"But...I don't want to." I whined as Black pulled me to the park

"You're getting in the way and everyone is getting annoyed."

"I'm only interrupting because they're all stupid. If they would just look..."

"Anitika, that is enough. Stay here and hang out. I'll be back in a couple hours. Don't wander off." Black gives me a stern look before going back to the house for his meeting.

"Jerk." I mutter before sitting down on the swing to pout. who does he think he is? I already know who did it. The answer is right there, if only they would look. Idiots.

"Hi." I looked up to see a small boy with curly ginger hair standing in front of me.

"Hi" I monotone Maybe he'll go away

"I'm Captain Bill and I'm seven."

"Cool." Please go away, your stupid may be contagious.

"This is where you tell me your name." Bill stated. I blinked. I've never been called out on that before.

"I'm Ani. That's short for Anitika." I said before I could stop myself. To late now.

"How old are you?"

"Seven." Might as well tell him, it won't matter, I'll never see him again after today.

"Do you want to play with me?"

No I don't, not at all. Please go away. "Sure." No! Bad mouth! Why would you say that! Oh well, I'm bored anyways, might as well. So I go play.

All to soon Bill's mom is pulling him home, and I go back to sulking on the swing. A couple hours go by and I entertain myself by making up stories about the people walking past. Another hour goes by and it starts to snow and it becomes dark. Two more hours and I lose all feeling in my entire body. I can feel my stomach cramping in hunger, I haven't eaten in over twenty-four hours. Soon everyone is back in there homes for dinner and I'm left sitting in the park alone. Cold and hungry I decide to take a walk to see if I could find a Cafe or something so I could warm up. Fifteen minutes later I'm deeper into the neighborhood with no way to get out. With no idea how to get back to the park and so cold I'm scared I will fall apart if someone even brushes against me, I go up to the closest house with the lights on. When I knock on the door I want to turn and run, but the door opened before I could.

"Hello." She say looking down at me and I squirm, uncomfortable.

"Hi." I say quietly "Can you help me?" Please.

"Of course come on in. You must be freezing and starving. I'll make you some soup to warm you right up." She says ushering me into a kitchen. I thank her and curl up in a chair, trying to use what little body heat I had to get warm. As the woman starts to cook my food she looks back at me.

"So what's your name honey?" She asks stirring the pot of soup. "Mine is Violet."

"Ani." I tell her quietly, squirming slightly in my seat.

"Were you at the park this entire time Ani?" She asked pouring the soup into a bowl and my stomach rumbled.

"Yes. My uncle was in a meeting."

"Do you live with your uncle?" She placed the bowl in front of me and I lunged for it. I nodded in answer of her question.

"Do you live close to the park?" I nodded again.

"Why did you not go home then." I put the empty bowl down and leaned back in the chair, thankful for the food in my stomach.

"I was told not to go there. I was in the way." I told her "May I have another bowl of soup." I ask

"Of course sweetie. So your uncle told you that you were to stay at the park all night?" She asked getting up to refill my bowl.

"No, just to stay there until his meeting was over."

"What time is his meeting over?" She placed the now full bowl in front of me. I shrug as I start to down another bowl of soup. "Slow down, you're going to make yourself sick." She warns and I slow down the tiniest bit."What's your uncle's number?" I tell her and she starts to dial the number in the house phone.

"No. He'll get mad at me if I tell you that."

"You can put it in the phone then."

"No. I can't call him. He'll get mad."

"Sweetie he needs to know where you are."

"Can I text him?"

"Sure. Let me get my cell phone." I nod and then lay my head on the table, feeling full and warm.

"Get up. Now." I woke to see Black standing over me looking absolutely murderous. I looked around to see I was in a bed in a boy's room. I sighed and got up.

After Black had played nice for a bit, we left. Sitting in the car, it was silent. Finally I get up the courage to mutter "Sorry" and he explodes.

"Sorry! Sorry my ass, you know that you're not supposed to wander off! That phone call interuppted very important meeting." Phone call? I thought she sent a text. Whoops.

"You left me there for ten hours!" I defended myself. He scoffed.

"No where close."

"You dropped me off at eleven in the morning. When I arrived at their house it was ten o'clock at night. And may I add...It's the middle of December! I could have died! So excuse me for getting warm."

"You could have come in the building."

"The doors were locked." I lied

"Liar." He accused

"Not."

"So."

"Not"

"Spies are liars. You are a spy."

"Lying is a part of not dieing. And I am a fan of that."

"Lying?"

"Not dying." The rest of the car ride pasted in silence. When we pulled into the friveway I jumped out of the car and ran to my room, swiping Black's phone on the way. I locked my door and sat on my bed to find the number I needed.

1:12 is this Bill's mom?

1:14 yes. Who is this?

1:15 Ani.

1:17 Hi dear. did you get home safe?

1:18 Yes, i did

1:20 why do you have your uncle's phone?

1:21 I stole it. he made me mad.

1:23 That's no reason to steal.

1:24 I'll say sorry later. Promise.

1:26 Good girl, I need to go to work now. I'll talk to you later, okay?

1:27 Okay

1:28 Just so you know. You can come over anytime you need to.

1:30 Thank you. I'll take you up on that

I smile and slip the phone under my pillow.

"Ani, where's my phone?" Black calls from down stairs.

"I don't know. Try your pocket." I yell back, smiling.

"Funny." He says sarcastically, not intending for me to hear him. I snickered at the thought of the phone under my bed.