Far from Over by April Lindner

Author:April Lindner
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 2016-04-12T04:00:00+00:00

By the time we get home, it’s almost nine and Angelina’s sisters are gathered around the television. Signora Zamparelli gives us both the once-over. She doesn’t say much besides asking if we’ve had enough to eat, but I can see her taking in her daughter’s annoyed expression and windblown hair and the sand clinging to my jeans. Angelina says she isn’t hungry and slips past her mother and grandmother, into the room she shares with her older sister. I avoid Signora Zamparelli’s gaze and feel guilty, though I’ve been trying to do the right thing. Haven’t I?

“Watch TV with us, Jesse?” Nello’s littlest sister pats the empty space on the floor beside her. She’s watching an American movie dubbed in Italian. Normally I would sit down to watch it with Suzetta and her sisters, at least for a little while, but not tonight.

Instead, I excuse myself and head for Nello’s bedroom. I close the door behind me, wishing it had a lock. Nello’s second shift won’t end until midnight, so I can be alone for at least a little while. I strip down to my boxers, reach for my iPod, and stretch out on the spare bed, trying not to wonder if Angelina will stay mad at me, if there will be tension between us from now on every time I bump into her in the kitchen or ride with her into Naples. Because even if she forgives me, I’m pretty sure neither of us will forget that kiss and the way it ended.

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