Undone (43 page)

On a warm summer night, when I was twenty-one, I was walking back to my hotel along a very crowded street in San Remo, Italy. I got separated from my friends in the massive crowd, and unfortunately I crossed paths with the wrong guy. One who didn’t take “no” for an answer. (By the way, I speak Italian fluently, and “no” is said and spelled the same way in both English and Italian, so there was no miscommunication here). I didn’t know him. Had never seen him before he approached me that night. To this day, I don’t know why he picked me out of the crowd. He offered me a ride. I refused him. He then grabbed hold of me and tried to drag me into his car. Not a soul walking past helped the
straniera
(foreigner—me) out. Though he was about three to five years older, bigger and stronger, I fought and got away. I was lucky. I suffered only a few bruises. And the scare of my life. There are others who have found themselves in the crosshairs of a predator and have not been as fortunate.

It is no coincidence that UNDONE begins in the Republic of Genoa, where modern day San Remo is located.

Dearest readers, I dedicate this book to all those who have survived rape. You are true heroines/heroes in this author’s eyes. Like Angelica, you have an inner strength and resilience no words can describe.

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