Chapter 78

• When Abby woke, she was cranky. She didn’t know why, she just knew that she was unhappy. Becky was gone, and she missed her. It had been two sleeps since she had left and Abby wanted her to come back. Her daddy was a lot happier when Becky was around and so was she. Mummy didn’t seem to know how to look after her and ignored her most of the time, anyway. Becky never ignored her and she always knew when dinner time was and when bath time was and Abby had never had to get her own breakfast or dinner when Becky was around.
• Abby kicked the covers off and rolled out of bed. She was thirsty and hungry and she felt all sticky and messy and was just altogether cranky. The house was quiet when she opened her door and crept out into the hall. She walked quietly down the hallway and checked her daddy’s bedroom, but he wasn’t there. Next, she tried her mummy’s room, but she was asleep still, so Abby closed the door quietly. There was a noise coming from downstairs, so Abby headed in that direction hoping that maybe her daddy was cooking her breakfast. They’d had a big fight last night and Abby had said something that made her feel bad now and she wanted to make sure that her daddy still wanted her to stay here.
• Abby peeked around the kitchen door and saw Mrs. Garrett. That was good, Mrs. Garrett would make sure she ate a good breakfast, and she probably knew where Daddy was too.