Chapter 11

They never had Betty clean Elena's room, always thinking she would be back soon. But a thin layer of dust began to settle on the luggage left behind as the days passed. Still, there was no sign of Elena. The entire house grew more and more silent—so quiet it was almost frightening. Kane hadn't smiled in days, and Robin buried himself in work, wishing he could stay at the office 24 hours a day. That day, the weather changed abruptly, and Kane came down with a high fever. His whole body burned like a furnace. His head was fuzzy and heavy, making him feel absolutely miserable. Betty panicked and quickly called the family doctor, Nathan Baker. However, Kane's face was flushed bright red. Despite being ill, he still pouted and complained, "I don't want the doctor to take care of me. "I want Elena! Where did she go? I'm sick now, and she still won't come back. Does she want me to die?" Maybe it was the fever, but the usual sharpness in his voice was gone—replaced by a fragile sort of sa