ELENA

My eyes widened as I saw Papà. He was leisurely standing at the doorway.

“Damn it”. I muttered. I had forgotten to close the door.

“What do you mean you’re pregnant?”. He repeated again. This time his voice was harsher than the first.

I quickly stood up from Alessia’s bed,I looked at the floor, unwilling to meet his cold gaze. I thought hard on what to say, but I couldn’t come up with anything.

“It’s just an assumption.” I replied under my breath.

“Is this true?” Papá faced Alessia who was out of the bed. Her eyes, devoid of any sleep.

I gave her a subtle sign not to...