The Last Thing I Gave Him
On the carpet behind it, torn into bright, unrecognizable pieces, were the toys.
My baby's toys.
Those toys had not come from a store. I had borrowed them from friends with children, mended each piece, washed them, dried them in the sun. Each one had been handed to me with a smile and the words "for your baby." Dante had taken them and given them to Serena's dog.
I held my belly with one hand and left the estate.
Il Nido occupied the top floors of a building in the city. I walked in. The receptionist stood when he saw me, his voice quick. "Madam, the Don is—"