Fifty Shades Hollow

Untitled Part 6

What is it what this younger generation chatting on Ipads, taking selfies, documenting the foods they eat. It's all foreign to me.

But what surprised me was that she was talking in German.

What. The. Fuck.

Something's amiss cause this girl isn't some newbie traveler as she claims to be.

After a short chat on the ipad, which thankfully did not include me, she returns to our table.

"Sorry, I didn't include you in the conversation. I assumed you wouldn't want to be in the shot."

"Very true. Don't feel I was excluded. I don't. I think you are fulfilling a task of sorts." smiling at her.

"Indeed, I was. I promised Tony and Helena, if I found this cafe, you know my friends from Venice, who loaded me up with food yesterday? Well, that if I found it, I would demand to speak with Piero, saying I'm here to steal his recipes for Tony and Helena. It's all so very silly, and childlike considering Piero, come to find out, is Tony's eldest brother."

"Ahhhh, so you were used as a toy against the brothers." showing my darkside.

"Toy. Where did that comment come from? Do you this this or me as aToy?" knitting her eyebrows together. "It was a game, I was never a toy. The game was that if I was to find Piero's cafe, I would be served the best Ossobuco in the city but now come to find out our lunch is also on-the-house."

"Anastasia, I didn't mean it like that."

"You did. Honestly it rubs me the wrong way, yet I can understand and thank you. You thought I was being taken advantage of and didn't like it."

I agreed with Ana, it's a bit silly and can't relate yet it seemed to make everyone happy. And I have to say that they treated us so well. The food was outstanding and ate like a fucking pig.

Leaning back after our very robust meal, I notice Ana looks like she could really use a nap.

Leading into a question with a tight stretch "Chris, I hope you enjoyed lunch today."

Smirking "Delicious Anastasia, worth the hunt."

"Sorry for dragging you along as I did, though thought it would be a delicious meal." stifling a yawn "So..... I was thinking, if you have no pressing plans and would like, the Galleria is about a fifteen minute stroll away. Perhaps continue playing tourist, ordering a coffee or some gelato when we get there?"

"Absolutely, I've heard about it. It would nice to see."

It's an hour later and we are sitting on a small table inside the Galleria snacking on gelato. Ana opted for Lemon and Panna and me Chocolate.

Chuckling at her "Looks like you couldn't decide?"

"I've tried at least fifteen different flavors throughout my trip in Italy. You know, you can't beat Italian gelato." pausing only to look up towards the ceiling. "This place is magnificent. Do you know what this reminds me of?"

"What?"

"Well you may not be able to relate since you're Canadian and am not sure if you're familiar with these shows. But in my late teens by my Dad and I would watch the X-Files and the show's creator Chris Carter was heavily influenced by another tv show called Kolchak The Night Stalker.

Well, there was one episode, I can't recall the name but was supposed to have been taken place in Seattle's Underground City and though the Galeria doesn't resemble it in any, way, shape or form. I find it all quite cavernous, something about the it makes me thinks of my Dad and me watching it. I remember it freaked me out a little, yet, thought how cool that Seattle has an abandoned city."