Matteo
Palermo, Sicily – June 1st 2020
The initiation ritual doesn’t take place on Sunday, as Matteo had expected. His father came home in the evening, not at noon like he had said. He was in a good mood, despite their last phone call (he probably had more important things to worry about than his son’s behavior) and didn’t even talk to Matteo until the next morning on Monday. He had been in his office with Romeo since he had arrived.
On Monday, he comes into Matteo’s room. He never does that. He usually calls him to his office or talks to him when they bump into each other on their estate. But he never comes into his room. He’s also the only person in the house who doesn’t knock. He knows the house belongs to him, and everybody in it.
“Hello.” He says and goes to sit on one of the chai
