somehow endured
32:18that environment for ten years.
32:20Of course,
32:21I'm not saying this
32:22to defend her.
32:23I'm just saying,
32:24Dante,
32:24you really don't deserve
32:25to be loved.
32:27With that,
32:28she took the money
32:29and walked away.
32:30Sienna's words echoed
32:31in my head.
32:33Ten years.
32:34Without love.
32:35How had Elena endured it?
32:37Then I remembered
32:38that summer night.
32:39After graduation,
32:41Elena had faced me in silence.
32:43Her brows were frenled.
32:44Only now did I understand.
32:47Her heart was hurting too.
32:51After Elena left,
32:52my insomnia got even worse.
32:54By the time I landed
32:55in Alderwich to find her,
32:56I hadn't slept properly in days.
32:58From a distance,
32:59I saw Elena carrying
33:00an armful of flowers.
33:01She was laughing
33:02and chatting
33:02with a girl beside her.
33:04I hadn't held her
33:04for exactly five days
33:05and thirteen hours.
33:07All the longing I'd buried
33:08suddenly broke free.
33:09I wanted to rush over,
33:10pull her tightly into my arms,
33:12bury my face in her neck,
33:13and breathe in
33:13her comforting scent.
33:15But that day,
33:15maybe the sunlight
33:16was too bright.
33:17Or maybe Elena's smile
33:18was too relaxed and genuine.
33:20As if burnt,
33:21I hid around the corner
33:21and didn't approach her.
33:22I suddenly remembered
33:23Elena hadn't always
33:24been quiet and dull.
33:26Long ago,
33:26she used to smile
33:27this brightly too.
33:28My longing gaze
33:29stayed on her
33:29for a long time.
33:30In the end,
33:31I didn't dare ruin
33:32that beautiful moment.
33:33Later,
33:33I secretly bought
33:34the apartment next to Elena's.
33:36In the room beside her bedroom,
33:37I placed a bed
33:38against the wall.
33:39I decorated it in fail pink
33:41and covered it
33:41with plush toys.
33:42Lying there,
33:43with only a thin wall
33:44between us,
33:45it felt as if
33:46we had never been apart.
33:47The day I learned
33:48Elena had stayed overnight
33:49at another man's place,
33:50I was back in Verriston
33:51handling family business.
33:52I sat in my office
33:53for a long time,
33:54silently wondering,
33:55What would Elena do
33:57with him?
33:57Had Elena fallen
33:58for someone else?
33:59Were Elena and that man
34:01already close?
34:02Then another thought
34:03hit me.
34:03Whenever I went
34:04from one lover
34:05to another,
34:05did Elena suffer
34:06the same way
34:07I was suffering now?
34:10That night,
34:11I lay in Elena's
34:12old room
34:12and took a sleeping pill.
34:15Half asleep,
34:16I saw 17-year-old Elena
34:17blinking at me
34:18with a smile.
34:19Dante,
34:19what college
34:20do you want to go to?
34:21I stared at her blankly
34:22and slowly reached out
34:23my hand,
34:23but before I could touch her
34:24the dream shifted.
34:25I was back on that
34:26chaotic night
34:27after high school.
34:28This time,
34:28tears filled Elena's
34:29quiet, beautiful eyes.
34:30She didn't bite her lip
34:31and endure it in silence.
34:32Instead,
34:33she leant close to my ear
34:34and whispered through the pain.
34:35Dante,
34:36it hurts.
34:37I jolted awake,
34:38my heart clenching painfully.
34:40My hands trembled
34:41as I poured out
34:41a handful of sleeping pills.
34:43I swallowed them all,
34:44desperate to return
34:45to that dream.
34:46I wanted to hold her,
34:47kiss her gently,
34:48and comfort her.
34:49But when I opened
34:50my eyes again,
34:51I was in a hospital bed.
34:52I had just been resuscitated.
34:54And finally,
34:55I saw the woman
34:55I'd been longing for
34:56day and night.
34:57But when Elena tore up
34:58the one wish card
34:59and walked away,
34:59I finally understood
35:00the truth completely.
35:02It wasn't the one wish card
35:03that had expired.
35:04It was her love for me.
35:06From then on,
35:07endless distance
35:08would stretch between us.
35:09We would never see
35:10each other again.
35:12We were never supposed
35:13to end up like this.
35:14But this was the only way
35:15it could end.
35:16And when I wasTA,
35:17and it was the only way