Nicola's the oldest, she used to help me the most. She was good with the rest of them, the boys mostly. I don't think I would have been able to do all of it without her.
Marcello jokes a lot, he likes people to always be smiling if he can manage it. He used to get frustrated with me sometimes because he said I was too serious, but he tried to help in other ways, too - he always worked hard and brought in as much money as he could, but he made sure to go to school, too, and keep his grades up, because he knew that was important to me.
Benito skipped school and fought a lot because he thought - he was just angry, like me, or he wanted to be like me, or something. He likes animals. Snakes. I worried about him most, I still do, really.
And Maria's the baby. She used to help me cook when I was ten and she was four . . . that's when I taught her. I had to stand her on a chair so she could reach the stove, but she wanted so much to help. She always wants to help.
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Nicola's the oldest, she used to help me the most. She was good with the rest of them, the boys mostly. I don't think I would have been able to do all of it without her.
Marcello jokes a lot, he likes people to always be smiling if he can manage it. He used to get frustrated with me sometimes because he said I was too serious, but he tried to help in other ways, too - he always worked hard and brought in as much money as he could, but he made sure to go to school, too, and keep his grades up, because he knew that was important to me.
Benito skipped school and fought a lot because he thought - he was just angry, like me, or he wanted to be like me, or something. He likes animals. Snakes. I worried about him most, I still do, really.
And Maria's the baby. She used to help me cook when I was ten and she was four . . . that's when I taught her. I had to stand her on a chair so she could reach the stove, but she wanted so much to help. She always wants to help.