*Caterina*

‘I wonder who that is?’ I asked myself.

But I wasn’t able to get up and check since my mom was still talking to me.

“Oh, Cat, it’s so good to hear that the semester has been going well for you,” she said.

I mindlessly smiled over the rim of my glass and gave a short nod. I couldn’t get Elio’s expression out of my mind, and I worried about what was going on. He had looked strained and slightly anxious, which made my ...