Grandma seemed to have withdrawn into her own world as she went down memory lane . Solid silence hang in the air as time stood still . No one dared move , nor say a word . " Mother !" Mrs. Ford intruded on the unbearable silence . " Please , tell us if you happen to know something that we aren't aware of ." " Well , I hope it is not true ," Grandma said after what seemed like an eternity . " I don't know why the past has the nasty habit of rearing up its ugly head at a time like this ," she added , exhaling long . " I'm sure no one here is making head or tail of what you are saying ," observed King Ford . " You need to put your thoughts together and tell us about whatever the past has to do with the possible union between Dan and Suzie . What is it that could prevent them from persuing

