Fiorella confesses that not only has she been sick, but depressed. She felt betrayed by parts of Christmas that did not go right, ripping the scab off that devastating midsummer debacle.
But she's on the road to recovery, both from the cold and the blues. The cold ran its course, but Fio had to cure the depression by God and her lonesome. She forced herself into her regular morning routine--piano, weights, nails, and plies (but omitting the walks, PT and VT). She also cleaned up the post-Christmas house.
Her mood went up several notches when Friend Suzy MM called in the evening and went ecstatic over the chapters of Lolly's story which Fiorella had asked her to peruse. No, SMM didn't find the first love scene repugnant or the main characters' relationship distasteful. In fact, SMM wanted more. which means Fio does not have to kill Lolly--just hide her out for a while.
But the topper was later that evening, after Husband had gone upstairs, when Fio was watching TV to dumb herself down before bed. Anderson Cooper had a show featuring "ordinary" people who leapt to the occasion, no matter the odds, BECAUSE IT WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO. Fiorella wept, of course, because that's what she does when things touch her heart, and told herself that if they could do it, she could do it. If that cancer-ridden teenager could keep on going till he died, she could keep on going too.
Onward, Fio. Onward and upward!
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