Chapter 63
“Mori looks like a good man”, I said as we walked away from the Molecular Research center
“He does, but you should have some reserves the first time you meet someone. You told the guy everything about what happened, and you don’t really know who he is. I would have kept it simple, science-related, but after all it doesn’t matter”, Jack replied with a shrug
“Yeah…”
“What about trying this area for dinner?”, Jack said producing the map we got from the hotel, and pointing at an area around which the girl at the front desk had hastily sketched a circle, shooting an arrow pointing to its name scribbled in capital letters “Navigli”.
“Navigli are canals, you can have a good lunch or dinner there!”, she had said with her simple, thickly accented English.
“That’s exactly what I was thinking!”, I said, a high pitch of excitement peaking midway through the sentence, making Jack laugh a hearty laugh
“But can we also go have an aperitif in the other place she told us about?”, I said
“Who told us to go where?”
“The girl at the hotel…she said Corso…corso...let me see”, I said, tugging the map from Jack’s hands to find the place
“Aha! Corso Como, here!”, I said, pointing at the street the name of which had eluded me
“All of this tonight? Aren’t you a bit tired?”
“Ehm…”, I said pouting, and then, “We don’t have to”, my pout breaking into a smile
“Let’s go to Corso Como”, Jack replied, shaking his head and leading me to the streetcar’s stop, pushing me by the elbow, sliding amused glances to the mischievously happy curiosity of my face