Wednesday and Thursday were spent with Mister and Misses Belvidere. Otto, Sunny, and the Belvideres went all over Florence, exploring local art galleries, watching plays and movies, sitting at coffee shops and chatting, and much more. Even on Thursday, Otto decided to spend the day with his grandfather, and Sunny decided to spend the day with Otto's grandmother.
Otto and Mr. Belvidere sat at home and watched sports on TV all day, while Sunny and Mrs. Belvidere went shopping.
Sunny modeled some formal gowns, while Mrs. Belvidere looked for other dresses. The whole day was marvelous for everyone, but the sad truth came upon the next day (Friday).
"Well, today's our last full day. We'd better enjoy it," Otto stated sadly as he looked out the window of the mid-sized apartment house. It was pouring rain outside, and even if it wasn't, they had been everywhere anyway.
Sunny nodded and leaned more into the couch. She cuddled in her blanket as the rain beat against the windows, and thunder and lightning rumbled and streaked across the sky. "Yeah, it went by so fast. I kinda miss home, but I kinda don't, you know?"
"Yeah." Otto walked traipsed over to the couch and sat down beside Sunny. "I'm gonna miss it here." He shivered and snatched some of the blanket from Sunny.
"Maybe we should just stay here today, since it is raining and all. And we've been everywhere." Sunny seized the part of the blanket Otto had obtained, and wrapped it back around her.
"Duh, we don't have much of a choice. Besides, there's nothing else to do." Otto pried Sunny's fingers from the blanket and plucked it from her grasp. "If you're not gonna share, I'm gonna take the whole thing." He laughed as he ran to the bottom of the staircase.
Sunny giggled and ran after him, trying to acquire the blanket. "Gimme!"
They both ran up the stairs and back down, Sunny still not quite getting the blanket. Mrs. Belvidere walked into the living room where they were playing tug-of-war with the blanket.
"I bambini, I bambini! No need to wrangle over la coperta!" Mrs. Belvidere laughed and tried to get the blanket from them both. Finally, she succeeded.
"You kids wear me out!" she managed to say, gasping for breath. "I have a solution. Why not I get you two blankets, eh?"
"No way, it was mine first!" Sunny and Otto said in unison.
"Okay, okay, okay! I have a solution. Just go sit on the couch."
Otto and Sunny sauntered over to the couch and sat. "So, what's the solution?" Otto asked.
Mrs. Belvidere shuffled over to them and grinned. "Now, you two sit close." She took the blanket and sheathed it around them tight. "Now, stay put. I am going to get Marco to tell you scary story."
Otto and Sunny gulped and looked at each other with wide eyes. "Scary?" they said in alliance.
"So, you want to hear scary story, eh? Well, I give you scary story." Mr. Belvidere turned off the lights and lit the fireplace. The warmth from the blazing fire filled the room quickly. He sat down in an old green chair and sighed. "Where should I begin?"
"L'un del gatto posseduto. ..it prende Otto ogni volta!" Mrs. Belvidere suggested.
"Ah, good one, Cascata! Okay, this one is called 'Desdemona.' I tell you." Mr. Belvidere began, but was interrupted.
"Come on, la nonno, we want to hear the story." Otto smiled viciously.
"Okay, I will begin. It is about a cat who is possessed by a demon, and every owner she is with dies mysteriously, and no one knows who the killer is." Mr. Belvidere looked at Otto.
Otto gulped and put his arm around Sunny, even if it was difficult under the tightly wrapped blanket.
Sunny looked at him funny.
"Just in case, you know, you get scared," Otto lied, and blushed.
"Mmm hmm," was all Sunny said and she faced Mr. Belvidere again.
Mr. Belvidere told them the story about the demonic cat, Desdemona. By the end, Otto was shivering.
"I hate that story. He used to tell it to me when I was a kid when he and grandma came to visit me in Ocean Shores," Otto explained to Sunny.
Sunny laughed and got up to stretch. She glanced at the clock to see what time it was. "Wow, it's already three o'clock."
"Well, you did sleep until one," Mrs. Belvidere reminded them.
"What do you wanna do for the rest of the day?" Otto asked.
"Hmm.I think I know just the thing." Sunny smiled and nodded her head.