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e ethereal beauty than the one given off by her pale face. Then he took her in his arms, joining h

ht l

nd leaving it on the floor, where a small mountain of paper was

hape, if I tried to do it on the computer I would go blank. I hadn't even had three lines when a shri

ook on the table, f

hird in the week »I

he window of my apartment; the place where he used to work

lthough this time it was followed by a few giggles. I wrinkled my nose, that was completely ridiculous; I cros

r of one of the apartments and read him the number on the gold plate, which was already

at condominium when I moved in two years ago and from the first moment we met I knew that it was the cross th

amily was originally from Palermo (I found out from a comment from our landlord, not because I was

e that made me envious, she brushed a short lock from her forehead and tucked it be

waste such eye color on a person like that. I clear

I'll be brief. A note of sarcasm seeped into my words. "But whatever you're doing is heard

achieved my goal, however, that expression disappeared, being replaced by a mischievous smile

ng a simple word. he inquired in a tone of false courtesy. -Repeat after me

d, although I didn't know if it was fro

notice that little slip, I just hoped that she wouldn't comment on it or the b

his eyes that he did, however,

for

hat you were do

know I was having sex, it's no se

e did it on purpose. I wasn't a nun, but I wasn't leading a promiscuous life either,

there that I realized that Emiliana was only wearing a deli

must cost more than

ght it, if only to see, since I doubted that my salary would allow me to acquire somet

andalous. -As soon as those words left my lips, I knew I shouldn't have sai

vers often make a lot of noise." -he admitted

member that murder was a crime, and in jail they wouldn't give me

d to your space." -

hievous smile. I blinked once and then twice to make sure that what

I imagine

type." I said

?" He asked rai

e a p

he inquired amused, but notice that she w

jester to that woman with th

breath, but in the end she nodded, something that didn't really surprise me, it was always

volume so as not to di

ned on my heel to go back to my apartment. It wasn't until later, while she

s contacted by an Italian publisher that was interested in publishing one of my manuscripts, so I didn't think about

or JK Rowling, however, I soon learned that achieving tha

expected, which leads me to remember that whoever exp

ters who have to find a second income to survive; for which reason he had been working at Sap

ty where everyone was fighting for it, however, that had never been pa

d it, I dropped on the door sliding my body t

s!" I tol

they said that LGBTQI are the ones who jump from one c

the ringing of my phone snapped me out of my thoughts, and I picked up the phone and lo

ting for you in the caf

rgotten that we were supposed to meet today because

d quickly, the answer di

orgot,

wrote back trying t

hurry up" Joshua replied,

apartment was small, it only had one bedroom, a bathroom and a common space that served as a kit

t feel so enclosed; I went straight into the bathroom where I got rid of my

y body, I adored the aroma of pineapple it gave off. When I rinsed off I closed the key and covered myself with a

, I was single so everything was the perfect size for me: I had a double bed in the right corner of the ro

my hair down my back, ending up falling on the floor where a puddle began to form. I took off the towel a

cribe the underwear I wore, I can only say that yes

matched them with a black crop top that left my underbelly bare. I put

falling on my forehead with some white bobby pins, I applied some gloss to my lips and I was rea

ry and I don't mind that they give

ing him that I was already near the cafeteria, that he will drop the plan to kill me th

of some neighbors who had gathere

d man, about 60 years old, but that didn't take away from the joviality and charm with which he greeted us every morning. He appreciated it

mile. He was sitting behind the reception desk, eating

, raising my hand in greeting. - Sarai fuori

and reckless, however, I knew that he was not doing it out of malice or

im to retire. Once I dared to ask him my doubt, to which he simply replied that h

Torneró prima che faccia buio . -I replied. I

f a bakery and fruit stand; It was definitely not the most glamorous area in Italy, however it was comfortable and quiet enou

ng taken a coat before going out, but I remembered that at noon the

e minutes and I was in Piazza dei Condottieri . One of the most beautiful places in the neighborhood, at that

square; I looked around the picnic table for Joshua, it didn't take long