In which 16 year old Kosovo's Londrim Mekaj wins a scholarship to Venice's most prestigious boarding school, Gentium Schola Opitergium. He expects new friends and adventure-but sharing a room with Klodian Mihaj, the only other Albanian, is nothing like he imagined. Tension, rivalry, and unspoken feelings fill the quiet halls of the school. In a place full of secrets, every glance and every word carries more than it seems.