31. The end of Rialto
“Rialto is done for. Gone. Stricken from the register. It exists no more.” Marra declares after dinner. Four pairs of eyes look at her at the same time, including Kara. Internal screaming is all she is capable of right now, not a single sound can leave her lips. Kara sits there frozen, just like the rest of them. The beautiful golden ring Mattias surprised her with, has a bitter aftertaste. She keeps glancing at her ring finger and she smiles every time. A little light in this dark evening. At least for her. Every time she looks at her mother and Fernando, she feels like crying. There is nothing she can do there, no one can. It’s final. It’s the end of a nice story she helped create and that saddens her immensely. The silence that followed her mother’s words is thick, but she has nothing
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