This book collects the fictional story of a tragic event that occurred during the Second World War: the bombardment by mistake of the allied forces in October 1944 of the elementary school Francesco Crispi of Gorla, then a small town just outside Milan. The "massacre of Gorla", as the tragedy is still remembered today, is told by Mario Emari, then a resident close to the bombed school. In the appendix is the story of Marco Pederielli, present in the classroom on the morning of the bombing, escaped the massacre and still alive. And Thanks to the poetess Caterina Rovatti for her verses. Finally, a memory felt to all the victims. With illustrations by Elena Manazza. Editions printed by Digicopy Milano.