Chapter 1
She, Chiara, was a normal girl, she was still in high school, she loved to listen to music, she did it every hour of the day, only that since a little she have started watching a lot of movies, those of the '90s and began to fall in love. She noticed, however, among the various actors, one in particular, Colin Firth, and she really liked him a lot. She was constantly thinking of him, she had more pictures of him in her phone than of herself. Unfortunately, it certainly could not go all the way through. Everyone made fun of her, including her mother because of Colin's age, they called him "the old man" and this made her sick. She never had the same taste as her peers, and although she was proud, she always felt a bit excluded of all their discussions. Fortunately, talking to her dear aunt once, she could finish the discussion and since she also admired Colin, decided that one day in the summer they would go to Città del Pieve to visit it and maybe even meet Colin himself. She organized herself in some way, she read constantly the news about him to know maybe something more, she tried to find out where his house was ... everything was ready. In fact, one of the first days of August she decided and left with her aunt. Chiara was no longer able to keep calm, she was very happy, the newspapers have said that Colin have been in Città del Pieve for a few days and that many have seen him walking quietly with his wife and children through the streets of the town. After 3 long hours of travel, they finally arrived at their destination. They stopped in a small bar to have a drink, the trip was really tiring. It was an atrocious heat, but that did not change the girl's mind: she would wait until she saw him. At lunchtime they went to a very nice and charming restaurant, it was decorated with lots of flowers and inside there were many photos. Among the various photos, Chiara saw one of Colin. "Did you have Colin Firth as a customer?" she asked the owner who was preparing their table. "Oh yes! The photo is from last year, but just a few days ago ... two to be exact, we had the honor to welcome him again, he's really a good person." he said while he was finishing preparing the table. "We came here to see him, can you tell us more about at what time does he usually go out?" said her aunt in a sweet tone. "Well, to tell the truth, he had to leave last night, or so said my waiter, who had heard him talking on the phone with a manager about something important and therefore had to return to London, I believe "Chiara's heart stopped for a moment. She travelled all the way sto there and then heard that Colin had left the night before. She was destroyed. "Oh no, I'm really sorry ... bring us the menu, maybe we'll eat something good ..." said her aunt, also sad. * I can not believe it, I waited for this moment for months, I counted down the days and then? Then he is not here. What a fucking life. * she thought, and in the meantime a tear ran down her cheek. Her aunt pretended not to disturb her in front of everyone and asked her what she wanted to eat. Shee ate very little and hardly spoke.
"Listen, I know how much you cared about this trip, I know it's since this winter that you have been planning it, but when it comes to celebrities as famous as him, it is difficult to find them in a country where they come only in short periods of the year, do you understand? Now there is nothing left to do, we just have to go home and try again next year."On hearing these words, the girl literally lost her nerve and became red as a tomato" Aunt, listen to me, you know how important it was for me and having wasted all this time and then to hear that everything went to hell, that breaks my heart and I can not understand you? I can not do it, it's as if they had shot me after helping me get up, that was really a trauma and I will not wait for anything, I know that it is not Colin's fault, but I prefer to continue watching movies where I will surely find him "she told her, crying a river. Her aunt hugged her and they got into the car. During the return trip, they decided to stop in an Autogrill to get something. "Give us two sandwiches, thank you," said the aunt to the salesgirl and they sat down. There were a few people, a couple and a family with two kids. After the meal, Chiara got up to go to the bathroom. "Do you want me to accompany you?" The aunt asked her attentively, but she answered no, kindly. She passed in front of the family and with a glance, she noticed that the wife looked very much Livia, the wife of her dear Colin. But she did not pay attention, she was tired and now everyone looked like Colin or, indeed, Livia and went to the bathroom. She looked at herself in the mirror and saw that her eyes were very big, her face was white and her cheeks were sunken. She washed her hands and while she was going out, without doing it on purpose, she hit the woman she had noticed before with the door in the face ...
