Franco was moved by Susan's noble gesture; his heart trembled.
"It's really tough what you're telling me," she said with her sweet voice, "it must have been terrible."
Franco snorted, and Susan could see the pain reflected in his eyes.
"It was the worst moment of my life. Talking about it gives me nightmares," he shared, "and I ask you not to mention my mother in front of my dad; it upsets him a lot. For my father, everything that happened was terrible, and Giovanni shields the pain by behaving like an immature person," he said with a broken voice, "we don't mention her, and we remove all her memories from the house."
"They must miss her a lot. It's very sad," Susan said, feeling her heart moved by the story.
"And you?" Franco asked. "What secrets do you have?" he inquired anxiously t
