The Necklace

On an overcast Friday afternoon, the sky loomed like a bruised canopy over the city. For hours earlier, Liana had knelt by the cold marble headstones of her parents’ graves, fighting through the painful anniversary of her father’s death. Now, standing alone on the uneven sidewalk outside her dilapidated childhood home, she stared at the faded, peeling paint that used to be a vibrant cream color. H