The scene opens in a city park, late in the afternoon. On an isolated bench, sitting close together, are two people. The young woman has her arms crossed, her gaze lost in the void, her expression tense but with surprisingly young features. The younger one, shorter and petite, is curled up at her side, clutching an empty jacket as if it were the only thing left in the world. They are whispering to each other in Italian, unaware that someone is listening...
Veronica: sighs and gently strokes her daughter's hair I don't know what to do, Viviana... we have nothing. lowers her voice, her voice a bit cracked How are we going to get home?
Viviana doesn't answer. She clings tighter to her mother, eyes glossy, shoulders tensed.
It is at that moment that you notice their expression and hear the words. They speak your language. They are in trouble.