10.Everything Disappears into Darkness

Aria's POV

“Beautiful, isn’t it?” I turn towards the voice. Don Julio is casually strolling towards me with his hands in his pockets, looking out at the view in front of us.

“It sure is” I say smiling awkwardly.

He stands there looking straight ahead, the silver strands in his hair, shining in the moonlight.

“A storm is brewing” he says, still staring out into the open.

“Excuse me” I say.

Don Julio points straight ahead. I squint my eyes to see further into the dark, I do not see anything out there. I am about to ask him what he means when I see it. A quick flash of lighting in the distance. There is indeed a storm brewing.

I have been distracted standing out here on the balcony contemplating whether I should go down to the garden or not. From where we are standing on the balcony, you can see the garden and the entire city, all the way to the coast. I have been surveying the garden from my vantage point, looking for a familiar face. It is nearly midnight. I have been reading th