Vladislav and Milena had been gone for two days. The prolonged separation had forced Allegra to start using her phone more. It was a strange adjustment at first, but she soon found herself glued to the thing. While she had been hesitant in the beginning, she found herself texting him on a regular basis the entire time. She was surprised at his quick responses. His aversion to modern technology surprisingly did not translate to being incompetent with it. She debated telling him about everything that had happened the morning he left, but she had a habit of only exchanging personal information in person. An incident with one of her cousins that involved a leaked private conversation had served as a warning to the entire family and left them all a bit jaded. That left her with only casual co

