10 Chapter 10

He stayed with Tomas until he was twenty-five. The house and wife followed in quick succession after that. Twenty-one years later, Dario couldn’t remember if he had even wanted a house or a wife, but it seemed like the natural progression at the time. But standing still for too long made him itch. He had heard the expression itchy feet, but he never realized it was the literal truth until his shoes felt too tight, and he fidgeted constantly, trying to shake the feeling of an army of ants marching down his instep.

That need to keep moving had faded with time, though Dario still found himself looking out his window if he stayed in one place for too long, wondering what else was out there, realizing he had nothing to miss when he left it behind.