>> Hi ya'll and welcome or welcome back to my channel
Here we are, we reached...drum roll...
the last instalment of the soap opera based on a short story I wrote when I was in my twenties
all about our heroin Y.D.
We got to know her throughout the previous videos, if you missed them
don't worry because you can find them all in one playlist
just click on the I that will appear some where above my head
In the last instalment we left Y.D./Anna
in the middle of a love triangle with Luca
the pseudo intellectual, selfcentered and vain man,
and Fabio, her old best friend,
a positive, fun, good guy, who in the last instalment showed a new side
as for the first time I described how he looks
and he is quite an handsome looking guy TBH
In the last instalment Y.D. seemed to be willing to dump Luca
but she changed her mind last minute when she met him in person and he kissed her with passion
so she keeps riding between 2 horses
I'll try to be quick because I really want to read the story until the end
and we still have 3 whole pages ahead
so this is going to be a slightly longer video
Let's see what will happen
will she choose Luca, Fabio or none of them? Everything is possible, so let's find out!
Morning, end of April
apparently a few months have passed as it was Winter the last time
the clear sky peaks from the open window
the air is warmer after months of cold
Anna is in full housewife mode
the wax leaves shiny stripes on the livingroom floor
assembly line movements, a light pressure on the mop,
Luca's books and videotapes piled by the entrance
"I'll get them in the afternoon,
I'd rather keep them at home for the period, Giulio may need them"
Luca is leaving for a few months
what's going on?
The announcement took place a few nights before while in bed
I'm going to the U.S. to finish my thesis: "the comparison between the american industry and the european movie art "
she asked
"Does it mean we are over?"
He replied annoyed "This simply means what I said: I'm going to the U.S. for my thesis, just like that weird friend of yours"
A few months...
thesis...
weird friend. STOP.
As you can see the writing style has changed a lot
The night before
"Tomorrow I'll come and take my stuff, I can't leave it at your place for ever"
"Whatever..."
"I'll bring you a present from the U.S., something kitsch to match your house, it won't be hard!"
what an asshole!
Anna didn't bother answering
I just noticed that I started to call her Anna instead of Y.D., will it mean something?
Anna didn't bother answering
she wasn't upset about him leaving, the announcement was unexpected, but she didn't care
she would have never dumped him, but now she hoped he was not coming back
she hoped he would get lost in the U.S.
in the U.S. .... lost ... desaparecido...for ever
and then there is Fabio... Fabio
that's exactely how it is written!
The summer is still young and smells sweet
so this is another step foward in time
Anna wears a tight tank top and a skirt and lets the people admire her as she walks to the usual cafe
Her sunglasses shade her eyes from the midday sun of a June where everything seems to move in slow motion
she breathes the sweet air in
Will Y.D., on the other side of the ocean, remember she needs to call her parents?
OMG she is developping a split personality
She has started to think about Y.D. as someone else
it feels easier to handle
an old friend she will never meet again,
an old friend with a lot of skeletons in the closet
which have nothing to do with her,
a ghost from the past, a taste hard to forget.
Fabio is sipping a coffee at a table outside the cafe while staring at the theater in front of him
he is alone and quite absorbed
he is wearing baggy chequered shorts, a light blue shirt and his sunglasses on his head
he is smoking a cigarette while drinking his coffee
Anna approches unnoticed, lays a hand on his shoulder and kisses him softly
Fabio smiles back at her
"So you woke up!"
Does it mean they slept together?
she nods grabbing a chair and sitting down
she lights up a cigarette, the smoke comes out from her nostrils
"I knew I would find you here
Why didn't you wake me up before leaving?"
"You were sleeping so peacefully..."
silence, eyes that don't meet
"I was wondering..." he sounds uncertain
"did you hear from Luca lately?"
That's an unexpected question for sure!
"Why are you asking that? I haven't heard from him since he left for the U.S., you know that"
"Yes, the U.S. ..." like a thought escaped from his head by mistake
then he adds with conviction
"I don't think you officially split, am I wrong?"
what an awkward situation
silence
"I don't want to mind your own business, but I was wondering..." he sounds frustrated (of course he does)
she tries to look away, but she can feel his eyes on her
"I was wondering if you plan to see him again when he'll come back..." he is annoyed
pause
"Anna, try to understand me, I'm just asking you what are your plans"
he is honestly concerned
she keeps silent as her neck hardens
"I've been patient for 2 months while you were playing the role of the perfect girlfriend
but you know what? I'm fed up, maybe I'm old fashioned, but I feel like you owe me an answer"
Poor Fabio!
"Yes, you are right" she says looking down
"I told you right from the start that it's complicated
with Luca a new life started for me...
it means something..."
"Brilliant, then stay with him and keep complaining, but don't expect me to stay around"
he is annoyed
"You need to give me more time Fabio"
"I don't think I put pressure on you, I waited 2 months, 60 days, an incalculable number of hours
for you to choose between me and Mrs Intellectual
now I'm fed up
especially as he left without caring about you"
he says harschly
"Exactely, he is gone, he is not here "
"This is not an answer!"
"It depends, anyway I need some more time and now I'm with you ok?
can we talk about something else?"
"Yes sure!" he mocks her
A voice comes from behind the plants in the dehor
"Look at how angry Mickey and Minnie sound today, is this a soap opera or what?"
Let me guess, is it Enzo?
"Hi Enzo" Fabio says annoyed
"you always come around at the right time, don't you?"
he says without looking at him
"Is it my fault if you act like you are living in a soap opera?" he says while sitting at the table
"If you want I can give you an advice, come on talk to Dr Enzo!"
"Stop being silly, it's not the right time"
"Wow you are quite hateful today girl!"
"Is this how you thank me for the help I'm offering? I'm a specialist in half-baked psychology
and as we are talking so friendly...do you happen to have 10.000 lire to lend me?"
LOL, there were still the lire instead of euros
"Shut up Enzo!" they say together
"Ok, ok, I see, so I won't share with you the great news I have" he grins
Anna and Fabio side glance each other without caring too much about him
"Thanks guy, you're such an amazing audience, I love you so much!"
he acts like an oldfashioned diva and screams "I looove you all"
Everyone in the dehor starts laughing and so end up doing Anna and Fabio too
"Now that's a good way of reacting, you deserve a prize, you can choose between envelope number 1 and 2
he is holding two paper napkins... I love Enzo!
"Envelope number 1!" says Anna conciliatory
"Ok, let me check what's inside the mysterious envelope"
and he stares at the back of the napkin
"Congrats babe, you just won one a week in my bed, positions from 1 to 20 granted!"
"You're an idiot!"
"Stop it Enzo!" Fabio says
"Wait, the notary is saying something!"
he walks towards the guy at the table nearby who looks at him confused as he talks to the empty chair next to him
"I've been told that unfortunately this prize has already been collected last week
so as a compensation this young lady will win a weekend at the seaside with the obligation to bring a friend
he says exultant, then he whispers to Anna
"I hope you'll choose the right friend..." while pointing at Fabio
"What is it all about Enzo?"
"It's the news I wanted to share with you, Dana invited us all to spend the weekend at her house by the sea!"
"And where is the house?" Fabio asks
Enzo: "Why are you being difficult? Does it really matter? Anyway it's in Tuscany I do believe!"
Anna: " Cool, I used to go on holidays in Tuscany when I was a child!"
Enzo: "You see Fabio, she knows how to show some excitement, if only she had better taste with men!"
Anna : "Shut up!"
Fabio thoughtful: "I guess it's cool"
Enzo: "it's going to be great!"
so they are all going to the seaside in Tuscany together
What is it going to happen?
Dana waves at her from the driver's seat
it's morning, at the end of June and the warm sun creates soft shadows
Fabio on the back seat smiles making room for her
and Anna slides in the car while Enzo acts like a strutting butler
Fabio's hand resting on her naked knee
and the warm air through the open windows
the car moving on the streets that lead to the highway
A1, a straight line that cuts Italy diagonally
There's only the sound of music through the speakers, the hiss of the air, some background noises
the rest is silence
green street signs with white letters show the way to follow
Anna feels like she is having a deja-vu
as if she drove on that same path a million times before
from her house to the highway
but she can't remember when and Anna doesn't own a car
but she pictures herself anxiously  driving a S.U.V.
So Anna is definitely leaving Y.D. behind as if she had never existed, as if she was erasing everything that happened before  she became Anna
that's a bit surreal
It's the same feeling you have when you just woke up
when the ghosts of a dream invade the room
unreal figures that belong to a purgatory in between reality and fantasy
and you are still half asleep to fully understand
the car heads towards the seaside and the deja-vu disappears
Dana changes music
an italian band is playing now
Anna instinctively thinks about Y.D. with a new awareness
Y.D. doesn't exist anymore, she disappeared
but there are no tears to shed for her
she is ok wherever she is
Anna can feel it
Y.D. like one of those characters in one of Luca's books
Luca who is far away too
characters from a finished story who live in the pages of a closed book
kept in a library, away, but still reachable
Fabio smiles at her
One day I'll tell you a weird story Fabio and maybe you'll understand.
What an end...
it was quite unexpected, I honestly thought that it was going to be a closed end while
it was a more poetic and open end and the writing style was quite different too in the last part
So she chose Fabio, or we should say that life brought her towards Fabio
which by the way was the best option in my option, do you agree?
so what do you think about this end? It feels like a Lost finale, those finale that make you think
what???
What did I just watch? It ends weirdly
Anna leaves Y.D. behind
as if Y.D. was actually another person, some kind of memory that will always be there
but who is not part of her life anymore, so the transofrmation
is now complete and a new life really starts for her,  a new life
possibly with Fabio.
So we reached the end of this series, a long series
let me make myself comfortable as I'm still a bit shook
let me know what you think, what's your opinion on this
weird story that I wrote when I was in my twenties
while reading it I realized that
there was surely an autobiographical part
just as some of the characters are inspired by real people
the places are real and I feel like I may have experienced some of the things in the story
Ok, that's it for today, the video is over
if you wish I still have a few stories to read, but
I think you've had enough
in case you haven't just remind that I have a few more stories in my closet
even some slightly longer ones, not like Y.D., but of a medium length
so if you are interested let me know in the comments below
otherwise we may consider the reading my old short stories series over
Ok, that's really it, I send you a big kiss and as usual I'll see you in my next one, ciao!
