??It wasn?t a planned move, I was drunk, I was needy???Don?t tell me he took advantage of you?? Charlotte asks with genuineconcern in her voice.?No, n...thing like that,? I say, making Charlotte sigh with relief.?I figured there had to be an element of ?revenge? to it, what withStuart and Hannah?? Charlotte says, making my eyes go wide withsurprise.?What about them?? I whisper.?They- they left the party together,? Charlotte says, clearly surprisedby my not knowing. ?I?m sorry, Jamie, I?m so. The wounds from the rods through her arms and legs are still healing; they were left open to allow them to heal from the inside out. She has lost some strength but should get it back once she is totally healed and can begin to exercise, for now she is just doing physical therapy. The psychological wounds are a different story; she seems scared and submissive most of the time. She is constantly at my side, only feeling safe if she is within a step or two of me. It does not bother me to have her. To the mall! Let’s go!”“Where’s Mom?”“Remember? She left this morning for the coast to see your Aunt.”“Oh, yeah. All weekend.”“Just you and me against the world, baby doll.” he said jokingly. She did not get the Helen Reddy song reference.“Why are we clothes shopping?”“You wanna wear thongs, right?”She looked at him quizzically.“Seriously? I thought Mom--”“Don’t worry about Mom. She won’t know, okay? Our secret. I want to see you in a thong.”“See me?”“Here is the deal. You can get several. I became excited and began yelling back instructions to be still and wait to be sure they could be safely extricated. There was what were apparently a woman and an older man. They assured us that they were fine, but hungry and hot. They emptied a bathroom closet and waited out the brunt of the winds when the walls came crashing in. The boxy closet was framed quite well with an inside simple frame to hold shelves. They had taken each of the lower shelves out and the top one remaining was just.