I stepped further into the room and said "Nonno, are you awake?" I could see him lying on the mattress on the floor. But I couldn't tell if he was breathing or not. They couldn't have done anything to him because we've been watching the video. I held my breath for a few minutes and finally, he rolled over and sat up. He just sat and stared at me before he stood up. "Nonno Sal, Is it you, are you really alive?" I asked him as I stepped farther into the room. "My little artista, look at how much you have grown. You have turned into such a beautiful woman. I missed so much of my beautiful girls like because of that viper" he said as he came up to me and hugged me tight. I didn't want to squeeze him too hard because he was so skinny. But I hugged him and then started crying. I couldn't bel

