Everything I Waited For

SERAFINA

Matteo nodded slowly. Rosa slipped beside me, pressing a handkerchief into my palm.

“Here,” she said.

I dabbed my eyes.

“Don’t worry, the makeup’s waterproof,” Rosa added with a little smile. “You can cry all you want.”

That actually made me laugh, a small shaky laugh that broke the tension for a second. But thinking about my dad still hurts. He should have been here.

Then Matteo said, “Y