The acceptance letter arrived in May. Official. MIT. Full scholarship. Engineering program. Starting fall semester.

Leo held it like it was made of glass. Precious. Fragile. Real.

"I got in. I really got in."

Sienna hugged him. Crying. Happy tears. Proud tears. "Of course you did. You're brilliant."

Dante stood apart. Watching. Feeling something crack inside. His son. Leaving. Growing up. Moving across an ocean.

"Congratulations," he managed. Voice thick. "This is incredible."

Over the next weeks, reality set in. Leo was leaving. In four months. Going to America. To a life they wouldn't be part of daily.

Dante struggled. More than he expected. More than he wanted to admit....