[Paolo] - Drabble: Waiting
The skies grew leaden, and the frost on the Embassy windows came and went and came to stay. We worked at the usual tasks, watching them both.
When it began, Marcello and I ran into a swirling white evening, the better to break a swift path. We spirited the midwife away like robbers, wrapped her in our cloaks, delivered her like a prize to the women.
Luciano was hiding in the chapel, and so the Bande drank for him. When he sprinted upstairs, we let him go alone, and fell silent. And when the laughter came, we roared and toasted.
When it began, Marcello and I ran into a swirling white evening, the better to break a swift path. We spirited the midwife away like robbers, wrapped her in our cloaks, delivered her like a prize to the women.
Luciano was hiding in the chapel, and so the Bande drank for him. When he sprinted upstairs, we let him go alone, and fell silent. And when the laughter came, we roared and toasted.