3.4 IN HIDING - FOURMaddalena finally arrived, around 10:35 am: she got a sudden illness during the night, but I didn’t have the strength to investigate further. She has been with Teresa for the last few minutes and I dare not imagine how she will come back here, nor if she ever will. Serena’s light flashes on my land phone. «Lavi, the phone keeps ringing. I would say that, given how much Sbandofin loves us, it could be the right time for a nice coffee break down at the bar, what do you think?» «I don’t know if it is the appropriate thing to do» I object. «Why not? Teresa said we are entitled to two hours off a day to do what we like.» I give it a thought for a few minutes, only to decide that Serena is not entirely wrong. I don’t want to be here either, after the way I’ve been treate

