Vanessa was very wary when she went to school on Monday morning. After their run-in with Alessio, Raffaele brought her home and kept reassuring her, that he and his parents would deal with him and that she shouldn’t worry. The next day, when they went for their Sunday morning run, she tried asking him what happened, but he told her he would prefer to talk about something else and not spoil the short moments they had before he had to leave again. She reluctantly agreed, even though she had been equal parts curious and scared to know.
But now, she felt like she should have insisted on him giving her any updates, so she could mentally prepare for whatever would happen at school. Because something would, she was all but sure of it. Keeping her head down as usual, hiding in her hood
