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Piazza Bella - Aperitivo: I | II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | IX | X | XI | XII | XIII
Piazza Bella - Antipasto: I | II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | IX | X
Piazza Bella - Primi: Prologue | II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII
“Are you okay, Carla?”
I bit my lip, choking back tears while my mind blanked, and I felt terrified. I had dated and slept with a married man, a happily married one at that, or so it now seemed. My heart cleaved apart like slate, splitting and then shattering on the ground while overwhelming emotions swept me into a million self-destructive thoughts.
I closed my eyes and remembered the moment on an airplane when I first met Liam. I traced the timeline through our romance, love, sex, and the tragic breakup that ended my finest relationship. I couldn’t find a single sign that he was married. Not a pale wedding band on his finger, no name-dropping while he slept, nor any deviation from his story about a dead wife carrying their unborn child.
I rubbed both thighs with sweaty palms. My head was bowed, and I swallowed hard, composing myself. Suddenly, from somewhere deep inside, a calm, kind voice spoke to me.
Forgive yourself and heal, Carla.
“I will be okay soon, Bella.”
“I don’t understand.”
I sat upright and let my hands fall from covering my tear-stained face, straining a smile as my mood altered considerably. When I looked at Bella, I smiled and felt the green shoots of happiness germinate from the dark soil of my misery. My new routine had helped me on the road to recovery, but Liam had now saved me, albeit my tear ducts would take some time to get the memo.
“I don’t feel guilty about Liam anymore. Kissing Salvatore wasn’t my finest moment, but at the time, I was dating a cheating married man. I’ve learned how not to behave, but believe it or not, I’ve finally got closure.”
“You don’t care about Liam anymore, then?”
“No. I have never wronged him. I never harmed Salvatore either because it was just a kiss, and now he has moved on to find his soulmate.”
“Brava ragazza. I am so proud to be your sister.”