Whistling in the Dark 201-297

Sally and Troo ended up staying with Rasmussen until their mom got better. Once she got better though, they all stayed in Rasmussen's house. Nell told Sally and Troo that her and Eddie were getting married once she graduated from hair school. After that Nell and Eddie took Sally and Troo to the hospital to see their mother. Their mother asked to talk to Sally in private. Sally didn't think much of it. She told Sally that Rasmussen was her real father, and that's why he has a picture of her in his wallet. Sally thought she was joking at first, but really, they look a lot alike. One night when Rasmussen was playing a baseball game, Sally and Troo went to play on the playground with Mary Lane. They all wanted to see if Bobby was the molester and murder. Mary Lane slipped into the shed, which held all of the equipment. Troo was suppose to be keeping watch, but Bobby knocked her unconscious. He came around and grabbed Sally. Sally gave a signal to Mary Lane and told her to escape. Mary Lane has escaped out the window with the Krockers bag, which help the evidence to prove that Bobby was guilty. He took Sally to her favorite spot at the lagoon. As he was starting to take his clothes off, Sally made a run for it. Bobby chased after her, but she went into Sampson's pen and as Bobby jumped for her, he went sailing right over her. Sally, Troo, and Mary Lane were then taken to the emergency room. They were all going to be okay. It turns out that Mary Lane had a tapeworm, and that's why she is so skinny. Sally later learned that Sampson had killed Bobby and she didn't feel the least bit sorry for him. After all this happened, the block party was coming up, which also meant school. They weren't all to excited, but after everything that happened this summer, they were sort of looking forward to it. All Sally could think about was her "father," the Sky King. She thanked him for protecting her, and she also let go of him, so he could fly away.