The Italian Lesson [Installment 15]

Chapter Three, continued

Francesca was carrying the biggest makeup case I had ever seen, plus a canvas tote bag containing a blow dryer, a flat iron, a curling iron, and a collection of brushes of all shapes and sizes.

“Francesca, I have everything we need.”

She looked at me with mock pity and said, “No, you don’t.”

Francesca had an MFA in creative writing, had earned a Master’s i…