Chapter 14

I didn't want to sound desperate but otherwise, I'd burst without some answers.

"Can we talk in private?" I asked, mustering the courage to yank on his vest.

Cosimo nodded and showed the way to a corner table. But just as I stepped away from the second station, the security officer sitting at the fourth desk raised his hand.

Cosimo went to him and they whispered something back and forth in Italian. He then signaled towards me to step closer.

"Put it on the screen," he said in a serious tone.

The young man eyeballed him with a baffled look on his face.

"Presto, presto (faster, faster)," Cosimo said, noticing the man’s hesitation while reaching a headset towards me.

He took a step back, placed the gadget on his ears, and waited with his hands in his pockets. I did the same.

This wireless technology canceled the external sounds quite well. Instead of the typing and clicking, my fast heartbeats and quick breaths stuffed my ears full.

Great. I probably have a booger, I th