Chapter 23: Fiori “Did you love my sister?” I bluntly asked him. “No. No I didn’t” He chugged down half a bottle of whiskey. “It never was about love,” he added. “It was about trust and admiration.” Our first few days at the orphanage had been busy; meeting new people, getting accustomed to the place, and taking part in communal activities such a preparing the meals. Dinner had long passed, but unable to sleep, I found myself in the main hall where Fiori sat, alone. I had never seen him drink alcohol before. During my time at the hotel, coffee was what he had enjoyed. That night was the first time and the last time, that I’d ever see him devastated to the point where his sorrow needed to be drowned. I assumed right away; my sister’s death was to blame. I too grieved her loss. She had scared me, but in the end, the person who died in my arms was the tormented piano girl whom I had cherished. I had never gotten to know Hana,
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