Vittorio drove through the bustling streets of the city, his eyes fixed on the road, but his mind was somewhere else. He thought about Ellis, about the years that had passed since the last time he saw her. In all the ways he had imagined that encounter, none of them involved picturing her at the entrance of an elementary school. It was as if destiny was playing with him, putting Ellis in his path at the most unexpected moment.

Eleonora glanced at Vittorio, sensing the seriousness on ...