APRIL
Two days earlier.
Finding the right words for why the flight to Rome was booked feels impossible. Aria said it would help, said it would honor Diablo and stop the endless cycle of lying in bed, staring at the ceiling, crying until sleep came again. Maybe she was right.
She is still hunting for somewhere to live in Colorado. One bedroom places are everywhere, but two bedrooms within our price range might as well not exist. Even with the money Abel brought, nothing suitable has turned up.
The total came to five thousand dollars. It sounds like a lot when said out loud, yet there is no way of knowing how long it must last. Work could take months to find. Bills will keep arriving no matter where we land. Thinking about money feels cold and heartless, but it keeps the mind busy. When
