Shelby denounced her household regulations; she didn't want any part of them. She wanted to be daddy's little girl, but that was far away from her reality. Shelby chose to escape the abuse of any kind. And because she didn't comply with the rules, she was mistreated and unloved by the man that influenced her the most, her dad, Spivey. Spivey handled his only Shelby harshly, trying to keep her from escaping what he felt was the real world. To him, she was trying to run his household with her bright ideas, it was his duty as a father to teach her a lesson or two.
