Ешь, молись, люби

Chapter 34

           Paologetsalaughwhenhesaysthathe,too,isgratefulthatAmericawillsoonhavethechancetoelectanewpresident.WefallintoasilenceofcollectiverespectforlittleSara,oneofthetwelve-year-oldtwins,whenshebravelysharesthatsheisgratefultobeheretonightwithsuchnicepeoplebecauseshe’sbeenhavingahardtimeatschoollately-someoftheotherstudentsarebeingmeantoher-"sothankyouforbeingsweettometonightandnotmeantome,liketheyare."Luca’sgirlfriendsayssheisgratefulfortheyearsofloyaltyLucahasshowntoher,andforhowwarmlyhehastakencareofherfamilythroughdifficulttimes.Simona-ourhostess-criesevenmoreopenlythanherhusbandhad,assheexpresseshergratitudethatanewcustomofcelebrationandthankfulnesshasbeenbroughtintoherhomebythesestrangersfromAmerica,whoarenotreallystrangersatall,butfriendsofLuca’sandthereforefriendsofpeace.

           Whenitcomesmyturntospeak,Ibegin"Sonograta…"butthenfindIcannotsaymyrealthoughts.Namely,thatIamsogratefultobefreetonightfromthedepressionthathadbeengnawingatmelikearatovertheyears,adepressionthathadchewedsuchperforationsinmysoulthatIwouldnot,atonetime,havebeenabletoenjoyevensuchalovelynightasthis.Idon’tmentionanyofthisbecauseIdon’twanttoalarmthechildren.Instead,Isayasimplertruth-thatIamgratefulforoldandnewfriends.ThatIamgrateful,mostespeciallytonight,forLucaSpaghetti

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