”“Right. But Tammy’s power spilled out without the aid of a Channel. This is because of her situation. She’s incredibly smart, as all sorce...rers are, but has virtually no outlets for this intelligence. Her mom is stretched thin, her brother makes fun of her when she does find books to read, and she experiences daily stress from the fear of where she lives. All these things caused her power to build up to critical mass within her mind, the results of which you saw today. Though I have to. She sent me a Valentine's day card, a Christmas card and she told me what she got for him on each of his six birthdays. She told me about his best friend Eddie and how his family welcomed Ruben in as one of their own. She signed each one, 'Love, your wife.' I kept them all; every one. But I answered none of them.Now I was about to make the first major change in my life since I got out. Taking the job with Jason's clinic was easy. It meant getting out, getting my own place to live and earning. She could only see the dim light that escaped past the fur nestled against her face.It was so soft... But he was so hard... And then Baktet slid her back. Rey nearly coughed herself into a fit, her hand going to her mouth, her eyes closed. She wobbled, breathing in deep. Deep. Her head spun and then began to pound. Then, slowly, the pain faded, leaving her only with ... with... What?She should have felt sordid. Used. Pathetic.A-And she did! And nothing else.Baktet sighed, then tousled her hair,. I had just turned eigthteen in July and the following September I had moved up to the twelve grade. I was happy that my graduation was near,and then finally freedom and the exuberance of going from adolescence into adulthood and being able able to do whatever I wanted. Now everyone in their later years can remember having a crush on someone in high school. My crush was Ellen Johnson. I had known her since the tenth grade, but because I my shyness the fear of rejection, I had never gottened pass.