The Last Promise (2010)
The Last Promise
“A little spark kindles a great fire.
—Italian Proverb Maurizio sat alone in his den, his legs crossed at his ankles, newspaper in his hands, La Nazione. The lights were off and the drapes were drawn, leaving the room lit by what light illuminated the silk curtains. The smoke of a cigarette rose from a glass ashtray within arm’s reach. Eliana walked in on him.
“I’m going now.”
“Where?” he asked without taking his eyes from the paper.
“I’m taking Alessio into Florence for school clothes.”
“V...a bene.”
“Do you need anything?”
“No.” He lowered the paper. “Thank you. What time will you be home?”
“I’ll be back around dinnertime. I have dinner all made; I just need to heat it up when I get back.”
“Okay. Shut my door on the way out.”
“Ciao.”
He went back to his paper. Fifteen minutes later Luca knocked on Maurizio’s door, then pushed it open. “Ciao, Maurizio.”
Maurizio looked up.
“Ciao, Luca. What’s going on?”
“I have the report from the lab.”MoreLess
—Italian Proverb Maurizio sat alone in his den, his legs crossed at his ankles, newspaper in his hands, La Nazione. The lights were off and the drapes were drawn, leaving the room lit by what light illuminated the silk curtains. The smoke of a cigarette rose from a glass ashtray within arm’s reach. Eliana walked in on him.
“I’m going now.”
“Where?” he asked without taking his eyes from the paper.
“I’m taking Alessio into Florence for school clothes.”
“V...a bene.”
“Do you need anything?”
“No.” He lowered the paper. “Thank you. What time will you be home?”
“I’ll be back around dinnertime. I have dinner all made; I just need to heat it up when I get back.”
“Okay. Shut my door on the way out.”
“Ciao.”
He went back to his paper. Fifteen minutes later Luca knocked on Maurizio’s door, then pushed it open. “Ciao, Maurizio.”
Maurizio looked up.
“Ciao, Luca. What’s going on?”
“I have the report from the lab.”MoreLess
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