I'm not bitter toward Theo. I definitely turned the page "blonde man-eater." Our couple emerges from this story, stronger, truer and more importantly, more informed.

As for Flavio and Melissa, no news of them since the fugue. Besides, I often wonder about the events, but forbid myself to get involved too much with my niece, for fear of having to face my sister and of course, my mother. The latter is absent from my life for a long time, but still present in my mind. My daughter often asks me questions about the when and perceives the grief it causes me, she turns to her grandpa.

But I thought it...