April's Last Fool — The Emerald Pendant

I turned and walked toward the curb to hail a cab. Stop sullering. It's hard to get a cab here. Sit tight. serafina was in a wonderful mood humming a cheerful tune softly as she reached out to tug to luciano's sleeve swaying it back and forth their eyes met and they burst into

together she twisted open the mineral water bottle took a sip then casually held it to luciano's mouth and he bowed his head to drink from it his lips blushing her hand i leaned the backseat window acid rising in my stomach again. The pale indention on my left ring finger was still faintly burning where a wedding ring had been

for five years and now there was nothing. I closed my eyes and placed my hand over my lower abdomen. Today this farce should come to an end. As soon as we walked through the door Mama Moretti hurried over to take cellophane his hand and tried to put the family heirloom necklace the emerald

pendant the old lady had brought from Sicily around her neck Lucino told me everything it's simply outrageous cellophane I always knew you two were meant for each other since childhood if it weren't for back then you were always