Chapter 8Later that afternoon, they visited the boy in the hospital. They found him awake and talking to his mother, who was keeping vigil beside him. When they entered the room, she stood up and hugged them both, tears still in her eyes.
“I don’t know what I would have done if I had lost Massimo,” she said. “He is my life ever since his father died a few years ago. He keeps me going, gives my life a purpose. Without him, well…Thank you for rescuing him.”
“It is what anyone would have done,” said Sandro. “My friend here is an emergency medical technician visiting from America. He has had some water rescue training. I also had some when I was training to be a gondolier.”
“Wow. An American trained in water rescue just happened to be here when my son fell in the canal. God must be truly wa
