now im on my own with only my dying succulent plant for company , scraping rent on a tiny studio apartment , and working extra hours here at the law firm whenever i can . he wiggled his body as much as he could . `` no , '' i say to them , `` you do n't know what i can do . her words struck me like a baton in the stomach . so you two going through with it ? because i hunted down the ones that did kill my family , every last one . 