Chapter 30: Venice Day

Three days pass. Selah and Collin are becoming better friends. Italy is a country full of everything wonderful America won't have. Exotic food, ancient culture, and the cuisine that will make your mouth water. Even the pigeons are sexier. Today is going to be the best day. Today, we get to explore the wonders of Venice, Italy.

My abuse is running rampant in the back of my mind. Pushing it down makes this trip less magical. Talking about it makes this trip miserable. Will I ever be me? Will I ever go on and face the days of my life as I once did?

Venice is the city of theater masks. The city of aquatic roads. I want to hide behind a theatre mask and become the Phantom of the Opera. That would be the life. No one would abuse me then.

We walk through the city. Pigeons chase us and peck at my head.

"Shoo, asshole, " I shout to the pigeon.

A bird shits on my sundress. Lovely.

"Perfect. Fucking great, " I say.

"Oh, don't sweat it, Natalie. We can find you a new one in the market. You can ch