Ешь, молись, люби

Chapter 20

           Iliketotrytomakehimlaugh,butGiovannidoesn’talwaysgetmyjokes.Humorishardtocatchinasecondlanguage.Especiallywhenyou’reasseriousayoungmanasGiovanni.Hesaidtometheothernight,"Whenyouareironic,Iamalwaysbehindyou.Iamslower.ItislikeyouarethelightningandIamthethunder."

           AndIthought,Yeah,baby!AndyouarethemagnetandIamthesteel!Bringtomeyourleather,takefrommemylace!

           Butstill,hehasnotkissedme.

           Idon’tveryoftenseeDario,theothertwin,thoughhedoesspendalotofhistimewithSofie.Sofieismybestfriendfrommylanguageclass,andshe’sdefinitelysomebodyyou’dwanttospendyourtimewith,too,ifyouwereDario.SofieisSwedishandinherlatetwentiesandsodamncuteyoucouldputheronahookanduseherasbaittocatchmenofalldifferentnationalitiesandages.Sofiehasjusttakenafour-monthleaveofabsencefromhergoodjobinaSwedishbank,muchtothehorrorofherfamilyandbewildermentofhercolleagues,onlybecauseshewantedtocometoRomeandlearnhowtospeakbeautifulItalian.Everydayafterclass,SofieandIgositbytheTiber,eatingourgelatoandstudyingwitheachother.Youcan’tevenrightlycallit"studying,"thethingthatwedo.It’smorelikeasharedrelishingoftheItalianlanguage,analmostworshipfulritual,andwe’realwaysofferingeachothernewwonderfulidioms.Like,forinstance,wejustlearnedtheotherdaythatun’amicastrettameans"aclosefriend."Butstrettaliterallymeanstight,asinclothing,likeatightskirt.

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