Chapter 8
The events of the day really exhausted me, so I retired to my room and fell into a deep sleep. I woke up before seven the next morning with an incredible hunger. The day before, overwhelmed by events, I hadn’t touched food, and now I needed to put something substantial under my teeth. I got dressed and went down the corridor to go out and look for the nearest bar. I caught a glimpse of Mauro, already at work at his desk. I just could not understand how he managed to maintain the rhythm and have all that energy, resting very little and eating no one knew when. Maybe it was the military discipline training! I invited him to go out for breakfast and he gladly accepted.
«A couple of blocks from here there is an excellent pastry shop. We can get there on foot in less than five minut
