CHAPTER THIRTY
Meanwhile, Milo kept intercepting calls from Giulia who complained about the rugged climb she had to make near ancient Roman bridges. Mostly, they were rustic ruins and not easily accessible. When she called to complain to Juan, even though Milo tried to explain Juan was unavailable and hiking around the Rocky Mountains, she unleashed a stream of Italian words that Milo didn’t understand. One day, he tried to research some of the words online, and found out, in Italy they call the Tiber River the Tevere. She often repeated the word volcano, which made him worry, but he could only reply with a concerned sounding, ‘Si’.
Usually, he’d sit at a small desk, play computer games or read eBooks, while waiting for communication from the rest of the team. He’d leave to buy food, com
