Liana's POV
Today is the hearing and I woke up with a physical weight on my chest. I hardly slept, neither did mum.The house was quiet, almost somber, as if it also knew what was impending. I paced the hallway, back and forth, my bare feet gliding across the cool tiles as the sky outside slowly lightened with that dull, grey hue of dawn.
I was half-way through brushing my hair when I heard a sharp knock on the door. For some reason, I was tensed. I wasn't expecting anyone today and who even visits a person on a Monday morning?
I opened the door and was shocked by the sight of Stanley, panting like he had run all the way here. He didn't even wait for me to ask him in before he walked in, phone in one hand and a black USB in the other.
"You're not going to believe this," he said, his vo
