-Valentina-
"Mom." I try but she doesn't listen and she rattles on about how I may be alone and sweeter things.
"He doesn't know yet," and then my mother falls silent.
"WHY DOESN'T HE KNOW?" she shouts.
My father now also gets up and grabs my mother
"Bianca, sweetheart, take it easy and sit down." He pushes her to her chair at the table.
"I haven't been able to tell him yet," I tell her and her eyes get big.
"Why aren't you with him?" my mother asks.
"What did he do? Did he apologize? I'm going to call his mother." She starts rattling again and I grab her arm.
"Mom, we're not together because.." I quickly look at Riccardo and my mother sees it too.
She puts her hand over my hand.
"How long?" she asks and I know what she means
"Nine weeks." My mother is furious. She ju
