Into the Nights
ould be one of the last dinners I would have with Yadhira and Lillian. I had grown s
is something wron
-no," I
food," she said, glancing
r a moment, then turned
to tell you some
ut her fork down on the table
ay of making you think she could. Those bright green eyes I envi
awyer since I was a child. Umm, I received three l
d they say?"
ut I received a full scholarship for l
or a moment. "Mom, are yo
everything. I am very happy for you, Alas
excited, and I can't w
ending?" Yadhira asked as sh
Law Schoo
her glass and stared at me as if she had seen a ghost. S
I calle
te. She covered her mouth with her hand, and her eyes
feel too well. Excuse me," she said a
who was just as confused as I w
ered. Lillian shook her head,
lian and I finished our dinner in silence, then cleaned up the kitchen before heading to our room. We b
lian calle
eplied, tur
nt, trying to think of what to say to her. I couldn't tell her the truth
a lawyer, one of the best in town, and her mom owned this flower store. Anyway, one day her parents went on vacation and the
razy. Did they ever figure out what had happened to them?
my gaze as I recalled the very day the two men
little girl?" Lillian asked,
back on the bed when Yadhira's voice sounded from the bedroom do
the door, and followed
ing the seat next to her. I sat down
ht, fireplace, you were just a small girl," she said, pausing for
" I r
me things in this world don't always appear as they seem. You must remain vigilant and keep in mind that people are not always what they seem to be. You must always trust your instincts and be awar
nt from what they seemed. What did that mean? I thought to m
I mean is, you are very special, Alassandra, in more ways th
of the living room before turning around and saying, "You are capable of always coming back to th