Ron's Worst Nightmares

Kim's Withdrawal

By Pat Squared

Dr. Anne Possible watched her daughter whimper in her sleep.

Things went to hell. Ron Stoppable disappeared and Kim spent every night whimpering in her sleep.

No one knew where Ron Stoppable went.

One day Rufus, Ron's pink naked mole rat was waiting on the front step with two letters. The one addressed to the Possible family simply asked that the twins would take care of Rufus and let him have a naco and a Bueno sized Coca-Cola once in a while. The other was addressed to Kim.

It took some doing, but Mrs. Dr. P. reassembled the scraps of the letter. It read:

Kim,

I have failed at everything worth having in my life. I have failed everyone who depended upon me.

I cannot undo what I have done. I will go to my grave knowing that when you needed me to be your friend, I did not step up to the plate.

I do not expect your forgiveness. Even if you do, I cannot forgive myself for I have crossed the line.

Don't bother look for me. I don't know yet if I decide to live in the shadows or end it all. Either way, it's best if I simply disappear forever.

Ron.

It was ripped into tiny pieces and the ink was runny. From whose tears, Dr. Possible would never know. The letter was a suicide note from a spirit already dead.

Not enough the breakup during the kid's senior year caused this much pain.

Kim was retreating from the world. She broke up with her boyfriend, John ... Josh Mankey.Kim took an extended leave from her crime fighting career. Dr. Possible was happy in a way. Kim's mind was incapable of maintaining the focus necessary to survive. Her last mission was such a close call and Kim require some stiches.

However, it was unlike Kim to not go to the mall, especially when Club Banana was holding its annual sale.

The once bash teen superhero now became a recluse scared to set foot in the outside world.

Dr. Anne Possible could excise any brain tumor, identify any known neurological disorder, or bring back patients from the deepest of comas. However, she could not fix the broken spirit of her little girl.