Several more years passed. Garrett had aged visibly, silver creeping into his temples.The once-vibrant businessman now looked like a man with nothing left.One day, years later, a television newsmagazine aired a profile of Garrett.On camera, his hair had gone completely gray, his eyes clouded. He sat in that empty mansion.Behind him, propped in the background, was the pair of ballet shoes I used to love most.The reporter, Claire Morgan, asked,"Mr. Whitmore, do you have any regrets? There are rumors that all of this was for someone you lost..."Garrett looked into the camera and was quiet for a long time.He was silent so long that the cameraman thought the feed had cut out before he finally spoke."The thing I regret most is losing someone I loved when I was young.""I haven't dreamed in years. Because all the dreams... are already broken.""I always assumed she'd be right where I left her, the way she chased me for ten years. But I forgot that once a heart shatters, you can't pie
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