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pg. 1-114
Ames knows that something's wrong, her parents have started to lie to her and hide the truth of what had really happened, saying that it won't affect her life at all. But soon, her father starts drinking, her mother starts complaining of being poor and her friends all decide to ditch her, except Em. Finally, her grandmother comes in and tells them that they all need to get a grip of reality. pg. 1-114 Total (926) -
pg. 115-292
Ames and her family move to Texas to see if her father can get a new job. She meets this 22 year old who says that he will protect her and that she has nothing to fear. But he has a gun collection and gets thrills from having the power to kill. He has also been hiding his past. He later get's so mad that he threatens to kill Ames' family to protect her, but he gets caught because Ames can't let him do that. pg. 115-292 Total (1103)