Why did the stupid boy have to not-listen!?<br/><br/>Betty was unraveling quickly now. Her face, terrifying though it had been already, was contorting into an expression of mad rage and her mouth felt strangely full – that would be the teeth, growing – Oh Lord. And bad men were coming, Lucy was quite right, the police were on their way and the last thing Betty wanted right now was a run-in with the police.<br/><br/>Letting go of Daisy and Lucy the woman grabbed the back of Jack's shirt and heaved, then began to shake him, shouting "Let go!!" or trying to, the words came out strangely contorted - muffled, surrounded by snarls and growls. At the same time she began kicking the man on the ground in the side to stop him from kicking and beating the little boy.<br/><br/>This, some deeply-buried part of her registered, was not a smart thing to do.<br/><br/>She did it anyway.