Roman Purgatory

“Yeah, peachy. Shouldn’t you be wherever the hell Kat is?”

“She’s tied up this weekend so I figured I would stick around here for a while.”

“What is there to do for, as you’ve put it, a girl like me?”

“Well if you get a day off there’s museums, parks, and I mean...it depends on what you’re into.”

“Right, I won’t lie anymore. In all seriousness, you doing better?”

“She’s held up in her office, Salvatore. Said she had a meeting of some sort and she’s booked for the weekend. Don’t know why she would tell you that when she had prior arrangements.”

“Lead the way. So, what’s a girl like you like to do in Rome anyway?”

“If you keep your attitude right it shouldn’t be too difficult. We all got to start somewhere right? You just haven’t found the right one, but hey hopefully the teaching works out for you. Can’t say I know a damn thing about philosophy myself, but I can keep my ears out and see if I  hear anything in that department. “

“You live far? I could walk with you to make sure you get there safe.”

“This is not a good time. What do you want?”

“You seem jumpy so I was going to ask if you were alright.”

“No problem. Would have hated for you to get home and have yourself locked out because of it.”

“Othello Barsetti. I saw you dropped your keys, ma’am.”

“It was actually just supposed to be a compliment. Sorry.”

“How about you mind yourself and stop throwing your little hissy fit in my direction?”

“How about you take your tough girl act somewhere else, Irena? Not everyone is buying that crap. Don’t you have your own job to be doing?”

“A lack of confidence can cost you a job too man. They sense that shit. I would go for a classic black. Some of them got them dark gray lines so there barely noticeable, but it’s a neutral look. What kind of job were you looking for? I could keep an eye out maybe.”

“Go ahead. It’s no use to me. Not that often but enough to become an issue. Guess I got a low tolerance for people’s bullshit these days. It’s not just the Revs. They’ve been good to me so far. It’s just that constant questions that get on my nerves and no one understands its a risk to fly off the handle and tell everyone every detail.”