As you might have picked up on already, Katie's full name is Katrina, (after her mother) but to prevent confusion she will be know as "Katie" and she is only ten after all. But let's get back to the story, now shall we? Mrs. Smith, However, stayed up for most of night worrying about her daughter, and about her husband's sudden "cold" attitude and lack of concern in regard to the entire situation. She thought about the her strange feeling, and about the way in which those two small but chilling words had crossed her mind earlier that evening. Besides, what would that locket, a silly, miscellaneous item have to do with Katie's odd behavior. Nothing, that's what. It was silly even to think about it. Thinking that the locket was some kind of what-some kind of bad omen or something was as strange and silly as Katie's new behavior. Mrs. Smith sighed. It was getting late. Almost midnight. Mr. Smith had fallen asleep long before. "He thinks that it's so hard to be a man, well he should try to live life as a woman," she thought harshly.
