ROSE I woke up to the most delicious smell of eggs, cheese, vegetables, and some meat cooking. I got up and got dressed before I walked downstairs. I could hear Massimo and Pippa, but I could also hear another voice and see an older man sitting at the table and eating. “Ah, Rose. Good morning. I
ROSE I wake up the next day, and the first thing I do is take a shower. Then I dress in something that will be comfortable to walk in all day. So I chose sweatpants, a hoodie with a tank top underneath, and my comfortable sneakers. I had used last night to make a plan to go by the best route throu
ROSE I was now sitting on the back of the truck belonging to the wolf and his daughter, who had offered to give me a ride to Cremona. While I waited, I looked at the market and tried to find out where that pulling feeling came from. But I never found it, so when it was time, I decided to go, try no
ROSE I wake up after a night with the most strange dreams and a feeling as if someone was keeping an eye on me. I try to shake the feeling off by saying it is just because I know I’m going into the other territory today, and I go to get my stuff ready. After getting dressed, I grab my stuff and th
ROSE I am so tired. It is slowly getting dark, and I have walked for about fifteen hours today. I hope Santo Stefano isn’t far away anymore. All day long, I’ve felt the pull line if whatever or whoever it is is following me, but I never see anyone. Suddenly, I saw a light in the distance in front
ENZO “You have been following me?” she says, and it sounds like a question, but I am pretty sure it’s not. “I needed to be sure you were safe,” I say. “Why did you hide?.” She asks but sounds like she is afraid of what I will answer “I am not sure, and I was a little afraid. You are a Princess,
ROSE When I come out of the bathroom I get a shock, because Lorenzo is sitting on the bed, and I have only a towel around me. “Shit, sorry. I should have let you know I was here.” He says, and right away, he looks at the floor. “It is okay, you didn’t know that I didn’t bring my clothes out here
ROSE We lay here for what feels like hours. None of us are saying anything; we just lay here looking at each other. But den, he smiled and moved a little so he could better look at me. “You want to live in America with your family.” He says this not as a question but as a statement “I do. Sorry.”