Petals on the Wind (Dollanganger, #2)

by V.C. Andrews

I studied his hands, for, next to a man’s eyes, I noticed his hands.

“Cathy,” Carrie would tell me, “nobody likes me.” “They will. Sooner or later they will know how sweet and wonderful you are. And you have all of us who love and admire you so don’t let others worry you. Don’t care what they think!” She sniffed, for she did care, she did!