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29. Picnic
"I was in the middle before I knew that I had begun"
~JANE
AUSTEN"Alessandro's mom" I say staring at the picture in front of me.
I sense movement from beside me but don't bother to turn around. Angelo walks in front of me blocking the picture from my view.
"Come. We're getting late for lunch. Isn't that the reason you came here?" He asks getting back to his usual cheery voice, I nod standing up.
I follow behind him out of the entertainment room but not before glancing at the picture one last time.
Angelo and I walk together to the hall, my mind still on the beautiful eyes "do you know where Alessandro is?" I ask Angelo tilting my head up to look at him.
"Maybe in the werehouse" he shrugs. I stop in midwa
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