Alexis
The memory hit me like a ton of bricks, but I needed to keep myself composed. I never blamed Mariana's family for what would transpire next. In order for Mariana to understand, she needed to see and hear everything that set forth the war we were in now. Her soulful eyes stared into mine, a bit confused in her expression as I motioned to him, but she caught on quickly once hearing the familiar voices of her parents and mine.,___________________
"Lock the door, Connie." Harold, Mari's father, said. He looked completely uneasy, which worried his wife and my mother Stella in the process.
"Harold, what's wrong?" Connie asked as she motioned for Stella to spell the door from outsiders. No one would hear or see them, because something earth-shattering needed to be said.
A bout of hidi
