Lorenzo: I take a shower, get dressed, go to the balcony, and there's Alice. I decide to go down to her, approach her, and listen to her softly crying.
Alice: Lorenzo silently sits beside me, I wipe away my tears and try to disguise that I was crying.
Lorenzo: Is there anything I can do to ease this pain you feel?
Alice: Lorenzo...
Lorenzo: Let me help you, Alice. I can no longer ignore the fact that you're suffering in this cold every night.
Alice: Nobody can help me, Lorenzo.
Lorenzo: You told me that at night, loneliness brings all the feelings to the surface. We can watch a movie until sleep comes, so we can avoid letting loneliness bring up those feelings and have to stay in this cold.
Alice: I don't know if it will work.
Lorenzo: Let's find out. I'll be with you, and I won't let loneliness win anymore.
Alice: Lorenzo wraps his arms around my shoulders and runs his hands along my arms to warm me up.
I want popcorn!
Lorenzo: I only know how to make microwave popcorn.
Alice: Butter flavor, in that case.
Lorenzo: My favorite! Shall we?
I get up and help Alice stand up. We enter silently. She goes to the living room to put on the movie.
Alice, can I have it in your room? I'll respect you and leave when I fall asleep. That way, you'll already be in bed if you fall asleep and you won't have to wake up to go to your room and risk losing sleep.
Alice: Okay.
I'll go to my room and put on the movie "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days." Lorenzo comes into the room and makes a face, looking at the TV with a bucket of popcorn and soda in his hands. I get up and go help him.
Lorenzo: Seriously?
Alice: Have you seen it before?
Lorenzo: No, believe it or not, it's not my style.
Alice: It's a classic. You'll like it!
Lorenzo sits on the bed, clearly uncomfortable with my movie choice. I feel him staring at me the whole time. The movie keeps playing, and there's a part with a song I love. I start singing and stop when I remember Lorenzo next to me.
Lorenzo: Sing, Alice. Your voice is beautiful.
Alice: This song has a perfect translation, Lorenzo.
Lorenzo: Sing it for me, I want to listen.
Alice: I start singing with much embarrassment. This is one of my favorite songs, and its translation partly defines this phase of my life. I get lost in thoughts while singing, with Lorenzo staring at me seriously.
🎶 Feels Like Home (Chantal Kreviazuk) 🎶
Something in your eyes makes me want to get lost
Makes me want to get lost in your arms
There's something in your voice
That makes my heart beat faster
I hope this feeling, lasts the rest of my life
If you knew how lonely my life has been
And how long I've felt alone
If you knew how much I wish someone would come along
And change my life the way you did
It feels like I'm home
It feels like I'm on my way back to where I belong
A window shatters on a long, dark street
And a siren wails in the night
But I'm okay, 'cause I have you here with me
And I can almost see that through the darkness there's a light
If you knew how much this moment means to me
And how long I've been waiting for your touch
If you knew how happy you are to me doing
I never thought I would love someone so much 🎶
Lorenzo: Alice has a beautiful voice, it's perfect to hear her sing. The song is really beautiful.
You have a beautiful voice!
Alice: Thank you. Lorenzo...
Lorenzo: Hi...
Alice: I'm sleepy.
Lorenzo: I lie down and pull Alice to my chest.
Go to sleep, I'll go out as soon as I fall asleep.
Alice: Thank you.
I lie down listening to the sound of Lorenzo's heart beating fast and strong. I end up falling asleep with him stroking my hair.
Lorenzo: Alice falls asleep, I grab the remote and turn off the TV. I really want to know what happened to her, because she's in so much pain. I imagine a lot of things, but I'm sure it's much worse than anything I can think of. After all, she said she lost everything, what would everything be? I try to get up and she hugs me.
Alice: Stay...
I say sleepily, the warmth of Lorenzo's body gives me great peace and knowing that today is a difficult day for him I ask him to stay. I don't want him to be alone.
Lorenzo: Are you going to fall out of bed tomorrow morning?
Alice gives a weak smile very sleepy.
Alice: Maybe...
Lorenzo hugs me and kisses my forehead, I fall asleep without realizing it.
Lorenzo: Alice falls asleep and I fall asleep right away, I sleep like I haven't slept in a long time with her in my arms. Today I imagined it would be a difficult day, but Alice gave me peace. Maybe my mother is right and she really is an angel in our lives!
Alice: I wake up in the same position I slept in, Lorenzo didn't let go of me. I slept very well that night, I lift my face a little and look at Lorenzo. He's so handsome, Theo looks so much like him, I wonder if this heart that's as hurt as mine has room for someone.
Lorenzo: I wake up with Alice staring at me, she looks beautiful when she wakes up.
Good morning.
Alice: Good morning.
I try to move away and Lorenzo holds me back.
Lorenzo: Don't look at me like that with shame, Alice, we didn't do anything wrong. I wanted to be here.
Alice: Lorenzo seems to have read my thoughts, I was embarrassed thinking he only stayed here out of pity.
Thank you.
Lorenzo: I let go of Alice, she gets up and goes to wash herself, I go to my room and do the same. I find her in the kitchen, preparing breakfast, there's no one here yet. I help her and we have breakfast together.
Alice: I miss Theo, he's the heart of this house.
Lorenzo: He's my heart outside my chest, Alice. I made a lot of mistakes, but the truth is that I survived all this time because of him.
Alice: He may not know much, but he loves you and he hasn't done anything he can't change.
We talk and go upstairs to get dressed for lunch. Lorenzo compliments me and I feel embarrassed, I want to tell him he looks beautiful but I don't have the courage. We go to the party room and the children are strangely standing at the door, they seem to be waiting anxiously for something.
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