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buona sera = good evening
buon appetito = enjoy you meal
devastazione = havoc / disaster
sorellina = little sister
porco Dio = damn
fratello = brother
per favore = please
grazie = thank you
bambina = child (girl)
cara = love / sweetheart
calmati = calm down / relax
ciao = bye / hi
ti amo = I love you
zia = aunt
nonna = grandma
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𝓟𝓲𝓪 —– –
Pia checks her make-up in the mirror of the bathroom at school. The parent-teacher meeting is about to start and she's not looking forward to it at all. She is very confident about her work and knows she's an excellent teacher. She loves her kids and throws herself into her job with all she has every single day. But this is by far the most annoying part of her job.
Parents who are completely uninterested, parents who want to know if their kid is university material and parents who are so unstable that it's more about them than their child.
She adjusts her dark red dress and winks at herself in the mirror, before walking towards her classroom. She runs into Thomas on the way over there and he stares deep into her eyes, placing his hand on her shoulder.
"Good luck, Pia."
Pia graces him with a grateful smile and walks into her classroom.
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Pia rubs her neck and breathes out slowly when the last parent has finally left. Adults are annoying to deal with, she thinks to herself.
Thomas looks into the room and yells: "Pizza and wine! Come!"
Pia chuckles and gets up to grab her bag and coat. They walk out of the school building together, on their way to a pizzeria not far from the school.
Mister Gentile is waiting for them with a bottle of Dolcetto and two glasses. "Buona sera Pia and Thomaso. Have a seat and I will pour the wine for you. Do you want your regular order?" They both nod and Pia takes a big sip from the wine. Thomas leans back in his chair and rubs his temples. They share a look of compassion and understanding and wait in silence for the food to arrive.
Mister Gentile whistles as he walks up to their table and places the pizza on the table with a theatrical gesture. "Here you go! Your pizza Devastazione! Buon appetito!"
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