Chapter 5

The next day was the anniversary celebration at Ella's school.

This wasn't my first time attending an event at her school.

In fact, I'd been to every one.

Whenever Ella went on stage, I had to be by her side.

Because my parents worried there might be danger on stage.

And because my broken leg forced me to drop out of school.

So I was always especially happy to hear I could go to Ella's school.

On the way there, I used to excitedly ask Ella all kinds of questions.

But I only ever got perfunctory answers.

Today I was…