CHAPTER 16
Loud Silence I exit the Church and I’m again aware of the reality around me, between tourists spinning around wide-eyed before such beauty and they move in every direction. I remember I’ve turned off my phone and so the first thing I do is to turn it on again and I promptly check if there are new messages hoping to find one sent by him. Nothing. Even if I feel disappointed by the silence of my phone, I think that maybe he’s still really busy at work and so I focus on myself walking through enlightened shop windows and streets almost entirely dedicated to pedestrians. Under the guise of listening to a bit of music, but above all for the fear of not hearing the ring of the phone overwhelmed by street noises, I put my earpho
