*Caterina*

Sleeping late was the greatest gift to mankind. I snuggled up into my blankets, happy and content like a purring kitten for the first time in weeks as the sun slowly rose higher and higher into the sky.

Elio had long since left me with a simple kiss on my forehead and a reminder that he’d be back for dinner while I was half-asleep before I was alone… alone and comfy.

I stretched my limbs like a lazy cat under the sun, curling up deeper ...