Ешь, молись, люби

Chapter 20

           Incaseyou’rewonderingwhyhecouldn’tjuststudyEnglishwithhisAmerican-bornwife,it’sbecausethey’remarriedandtheyfighttoomuchwheneveronetriestoteachanythingtotheotherone.SoGiulioandInowmeetforlunchtwiceaweektopracticeourItalianandEnglish;agoodtaskfortwopeoplewhodon’thaveanyhistoryofirritatingeachother.

           GiulioandMariahaveabeautifulapartment,themostimpressivefeatureofwhichis,tomymind,thewallthatMariaoncecoveredwithangrycursesagainstGiulio(scrawledinthickblackmagicmarker)becausetheywerehavinganargumentand"heyellslouderthanme"andshewantedtogetawordinedgewise.

           IthinkMariaisterrificallysexy,andthisburstofpassionategraffitiisonlyfurtherevidenceofit.Interestingly,though,Giulioseesthescrawled-uponwallasasuresignofMaria’srepression,becauseshewrotehercursesagainsthiminItalian,andItalianishersecondlanguage,alanguageshehastothinkaboutforamomentbeforeshecanchooseherwords.HesaidifMariahadtrulyallowedherselftobeovercomebyanger-whichsheneverdoes,becauseshe’sagoodAnglo-Protestant-thenshewouldhavewrittenalloverthatwallinhernativeEnglish.HesaysallAmericansarelikethis:repressed.Whichmakesthemdangerousandpotentiallydeadlywhentheydoblowup.

           "Asavagepeople,"hediagnoses.

           WhatIloveisthatweallhadthisconversationoveranicerelaxeddinner,whilelookingatthewallitself.

           "Morewine,honey?"askedMaria.

           ButmynewestbestfriendinItalyis,ofcourse,LucaSpaghetti.

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