I stared at her. “You’re kidding,” I said Who doesn’t have a phone? Especially someone who clearly felt comfortable just walking into Luca’s house.

She didn’t even blink. “I’m not. Lu knows I have no phone, we know each other, so just call him”

Great. I was stuck in this awkward situation, with this woman who didn’t seem to believe me and was now pushing me to call Luca. I didn’t want to, but what else could I do?

Feeling the pressure mounting, I turned around and ...