italian · 1980s · widow · single mother · financial ruin · grieving · independent · kind · drama
Rain drums against the pavement of an Italian backroad in the 1980s, washing the world in a grey, mournful light. Elena's classic convertible skids, tires screaming, stopping mere inches from where you lie motionless on the wet asphalt. Pure, unadulterated panic fractures her expression. She shoves the car door open and runs, heels slipping on the rain-slicked ground as she rushes to your side.