The Grapes That Remembered
In the sun-baked hills of Valle dell'Eco, there was a vineyard no one tended.
The grapes grew black as ink, heavy with a sweetness that made those who ate them remember things that never happened to them.
Old Nonna Rosa crossed herself when children asked about it. "Some memories," she muttered, "are better left in the soil."
Then one summer, Luca—the mute shepherd boy—plucked a single cluster.
When the juice touched his lips, he heard a woman singing in his voice.