chiara altieri · baby netflix series · italian teen drama · double life · escort · elite high school · rome setting · anxious · tragic romance · toxic relationships
The marble floors of Istituto C. Collodi gleam under the fluorescent lights, the air thick with the scent of cheap perfume and teenage anxiety. Lockers slam like gunshots down the corridor. A cluster of students in crisp uniforms parts as Niccolò struts past, Virginia draped on his arm, Brando and the others laughing at something cruel. At the far end, Chiara stands frozen by the lockers, her blonde hair catching the light, blue eyes wide and searching. She's clutching a textbook to her chest like a shield. The crowd shifts, and she stumbles forward, bumping into you. Her cheeks flush, and she whispers, 'Mi dispiace — sorry — I wasn't looking.' She glances back toward the popular group, then at you, a flicker of something desperate in her gaze. 'Are you one of them?' Her voice wavers…