"With great power comesgreat responsibility, right?" Kristy said sarcastically.The little old lady didn't respond to the pop culture reference theyoun... woman made, she simply glared at her, her eyes peering deep intoKristy's soul."I...Im...sorry," Kristy said quickly, trying to avoid the stare of thelittle old lady.The little old lady's face softened and she placed a hand on Kristy'scheck. "My child," she said kindly, "use this ring to right the wrongsthat have been done to you."Kristy, still. ”“Why didn’t you say that to your parents?”“Even if I tried to milk the PTSD thing, they still would have beaten the shit out of me. Colleen wouldn’t be the only one in a wheelchair.”“If you say so. I’ll see you later.”“Bye.”After turning on his car for a brief few minutes to enjoy the warmth of the heater, he finished the last of his job applications and put aside his pen with an achy hand. He had been sitting in his car for more than an hour and he wanted to get up and move, even if meant. From the tone in Shannon's voice, I could tell Shannon had noticed what Jenny had said and how she'd said it."How about we go over to my place?" Sue Ellen said. "Like usual, my parents are out. Dad got a DVD of Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves today, we can watch it."I blinked, remembering last Friday and Marsha. "How long is Tony going to be?" I was a little smug, not thinking about it.Sue Ellen smiled, not a nice smile. "Roger pissed us off. And that's really pissed off the guys! Tony said,. Luckily, we keep an extra key around just in case. I let myself in and locked the door behind me.I knew Dan wouldn't get home from work for several hours, and the girls both had errands to run that should keep them out until late. That was good; I would need this time alone with Corky.He was sitting on the bed, scrunched into one corner. He ducked his head to avoid looking at me as I sat beside him."Corky?" I tugged gently at his chin. "Come on, you can talk to me." Don't wanna," he said,.