No one asks Angela how she got home or how she is when she returns from the hospital, but she is relieved that the focus is no longer on her.
Turtle knows that Angela is the bomber. When Angela is injured and ends up in the hospital, she immediately begins protecting her sister.
“Just thanks. The fireworks would have gone off in my face if you hadn’t pulled the box toward you. Here, I brought your tapestry bag; I didn’t look at your notes or clues, honest.”
But she had removed the incriminating evidence. (Ch. 16)
Turtle tells Angela, “Don’t say anything to anybody about anything, Angela, no matter what happens.” Turtle thinks that Angela set off the fireworks wanting to get caught. She fears it will be easy to force a confession out of her because her injuries have slowed her down, and she is scared.
Turtle sets off fireworks in the elevator, but gets easily caught. The police just send her to Judge Ford to deal with, and Judge Ford asks Turtle if she is protecting Angela. When she asked her, she did not expect so strong a response. Judge Ford is surprised, because everyone always underestimates Angela.
Judge Ford realizes that no one has ever asked Angela what she wants. Her mother and everyone else always told her what to do. She was expected to marry a doctor and her whole life would be settled. This was what Grace Wexler wanted, not Angela.
When Angela comes home with Sydelle, she feels ignored.
Angela looked back at the embracing couple; her father’s face was buried in her weeping mother’s tousled hair. They had not asked how she got home from the hospital (by taxi), they had not asked if she was still in pain (not much), they had not even peeked under the bandage to see if a scar was forming on her cheek (there was). (Ch. 22)
Her parents are upset about Turtle’s juvenile delinquency, especially Grace. They have no idea that Angela is actually more of a trouble maker. Angela is relieved that she is not the center of attention.
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