C12 A Heartfelt Confession

The next day, the night was still early Alessio woke up, and stressed, checked Chiara in her room, but she was not there, he went downstairs and saw her cooking, he greeted her, then he asked her to join him on stroll.

Chiara hesitated for a moment, trying to regain her composure. She couldn't reveal her inner turmoil, and a lie would be too obvious. She decided to redirect the conversation