Silence was pinned to the walls of the entire house, as Diana sat across the table from her cousin and remained quiet, afraid that even a the sound of her breath could piss her aunt off. Who moved back and forth from the kitchen laying down plates and dishes on the table, more like smashing them loudly on the table. Diana swallowed the lump of anxiety tied in her throat and looked at Polly, who shrugged at her older cousin in a questioning manner. “What happened?” she mouthed and Diana opened up her mouth to speak but Emily just walked out of the kitchen, loudly flipping the salon doors of the kitchen and Diana gestured at Polly to look at her phone. Diana immediately typed in the message and hit send. Polly was still unaware of the madness that had enfolded at the salon but she could

