I turn to look at Principal Ford now. He's glaring at Ms. Petty, clearly pissed. She crossed the line and her true colors are starting to show. This isn't about her concern for me at all.
"Maybe things are starting to add up for you now. Ms. Petty clearly has a problem with me and is trying to make my life difficult."
"Maggie. I'm sorry I had—"
"My dad is missing. Now I have to come down here and listen to you people try to make threats about taking another person from me." I grab my bag from the chair. "I suggest we never talk about this again," I say over my shoulder and stride out of the office.
I try to shake off the dirt Ms. Petty tried to throw at me. I know why my dad didn't tell me about his brother and the adoption. I'm his daughter, and he never wants that questioned. I know
