Will Cosmo go to the dark side or the light? I can't decide which it will be. He evidently has a conscience, but it is having trouble coming to the surface which is hardly surprising in some ways. And it has the black temptress to contend with now.
Betta the beater eh? Makes sense @weinerdog
And is Marco finally going to pluck up enough confidence to take the plunge that Giorgio wasn't willing to on the beach?
I struggle to understand why Giorgio would accept Cosmo's invitation in the first place after the attention he had received from Marco and the others a few days earlier. Had Cosmo made such an invitation prior to that, the acceptance and perhaps a more successful conclusion might have ensued. At least Giorgio had the good sense to call Marco.
I felt that because the story was about 'the camp' this was the right place at which to end it. And, as you say, it lets readers use their imagination.
Giorgio is evidently not one of the sparkling Pellegrinos 🙂
However, perhaps Marco, with the help of his wisely recruited assistants Giaco & Dani, will be able to instill some fizz into his so far flat life.
I see there is a reader split about Cosmo. I side with those who feel he spurned the offered hand once too often. As was pointed out Pietro has a business to run which can't have been easy what with Covid and recent family problems of his own.
Sad for Cosmo, but he saw the light too late. It was surprising Pietro hadn't dispensed with his services before now. Where he goes from here is going to be an interesting watch.
Poor Marco. Physically rescued by Gianni and Angelo, but is the mental hurt from his earlier life going to prove too hard to cure, or simply take a long time to resolve?
I certainly felt for him in this chapter.