Wilson, a friend of Mitchell Wright, was ashamed of how cruel the town was. They both needed somebody,'' she said. It got so bad that Mitchell thought about moving, but he didn't want to take Zane, now 4, away from his grandparents. They already lost their daughter. They couldn't bear to lose their grandson, too.
Some days are harder than others.
At Christmastime, Zane told Santa Claus at the mall that his mom died. Father and son placed it at Shannon's grave. There are days where you deal with the critics and you feel kind of down,'' Mitchell said. For the most part people have gone on with their lives, but there were some things both in the ecosystem and in the town that hadn't returned to normal. It was eerie, Deal said.