Stinson, the building Super. She went to the first floor and knocked on Mr. Stinson's door. "Yeh, just a second. I got something on the stove." Stinso... yelled in reply to the knock.A few seconds later the door opened and Stinson looked at Kate. Kate stammered, "S-Sorry Mr. Stinson, but I don't have the rent money. Y-you know Megan has been so sick. I promise to p..."Stinson held up his hand to stop her. "Kate, a gentleman stopped this morning after you left to get your daughter. He prepaid your. This is going to be a lot harder than we thought."I could feel the rage slowly flowing out of me. The sky cleared and the sun shown brightly once again. I wanted to cry, but I wouldn't let myself. I turned slowly within the circle of their arms until I could put an arm around each of them. I kissed them each on the forehead and said, "I'm glad I had you with me. Don't ever let me go there alone. I don't know what I would do."Allison just grunted, "Hhmf, I know what you'd do, and it wouldn't be. You know my Rebecca, remember her from the painting?" Jonathan asked."Yes," Laresa said. Once he asked her she became his Rebecca. Her features became those of a young woman, just reaching twenty years and he whispered for her to take him back. Jonathan watched in wonder as his hand, now free of age spots, stroked the raven locks of his long dead wife. "Thank you, Laresa."Jonathan passed that night, with the name of his wife on his lips. His aged body was found the next morning by a young cabin. Conners shot me a dirty look but didn't say anything as I closed my notebook. We were getting ready for a team debate, and I'd been jotting down ideas."ROBBIE TATE. PLEASE COME TO THE OFFICE."Robbie grinned at me. "Maybe my little sister got into a fight too." Darlene was a month-and-a-half younger than Robbie."Maybe tomorrow you'll stay for the entire class," Mrs. Conners said dryly."The way things are going, I may not make it at all." Think Wa-say's ganging up on us again?" Robbie asked when.