i hope you'll like it...thanks to Jen for the corrections..
[chapter 1]
Sitting on a marble bench, I was staring at the sea right in front of me. Even though it was 7 PM on June 13th, the air was hotter than ever.
I have been in Southern Italy for over a year now and it has been the most beautiful period in my life.
Oh, what an idiot! I forgot to introduce myself... my name's Simon F... no, wait... I think my first name's all you need to know for now, you'll understand why later...
Anyway... I was sitting on this bench when suddenly somebody came along calling my name out loud: "Simo! Simo! Simon, where have you been? I've been looking for you everywhere. Tried to call you but your phone was out of range. What are you doing here?" It was a friend of mine, whose name's Henry but I started calling him Jared (cause he's the perfect copy of Jared Leto, just a bit younger and skinnier).
"Whoa whoa... One question at a time, kiddo! I've been here all the time and I just wanted to be on my own for a while. Had to think about something. I turned my cellphone off cause I didn't want anyone to bother me. I'm sorry I made you worry..."
"Is there anything wrong?"
"Well... I think you know what's wrong..."
"Still missing him, huh?"
"Yeah... Maybe... And maybe I should go away from here... Just for a little bit... I need to go back home... Need to go back to LA..."
"No...wait...wait...wait...back to LA?"
"Yes. I need to stay with my family... Just for a while..."
"But, Simo... You can't just go away because one of your best friends has left to go up north for a couple of months...c'mon!"
"Try me, buddy! And I've already made up my mind... There's nothing anybody can do about it, and anyway it won't be for long. Just a couple of weeks, maybe a month... I'll be back..."
At that point in the conversation he was looking at me with a face that speaks for itself... I knew it was a stupid thing I was about to do, but I needed to get away from this place before the whole situation could make me crazy...















