Beside her mother yet again, this time both draped entirely in black, Lilianna prepared to face the man who was set to be her father in law within the year if the stalker wasn’t caught. But aside from the somber nature of the day’s imminent farewell to a life taken too quickly, there held a new sense of tension within the air that was noted as her mother seemed to be nervous beneath a handful of layers of ‘natural’ looking makeup that nearly made them late to apply. Frustrated by this detail, Lilianna remained silent to her mother until feeling her maternal figure take hold of her arm to keep her from entering the parlor of mourning loved ones. “Lilianna…” Her mother spoke, allowing the woman who belonged to the name to look at her mother with polite attention although she wished to tear

