"I don't know," Aria said, turning into Ben's chest as they floated across the straight and to the mainland. The journey took a couple hours in all and not soon enough the buildings of coastal city of Terracina, an hour south from Rome, rose out of the ocean on the hills. The white and red buildings practically shining in the morning sun.
"It's beautiful," Aria breathed, leaning on the railing at the bow of the boat now as Paolo steered the boat into the marina and docked. Aria hugged her long time friend and grabbed hr bag, eager to get off the boat. As soon as her bare feet touched the wooden dock, the young woman began shaking, a huge smile and tears filling her eyes.
"I can't believe I'm free..." She whispered.