I couldn't sleep a wink all night, thinking about Valentina's words. That woman had started with a nightmare that left my body bathed in sweat, an unpleasant sensation in my chest as I tried not to fall into the hole of restlessness at dawn.

On Thursday morning, my little son, a time freak, woke me up, swarming with excessive concern that he would be late for school. With so much sleeplessness last night I did not rest a bit, consequently I fell asleep. I woke up sleepily, trying to wake up all