Monday, June 12, 2023Bergamo — 6:00 AM
The alarm went at six and he was already half-awake because he'd been drifting since five, and he turned it off before the second buzz and sat on the edge of the bed while the room was still dark.
Shower. The clothes he'd laid out the night before. Coffee that he made and poured and left on the counter without finishing. He walked through the apartment once — kitchen, living room, bedroom — without any particular reason, then went back to the kitchen and looked at the counter where the coffee was going cold.
His bag was by the door. Passport in the front pocket, wallet beside it, phone charging from the wall.
The BMW was in the garage two floors down and it was staying there. He had no use for it in England.
