Flora's POV
Vermont
12:00 pm
I held a kitten in my arms as I pulled out her bowl of milk. Mother left a while ago and left a note to feed the kitten. I'm surprised she trusts me, a ten year old, to take care of the house for several hours. Well it's not like she has a choice. She is a waitress who works on weekdays so it's always a bit lonely. I think that's why she got the cat in the first place.
I placed both the kitten and the bowl down. She meowed in thanks. I chuckled at her high pitched meow and she licked up her drink. I changed into my set of clothes which are a old, purple shirt, faded jeans and a pair of black sneakers before grabbing the kitten's leash.
By now she finished drinking and had her eye on the new, red leash. Her orange ears perked up and she dashed on over to me.
"Come on Molly." I said before hocking the leash to her collar. I opened the slider and we stepped outside. It was around mid July now and the weather was hot enough. The sun blazed down like an oven and an occasional breeze came down onto us. Even if this is Vermont, it can get hot. Molly sniffed around inside the small yard before yanking me to go onto the sidewalk.
" Sorry girl, can't go on the street when mother's not here." I told her even though she probably didn't understand a word I said. But Molly insisted on going onto the paved sidewalk. I looked around. Who was their to stop me? I shrugged before we both went onto the sidewalk. The road was never busy except a few cars going by now or then. Once one car past, we already walked by two blocks. Then, Molly hissed at something as we were past the third house. I jerked over into her direction and moved the grass around. Inside was a little piece of metal that could fit in your hand. It took me a few moments to realize it was quietly beeping.
" What the heck?" I said before looking more closely at it. There was a little red light and a button right next to it. Curiosity took the best of me and I pressed the little button. Immediately, the screen flashed and a map came up. A dot appeared on the screen and I zoomed in on it. It showed River Street, the street I was currently on. What scared me is when I hit the dot.
My name showed up. Flora Silver was a link, so I horrifically hit it. Everything came up. Flora Marie Silver was at the top. Then it said under it that I was ten years old. A picture of me with Molly in my lap was in the top corner. They could tell that my hair was reddish brown and even my eye color shown. Mother was in there too. It had her work schedule and a small piece of information about her but not as long as mine.
Even Molly, the kitten we got a few weeks ago was their. Her picture, name and breed were written down. I dropped the Human Tracking Device. Frightened for life, I scooped Molly up and dashed past the first house, then the second house and soon arrived at my house. I yanked out my keys and opened the door with one hand. Once inside, I put the kitten down and locked the door.
What did that even mean? Someone is tracking me? Knows where I live and what I look like? How did they figure this out? Who even is they? Could it be multiple people?
I slumped down, confused and scared. I didn't cry though. Well at first I didn't. I locked the back door along with the windows before sitting on the couch. I want to cry now but I still didn't. Molly started meowing and it reminded me to take her leash off.
"You should call mother and tell her. She'll call the police and find the guy for you." A voice said inside my head. That happens a lot. Voices inside my head talking to me about what to do. It was like my own two gods.
" Don't tell Mother! She'll think you crazy! Plus she already juggling with her job and the cat. Don't give her another thing to worry about, just keep it to yourself." Another voice exclaimed. Maybe I was crazy or imagining the whole thing. I just sighed before going with the second option. Keeping it to myself like always. Who could I tell anyways? I'm too quiet to stand up for myself. Never mind telling someone about this tracking device that has my name on it. My thought were interrupted when I heard a knock on the door. I froze.
" Flora? You there?" I recognized my mother's voice and I sighed in relief before opening the door.
" I'm here." I said softly and smiled slightly. But I could still hear the slight beeping like it was inside my head.