▁than ▁she ▁appears ▁and ▁that ▁her ▁red ▁hair ▁is ▁a ▁w ig ! ▁Madame ▁Ad eline ▁is ▁kind ▁to ▁her ▁but ▁tells ▁her ▁she ▁must ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁hospital . ▁Het ty ▁once ▁again ▁runs ▁away ▁but ▁st umb les ▁into ▁a ▁bad ▁district ▁where ▁she ▁is ▁nearly ▁kid n apped ▁by ▁a ▁sin ister ▁man ▁until ▁an ▁older ▁flower ▁girl ▁named ▁S iss y ▁saves ▁her . ▁S iss y ▁takes ▁Het ty ▁to ▁her ▁home , ▁where ▁she ▁meets ▁her ▁ter rib ly ▁ill ▁sister , ▁Lil , ▁and ▁her ▁dr unk ard ▁father . ▁S iss y ▁and ▁Het ty ▁go ▁out ▁to ▁sell ▁flowers ▁the ▁following ▁day , ▁where up on ▁they ▁are ▁approached ▁by ▁a ▁writer ▁named ▁Sarah ▁Smith . ▁Sarah ▁takes ▁S iss y ▁and ▁Het ty ▁to ▁a ▁restaurant , ▁where ▁she ▁asks ▁questions ▁for ▁her ▁new ▁book ▁" P en ny ▁for ▁a ▁Pos y " ▁and ▁Het ty ▁con co ct s ▁an ▁elaborate ▁tale ▁of ▁her ▁life ▁as ▁a ▁flower ▁girl . ▁After ▁asking ▁her ▁questions , ▁Sarah ▁Smith ▁reve als ▁that ▁she ▁is ▁a ▁new ▁benef actor ▁for ▁the ▁hospital ▁and ▁that ▁she ▁recogn ises ▁Het ty ▁as ▁the ▁girl ▁who ▁has ▁run ▁away ▁but ▁pra ises ▁her ▁story - t elling ▁ab ilities . ▁S iss y ▁leaves ▁and ▁Sarah ▁takes ▁Het ty ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁Hospital ▁after ▁bu ying ▁her ▁in k ▁and ▁a ▁book ▁as ▁a ▁treat ▁to ▁record ▁her ▁mem oir s . ▁ ▁When ▁Het ty ▁is