 But then his grandpa died, then his mother died, and Mark became an orphan. He says his relationship with this woman was one of the few things in his life that felt stable. With her, he could dream. He could escape into one of their long talks about how sweet their lives would be in the future. I reached out to her to get her side with this, but she didn't want to be involved with my story, and she wouldn't confirm anything Mark said.