I'll give her one thing: she's no coward. It may have looked like a mouse standing up to a bear but she didn't shy away. She didn't even avert her eye.... I don't know what she expected but I could tell whatever it was she was prepared to take it like an adult, a mature adult."She could at least have told me," I spat out."She wouldn't," Tink said becoming rather calm. I think she realized I was past the point of getting physical. "She never has. She just stops taking your calls, won't even. We all got dressed up and went to Howard’s place of choice. It was a really big nightclub that would hold hundreds of people. We started off with dinner and drinks. Everything was fine until I saw a sign posted. At ten o’clock they were going to have a wet t-shirt contest. It made me think of Jen saying she won one in college. We danced and drank but no one had brought up the contest. I have to admit that everyone probably had a little too much to drink. The manager came around and asked if. I did my best to try to absorb the brunt of it to keep him away from my sister and mother. I don’t think I did a very good job, looking back at it.After I graduated, I got a job at the local grocery store and tried to be home anytime Bob and my sister were home.By November I had really had enough of Bob and the home life. My sister started spending a lot of time at her friends which made me feel a little better with my next decision. I joined the Army.I left for basic training the beginning of. I nodded to what she said and went to the kitchen to get a glass of orange juice. “I’m surprised she came by tonight,” I said, doing my best to keep my voice level. “She told me she would be out all night with her friends.”Faith shrugged. “She said she forgot something. She went into the bedroom to get it.” Faith had an expression on her face that told me she didn’t approve, and then she said, “She had a dog collar, Seth. What the hell is up with that?”I took a swig of my drink. “She likes.