Turn the tables

You figure trying to use an impossible power is better than letting this bitch put you on the street. You focus your will on your stepmom and think:

"Dad's will left everything to me, including the house. You'll be destitute if I decide to kick you out."

Cora blinked and then blushed and shrank, looking like she'd just made a huge mistake. Your heart races. It feels like it actually worked!

"You think I should sell this place and move out?" you ask.

"No!" she exclaims, eyes widening with panic. " I...I mean, your dad worked so hard to buy us this place. Don't you think it would, um, honor his memory if we kept living here? He knew how responsible you are. That's why he left you the house! He knew you would take care of me and your stepsister!"

You act like you're considering it. Desperation looks good on Cora. You wonder what she might be willing to do to keep you from kicking het out of 'your' house. Remembering what Thaddeus told you about exhausting the power, blackmail could definitely save you some effort!

"I don't know," you say. "A small apartment would be a lot easier to keep clean."

"Oh! If that's all you're worried about, Aimee can pick up the slack!" your stepmom says, volunteering your step sister. "I could tell her to take charge of cleaning the bathrooms! Hell, she could clean your room once a week! Really, it's the least she could do, since she's an adult and doesn't even pay you rent!"

What a bitch, throwing her own daughter under the bus. You figure Cora needs some humiliation to make her better embrace her new position. You focus and think FREEZE.

Cora becomes a statue.