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Birthday in the metropolis – Tale of Gianpiero Delmati

That day month of November Milan offered a gloomy climate, tetro. Gianna seventy-five years had made the previous day,Sunday. His daughter with her husband and their son, They had invited her to their home to celebrate. Gianna was so happy affection dimostratole, He had even moved … a beautiful Sunday spent at home with his loved ones. Had given 100 euro to tip the nephew Matteo. This was what he thought as he walked to the post office to pick up her monthly pensiaone of about six hundred euro: reversibility of her husband, who had left her a few years earlier. Milan's climate had not affected the mood and,meter remembered the previous day, he realized that a slight smile appeared on his lips. Now she is living alone in a small apartment, but decent, two local who had ransomed from public housing with years of sacrifice, insiema her husband. And' hard life for those who must live with the only pension that entity. But Gianna did not ask for help to her daughter, but,He struggled along with dignity sparingly.

The queue at the post office was not so long,, after about a quarter of an hour, It was given the amount payable. He puts it back in her purse and walked exit. He walked a few tens of meters to reach the traffic lights at the crossing near; there were no zebra crossings, safe place to cross, and he waited for the green light on the curb. The handbag, kept in her lap, He is protruding slightly from her figure. at some time, while the light was still red, a scooter with two people on board, He made unrecognizable by the full-face helmet, the he dashed behind. The one sitting at the rear with a jerk deprived her of the bag containing what was to be his sostetamento throughout the month, moving away at full throttle. The woman staggered then fell to his knees, remaining almost like in prayer pose. Some passers-by that the rescued they perceived that he was crying … but not for the physical pain caused by the fall, He wept with rage! here, the big one" Milan of the new Millennio, He had contributed to the seventy-fifth birthday of Gianna.

Gianpiero Delmati

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