It was a dark and stormy night, one of those rare, exciting ones during a Silicon Valley autumn. To Ellie Bianchi, it was a welcomed reprieve from the brutal, late summer heat that has become common place in the last few years. She didn't know if it had to do with Global Warming or any of those environmental concerns; all she knew was that it was a comfortable temperature around 70 to 73 degrees Fahrenheit and the rain was nice and cool.
Ellie's father and younger brother were out of town for one last weekend camping getaway before winter, so it was just her and her mother. Her mother sent her to Antipasto's just dow