Chapter 21 - CECILIA’S ROOMRavenna House underwent renovation.
Enzo debated removing Cecilia’s bedroom untouched for decades.
Seraphina said:
“Ask why preserved.”
Guilt.
Family museum.
Marina suggested:
“Photograph everything, archive important, then let room live.”
Enzo agreed.
They cataloged.
Cecilia’s clothing donated to museum/charity.
Personal papers archived at local historical society with privacy restrictions.
Room became reading room.
Not shrine.
In drawer, Marina found note:
For Teresa — peace offering. Stop stealing my lemon drops.
She laughed.
Small.
She kept copy, original archive.
The locket now made sense.
C not dynasty.
Cecilia.
Marina wore on special days.
Not every day.
It stopped feeling like evidence.
That mattered.
At Westmere, one new employee asked:
“Is that famous necklace?”
Marina smiled.
May you like
“Only in my family.”
Good.
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