Liliana

And also, too, apparently, like, when people asked if I was Hispanic, she and my grandma both would get really, really offended.

Stuff starts really picking up.

We moved to Columbus, Indiana.

We were previously living in North Vernon, Indiana, but we moved to Columbus, Indiana, and I'm about four years old.

While we were here, she met somebody that she was working with, and I'm not sure how long they knew each other before they got married, but given what happened with my dad, I'm sure it wasn't that long.

And...

This man was very quickly just a permanent part of my life.

His name was Austin Ellis Jr., and I will share his name because he's currently sitting in jail, so what's he going to do?

The first memory I have of them is their wedding, specifically the reception after.

And then he was just my dad, so...

Growing up, I perceived this man to be my father, even though I always felt some kind of disconnect.

Like I was like, we don't look like I don't look like my parents, you know.

So to me, I was like, this is my dad.

And that's just the belief that I had growing up.

Yeah, must have been, I guess, because, yeah, I'm not really sure what happened there, why they broke up, but...

But he did not move with you guys.

Correct.

Okay.

So this man marries my mom and then he becomes my dad.

He's in the house all the time and he's just my dad and that's fine.