▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁hospital , ▁I da ▁col laps es ▁upon ▁seeing ▁her . ▁Sarah ▁Smith ▁tells ▁the ▁mat ron ▁that ▁Het ty ▁was ▁kid n apped ▁and ▁there ▁is ▁to ▁be ▁no ▁pun ishment , ▁which ▁the ▁mat ron ▁has ▁no ▁choice ▁but ▁to ▁obey . ▁Het ty ▁is ▁allowed ▁to ▁visit ▁I da ▁in ▁her ▁att ic ▁room , ▁where ▁I da ▁reve als ▁that ▁she ▁is ▁Het ty ' s ▁mother ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁working ▁at ▁the ▁hospital ▁to ▁look ▁after ▁her . ▁Het ty ' s ▁father ▁is ▁revealed ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁man ▁with ▁red ▁hair ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁sail or ▁with ▁whom ▁she ▁has ▁no ▁contact . ▁I da ▁tells ▁Het ty ▁it ▁must ▁be ▁their ▁secret , ▁as ▁she ▁will ▁get ▁s ack ed ▁if ▁she ▁is ▁found ▁out ▁and ▁will ▁no ▁longer ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁see ▁her . ▁The ▁book ▁ends ▁with ▁I da ▁and ▁Het ty ▁planning ▁a ▁happy ▁future ▁together . ▁ ▁Char acters ▁▁ ▁Het ty ▁Fe ather ▁– ▁The ▁main ▁character ▁who ▁has ▁been ▁abandoned ▁as ▁a ▁baby ▁at ▁the ▁Found ling ▁Hospital . ▁She ▁is ▁well ▁known ▁for ▁her ▁red ▁hair ▁and ▁her ▁fier y ▁temper . ▁She ' s ▁the ▁protagon ist ▁of ▁the ▁story . ▁G ide on ▁S me ed ▁– ▁Het ty ' s ▁fost er ▁brother . ▁He ▁is ▁five ▁days ▁older ▁than ▁Het ty ▁and ▁is ▁rather ▁tim id . ▁J em ▁– ▁Het ty ' s ▁other ▁fost er ▁brother ▁and ▁Peg ▁and