Chapter 59

(Renata Valentini)

I grope to Filippo's side of the bed and don't find him, not strange, I never manage to wake up before him, even though I wake up at six in the morning. Yesterday I slept so well, Filippo kept cuddling me until sleep consumed me. I hope he was able to sleep too, I know well what he was feeling yesterday.

I shake my head, I want to push away the saddest memories of my life, the death of my parents, right in front of me, I hate to remember that day.

I stretch and get out of bed, with light steps I approach the bathroom, Filippo must be taking a shower by now. But I wonder if I don't hear the sound of the shower. I turn the knob and find the bathroom dark and empty, 'Is he in the kitchen?' I ask mentally and walk, I open all the doors in the corridor, but he is nowhere in the house.

I run back to the bedroom and grab my cell phone on top of the nightstand, I dial his number, but it just says it's out of range, I feel my chest tighten. Today is still an ugly Thursday, I