"Alana … or well … I'm going to guess that people call you Lana these days..." Cole started talking before I could tell that he was having trouble finding the words to tell me what he needed to say. I was unsure of how to communicate to him that he should continue with whatever it was that he was acting out or that I wanted him to end it, so I just looked at him and waited. I did nothing but stand there and keep staring at him, unsure of what it was that I wanted from him. The fact that he mentioned my complete name brought me so close to collapsing that I almost did it. My mother and father were the only ones who ever called me Alana.
"Alana … I am... ugh... sorry. I truly apologize. Please accept my sincere condolences for everything that has taken place. Because of everything I did to
