I reached out to the letter,s. but my fingers were shaking so hard that I couldn’t get it. Luke noticed and gently pushed the glass of water towards me, while Matteo sat in the chair to my right.

But that letter was different.

“I know you remember your mother, Laura. I hope you will never forget her face, her voice or the way she held you in her arms. She was a wonderful mother and she loved you more than I can explain in words.”

“After he died, I thought I would never be happy again. You were too young to understand what had happened, and I was too scared to give you all the answers.”

“Then I met Paola.”

I stopped.

Matteo has placed his hand over mine.

“Continue,” he whispered.

I’ve been blowing.

“Paola didn’t come to our house to replace anyone. He didn’t try to make you forget Laura and he never asked me to choose between our past and the future we could build together.”
Ezoic

“He came to a house where three people were hurt and he started helping us live again.”