The caption underneath the painting said that Mona Lisa was meant to portray Lisa del Giocondo, who was a member of the Gherardini family which lived in Florence and Tuscany. The painting was started in 1503 and brought to King François in France during 1516.
Mona Lisa’s smile stayed in the back of my mind for the rest of the afternoon. It was one of the many things in life that I couldn’t explain.
When we came back home, Casimir and I saw a movie in the theater. This time, he did put his arm around me, and I felt a warmth and closeness that I had never felt before. The only other person who had ever put their arm around me was Daddy, but somehow, it felt differently when Casimir did. I felt as if the dark ceiling of the small movie theater was full of stars, and they were all dancing in the moonlight for us. I felt the same feeling which had enveloped me on the first night I met him.