The narrator, Lorenzo, shares a story about his high school life, where he was a shy and unlucky student. He made a promise to himself to have a girlfriend in high school, but it didn't happen due to the lack of girls in his class. He then shares a story about attending Lucca Comics with a friend, Pino, and their disastrous decision to walk 20 kilometers back to their hotel in the middle of the night, in the rain, with no phone battery. They got lost, heard wolves, and were eventually saved by two good Samaritans who drove them to their hotel. The story ends with a twist, where Lorenzo discovers he accidentally took the wrong umbrella, a green one, instead of his own, which was brown and dilapidated.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The narrator attended elementary school, middle school, and high school.
2. The narrator was shy in school, especially in elementary and middle school.
3. The narrator made a promise to himself to have a girlfriend in high school.
4. The narrator attended a high school with very few girls, making it difficult for him to find a girlfriend.
5. The narrator had zero girlfriends in his class throughout high school.
6. The narrator met a friend named Pino in high school.
7. The narrator and Pino attended Lucca Comics together.
8. The narrator and Pino stayed in a hotel in Porcari, 20 kilometers away from Lucca.
9. The narrator and Pino decided to walk to Porcari from Lucca instead of taking a taxi.
10. The narrator and Pino got lost and had to navigate through the mud and rain with the help of Google Maps.
11. The narrator's phone died, leaving them without a map or a way to communicate.
12. The narrator and Pino tried to hitchhike, but no cars stopped for them.
13. The narrator's father called him at 2:30 am and was told that everything was fine, despite the difficulties they were facing.
14. The narrator and Pino were eventually picked up by two boys who stopped to help them.
15. The narrator and Pino got into the car and were driven to their hotel, arriving in 20 minutes.
16. The narrator and Pino were exhausted and grateful to have been rescued.
17. The narrator's friend Pino told him to take an umbrella when they got out of the car, but it was not their umbrella.
18. The narrator and Pino discovered that they had taken the wrong umbrella, which belonged to the boys who had given them a ride.