Ilana
The other day Ilana came up to me and asked me if I’d like it if she were okay with me marrying her mother. I told her yes, I’d like that very much. She told me there was something I could do. I wasn’t quite ready for her response, and was actually ready to defend myself. She told me that I had to ask her dad if it was okay. If her dad was okay with me marrying Teresa, then Ilana would be okay with me marrying Teresa.
Her dad’s been dead for eight years. He was killed in the same MDO sweep that killed Solana’s parents. I’m realizing for the first time how badly that jacked her up. I knew she was a rebellious, strong-willed kid, but I never realized she might be off balance in the ways Solana is. Then again, everyone’s always treated Solana with kid gloves and sort of assumed Ilana could handle herself.
No idea how this will play out, but I don’t see it ending well. I almost half inspect him to show up.
