Chapter 55

• Alessio
• "I've never been to parties, mainly because I wasn't very sociable. I'm more of a bookworm than an adventurer. But, well, I can understand some contexts for the rest... And no, I tried alcohol with my mother so as not to embarrass myself in a certain situation, but it's not something I do regularly. And if you mean doing interesting things like going to fraternity parties, meeting guys, and other things, no... My best adventures were through reading."
• I knew she was innocent, but I had no idea to what extent until now. She had probably lived such a protected, sheltered life that I felt I had to do more for her and let her live a little, at least under my supervision.