Palermo 2019
They ran in silence until the shutters were opened, the sheets and pillows laid out on the windowsills, the breakfasts consumed. The aroma of coffee filled the alleys and Federica and Alex veered towards barracks 613 following an unwritten law that both observed with sweet nostalgia:
"I"m happy to be back," she said.
She knew they both thought so and had chosen that moment to express it with relief.
After the year in the academy she had finally returned home, as a carabiniere.
"A year is a long time away from home," he replied, glancing at her. It was a way of telling her that he had missed their morning run too.
"But I haven"t lost the old habits," he said smiling and laughed, but his gaze was melancholy.
"So you haven"t changed."
Fede thought about it . "No, I
