One evening, Mia sat alone in the same cinema where they met. A short film began to play before the main feature—one she didn't recognize. On the screen, a familiar hand appeared, sketching the Vilnius skyline. It was Tomas. He hadn't gone to Florence; he had stayed, working secretly on a project to restore the very cinema they were sitting in.
Like any great film, a shadow fell over the frame. Tomas received an offer to lead a restoration project in Florence. It was the role of a lifetime, but it wasn't written for two. Mia felt the "cinematography" of her life turning from technicolor to a cold, desaturated grey. The long-distance calls were full of static, and the distance felt like a jump cut that left out all the important parts. The Climax
: Standing on the SubaÄŤius Hill viewpoint, watching the sun set over the city steeples, framed perfectly by the arch of a nearby tree.