Today, exactly 1 year ago, my Mami was 5 days into her 14 day vacation, her first holiday in years. She was travelling and hiking with a colleague and a group arranged by the travel agency around the volcanic islands of Sicily. It was the eve of my 10th birthday.

-A long thread- She had left me in the care of her vis-a-vis flat neighbor, whom I knew well and liked. This lady is 80 years old and peculiar, but Mami had been caring for her cat in the past and vice versa. She also asked the lady from downstairs to step in just in case. Both had keys and a..