The house is in turmoil with preparations for the chess-themed party, however Antonellawhile he loves the game of king and queen, is in a corner of the porch, in the company of his tears and two friends, Nikita and Attilius.
“What are You thinking about?” Asks the model, seeing her friend in silence and with tears streaming down her face. “I’m not feeling well anymore,” replies the fencer, giving in to her melancholy for once.
“Now you have to get the strength,” Attilio urges, a futile attempt to help her get up, but it seems of little use. “Everything I see in him hurts me now, even something that is stupid to you,” Antonella continues in her pain.
“I know it’s difficult, but it’s not impossible. Don’t activate the capricious version, the version that wants to be protected,” affirms Nikita, who wants more for her friend, a reaction despite knowing that she is suffering for Edoardo.
He is at the center of Antonella’s thoughts and melancholy, which explains the reasons for her tears: “She says I’m wrong, talk to others. She says I want to play the victim. All things I expect from others, but no from him.”
“You have to let go. Turn off the ear, otherwise it will be impossible. Become like water, let it flow,” is Nikita’s final advice before returning to help in the kitchen.
Antonella is alone on the veranda, she doesn’t want to get too close to the other tenants, among whom her loneliness is particularly noticeable. Edward She approaches the fencer and tries to understand why she keeps isolating: “Why are you crying? Are you afraid of losing?” asks the candidate, halfway between joking and understanding.
“No, I want to go”, explains the fencer “For the people who are in here”. “Not for the ones you miss?” The radio announcer asks again, but there’s no answer, just silence.
After days of skirmishes, the two rivals appear to have a small rapprochement. At the end there is a kiss from Edoardo on Antonella’s forehead. The VIP approaches her between the blankets, hugs her, but then the distance between them returns.
Edoardo turns, looks at her, but Antonella is still there. The time has not yet come to make peace, to reunite king and queen.