Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 17

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           Vittoriawasdevastated.ButFatherLeonardohadsomeothernews.HetoldVittoriahehadspokentohissuperiors,andtheysaiditwasokayifFatherLeonardoadoptedher.

           "Wouldyoulikemetoadoptyou?"Leonardoasked.

           "What’sadoptmean?"Vittoriasaid.

           FatherLeonardotoldher.

           Vittoriahuggedhimforfiveminutes,cryingtearsofjoy."Ohyes!Yes!"

           LeonardotoldherhehadtoleaveforawhileandgettheirnewhomesettledinSwitzerland,buthepromisedtosendforherinsixmonths.ItwasthelongestwaitofVittoria’slife,butLeonardokepthisword.Fivedaysbeforeherninthbirthday,VittoriamovedtoGeneva.SheattendedGenevaInternationalSchoolduringthedayandlearnedfromherfatheratnight.

           ThreeyearslaterLeonardoVetrawashiredbyCERN.VittoriaandLeonardorelocatedtoawonderlandthelikesofwhichtheyoungVittoriahadneverimagined.

           VittoriaVetra’sbodyfeltnumbasshestrodedowntheLHCtunnel.ShesawhermutedreflectionintheLHCandsensedherfather’sabsence.Normallysheexistedinastateofdeepcalm,inharmonywiththeworldaroundher.Butnow,verysuddenly,nothingmadesense.Thelastthreehourshadbeenablur.

           Ithadbeen10A.M.intheBalearicIslandswhenKohler’scallcamethrough.Yourfatherhasbeenmurdered.Comehomeimmediately.Despitetheswelteringheatonthedeckofthediveboat,thewordshadchilledhertothebone,Kohler’semotionlesstonehurtingasmuchasthenews.

           Nowshehadreturnedhome.Buthometowhat?CERN,herworldsinceshewastwelve,seemedsuddenlyforeign.

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