He then went into the bathroom and ran the water in the bathtub.. I crawled into the bathroom,, slippin because of the oil and blood on my beaten body... I managed to get into the bathtub where I sat and cried.. rocking gently in the water as it turned pink&hellip, He looked down at me the whole time.. I heard him sniffle as he started to cry.. lookin down at what he had done to me&hellip, he tried to help wash me off and each time he got close to me I screamed at him and jerked away like I had. .”“Mom, it’s a tangible thing. You. Me. Doing something that none of your friends’ kids can do.” I paused, thinking. “Well, maybe they COULD do it, but that’s not the choices they make.”“Like going to college for engineering...”I smiled. “That, too.”The conversation fell to small talk as we made our way across town to the upscale neighborhood where she and her ‘successful attorney’ husband had a home of a configuration suitable for their status. This one is new, not the one we were living in. The waitress brought over our drinks and placed them on the table. She handed me a napkin and told me that it was from the gentleman at the bar, Him. I looked at the napkin and it read " 25 Newburn Lane, 10 o'clock". My heart started racing and I felt these little flutters in my stomach. It was only around the corner, so I decided why not. I made up some excuse of leaving early and got away without any questions asked. I walked around the corner passing a shadowed character. A few seconds. Even Ben’s hadn’t felt this bad. I had to work hard to remove the binding spells. I was then able to reinsert the original ones and added mine.It finally felt more peaceful. Tyus’ face came to mind, and I happily presented it to him. The medallion shone with happiness when he touched it.I smiled and said to him, “Be nice to him, this little guy had been through hell. I think your love for Mara and what you do will help it heal in a way I can’t help with.”Tyus gently polished the medallion. He.