Chapter 14

I shared my plans with Marco. "Va bene. I'll be by your side no matter where you go," he said. I wasn't sure why, but hearing Marco's promise greatly set my heart at ease. To return to Amora as soon as possible, I handled everything that I needed to do here as quickly as possible. Marco stayed by my side the entire time. One afternoon, after finally finishing all my work, I booked the earliest flight that would fly me back to Angeloria. I would be boarding the plane that would take me back to my home country in five hours with Marco by my side. Before I departed, Marco and I visited Nonno together. "Are you going back so soon, Gina?" Nonno was in much better spirits compared to before. He took our hands and gave us many reminders. But the one thing he repeated the most was for me to take good care of myself. I nodded as I held back my tears, saying, "Don't worry, Nonno. Once I've taken care of everything there, I'll be focusing all my attention here. I'll stay by your side whi