Chapter 3 Daddy's smile froze instantly . I grabbed onto my metal tag really tight , took a step back , and looked at all of them like I was ready to fight . " Kaya , honey , that's something really special to Betty . " Daddy's voice sounded unsure , and then he said : " How about Daddy buys you the newest remote control helicopter , or some Legos instead ? " " No way ! I want that thing ! That tag looks so cool ! " Kaya stomped his feet and wouldn't give up , then he ran over and tried to grab my metal tag right off my neck . " Get away from me ! " 1 shoved Kaya away from me as hard as I could . Kaya wasn't expecting it , so he fell backward and his elbow hit the corner of the coffee table . Then he started crying really loud . Mrs. Hayes immediately ran over and picked up Kaya , looking all worried , " Betty , Kaya's just little ! How could you hit him like that ? " Then Daddy stormed over , pointed his finger right at my face and yelled , " Betty Sullivan ! What is wrong with you ! Apologize to Kaya right now ! " I stared right back at Daddy without backing down , " Nobody gets to touch Mommy's stuff ! " " Give it to me ! " Daddy was totally furious now , and his voice got really scary when he said : " Take off this dog tag and give it to Kaya ! " I couldn't believe what I was hearing , so I started screaming , " Why should I ? Mommy left these for me ! Did you already forget about Mommy ? " You were hugging some other woman before she was even really dead ! " " And now you want to give away the only thing she left me to your replacement son ? " " Shut up ! " Daddy roared really loud . Then his hand came down hard across my face with this really loud slapping sound . My dieek started swelling up right away and it hurt so bad , like it was on fire . I could see Daddy's eyes flash with something like regret . He took a step toward me , trying to reach for my hand . But I moved away from him and just looked at him like he was a complete stranger . Daddy's fingers kind of curled up , and his voice got all suff , " You're always living in some fantasy . Someday you're gonna regret this I ran back to my room and slamuned the door as hard as I could Daddy sat there feeling awful about slapping me , like he couldn't sit still . Mrs. Hayes patted Daddy on the shoulder , " If you're worried about her , maybe you should go check on her . " Daddy shook his head " Maybe it's good for her to face reality . She can't keep living in the past and making stuff up . Just leave her alone . Give her a few days to cool off and she'll come apologize . " The next morning , I didn't come out for breakfast . Mrs. Hayes asked " Should I take some food to Betty's room ? " " No. " Chapter 3 Daddy looked really serious when he said " Betty's being way too bratty . We can't spoil her anymore . She needs to learn that talking back to adults has consequences . " On the third morning , I still hadn't come out , but Daddy figured I was just being stubborn , so he didn't worry too much about it . During his meeting when he saw my name on his phone , he hung up right away because he wanted to teach me a lesson . Finally on the fourth day , Mrs. Hayes said hesitantly , " I don't think there's been any noise from Betty's room , and she hasn't touched her food . " That's when Daddy finally unlocked my door , but the room was totally empty . " She must've run off to stay with some friend without telling anyone ! This is getting completely out of hand ! " Daddy was really mad when he called all my friends , but nobody knew where I was . Then the school called . " Is this Betty Sullivan's father ? Betty hasn't been to class for three days . Is everything okay at home ? " Daddy's face went white and he totally panicked . After hanging up , he immediately called my number . The phone rang for a long time before someone picked up , and it was this sleazy guy's voice , " Well , well ! Finally remembered you have a daughter , huh ? Mr. Sullivan must be real busy with work if you can't even answer your phone . " Daddy's blood went ice cold and his voice was shaking , " Who is this ? Where's my daughter ? " Chapter 4 Chapter 4