In the cool of the day around 6:00 pm, Inara peeked from her room window as two SUVs, black and white, pulled up before her home. Then a red one, the one she was familiar with, pulled up last. It made her heart beat faster, knowing that it was him in there. And she couldn’t help but touch the ring that he had slipped onto her finger. It clung to her skin, constantly reminding her of him. Her family had already prepared for the day with drinks for entertainment. The days seemed to be moving so fast. She wished that she could slow it down but it was beyond her control. God should have made a remote control for people to pause time, she thought, knowing that it was a stupid thought but what did it matter? Her mind was in a state of chaos. Just yesterday, she was a girl experimenting with

