Minute 22
The ride back home was a quick one. Aside from only a few nice words from Filomena about our performance, and a quick exchange between her and Gio in their language, she noticed we were tired, and she didn’t say anything else. When we got in the car I signaled my Not-wanting-to-talk intention by putting my earbuds on, and I was about to ask if I could take a nap without being rude during the trip, but there was no need; Filomena said it first to the two of us, emphasizing that even after the trip it would be a good idea if we kept lying, for we needed to recover our full strength.
I don’t recall how the rest of the day went, all I remember is I had some food, took a shower, and went to bed.
I took a good look at myself in the mirror that night. Filomena was right: I looked lik
