The Conch Chef's Secret Relationship With a Landlady

Syria was the son of a landlady that a conch says family rented their house from. Syria is just a little older than a conch chef and they've been secretly dating for a few years. They developed codes for discussing their plans, including what to do if their parents discovered them. Plan A: convince our families they'll love us. Plan B: Run away together and elope. If nothing works, we will kill ourselves.