CHAPTER 1 - SORRENTO
The Violin Shop Chapter 1 - Sorrento June 11, 1995 - Evening Feet pounding hard on the wet pavement, he ran. The night sky was black and rumbling overhead. Storm clouds hid the moon and Charlie Keyser couldn’t see very well. It was cold outside and he was sucking in wind, but he couldn’t stop. Not now. Not for anything. The rain beat on him mercilessly as if God Himself had turned on the faucet, but he kept running. Turn after turn he ran past the old houses and new tourist traps in Sorrento, Italy. His dark brown dress shoes were slipping and sliding on the concrete, and the bottoms of his feet were starting to get very sore. His socks were completely soaked through. He could feel the outside of his feet rubbing raw with blisters, but he didn’t stop. Charlie’s side started to ache and his breathing became more irregular. Fear urged him on...Faster...Farther...Charlie feared for his life at this point, but the adrenaline pumping through his veins made him truly...