For Giulia, things were even worse. Her sister was not only ruthless, but she had also been playing tennis competitively for decades. The trick of being found in a swimsuit to pretend she was about to go out had lasted very little; by the second time, she had already been caught, and her backside was now perpetually red. So much so that she and her boyfriend increasingly sought out more hidden coves for swimming, to hide the consequences of their actions from their friends.