Luca has cried ...

[ST, Jul 27 (2001)]

Luca has cried after knowing that Alberto is leaving. He cried yesterday night when his mother told him the news and he cried again this morning when Macu picked Alberto up at the Kindergarten. Because Luca fully appreciated that today was his friend's very last day there, his friend's farewell. Alberto was hugged by everyone but remained oddly unperturbed, according to Macu, sort of unaffected despite everyone else's behaviour, perhaps not entirely understanding it or perhaps stripping the event of any significance. Hugged by Luca, by Christian, by his Tantes, by everyone, and then simply corresponding with a rather humble and soft-voiced Tschüss. And off he went with his mother towards the car. Not a single tear shed, not looking back in sadness.