lock and key

In Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen Ruby the main character feels lost. She is missing part of herself as well as her mom. For this reason she decides to sneak in the middle of the night from her sister's house to her own old yellow house. Although its not the best place to be that is where her missing parts are.
One of the reasons she feels lost is because she left part of herself  in the yellow house. She left her childhood memories and the good times. I would be crushed too if i had to leave my house so suddenly without saying goodbye. I have been living in the same house for twelve years and to this point i still can't imagine not living here.This house has memories that could never be replaced no matter how hard anyone tried to replace them. I understand that she misses her house but she can't go back because she is not eighteen and although she wants to say goodbye she should ask to go back to say goodbye. If she escapes she will not only feel bad but other people will be hurt too.
Another reason she feels lost is because she misses her mom. Although her mom wasn't the greatest mom she still was her mom and that is was counts. Ruby loved her mom and the house was the only thing that was left when her mom let. Ruby didn't act like she cared that her mom left but you could tell that she was torn inside. Knowing that your mom left and didn't come back for you must kill you inside. This is another reason why she feels lost and wants to go back to the yellow house.