Chapter 3: Meeting Sophie
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Chapter 3: Meeting Sophie
"So what's this case about, Grace?" Millie asked as they stepped into the car.
Grace explained everything to Millie, who as always, was listening intently.
"Wow, why would someone stalk a single mother and her child? That's just horrible".
Grace nodded "I agree it just doesn't seem right does it? Now, we need to find out who Kyra thinks anyone would want to stalk her, maybe we can get something from there. Her daughter is three and I want you to talk to her and find out what has been happening over the last few months while this has being going on. Don't scare her or give her any indication that her mother is in trouble".
Millie just nodded and sat silently until they arrived at the estate on which Kyra lived. They walked up a flight of stairs and Grace knocked on the first door which had a small metal 8 nailed into it. A skinny woman with short, fair hair and big blue eyes opened the door and peered out at the two women. Millie noticed her looked quite young, about in her mid 20's and she had a small band-aid over a cut on her eyebrow as well as a large scratch on her cheek.
"DC Dasari and PC Brown Ms Milson" Grace said as she and Millie flashed their ID cards at the woman. "We are here to talk to you about your accident yesterday and what has been happening over the last few months".
Kyra nodded and opened to door wider so that the two officers could come in. Grace walked into the small flat and into the main room, Millie followed while Kyra closed the front door behind them. Millie also noticed that Kyra had about three locks on her door and she locked each one tightly when she closed the door. Kyra brushed past Millie who stood in the hallway and walked up to Grace.
"Err would you like a cup of tea?" she asked nervously.
Grace smiled politely and answered "sure I'd love one, Millie?" she asked the PC who quickly shook her head. Grace followed Kyra into the kitchen while Millie stayed in the lounge room and looked around. There were many pictures of Kyra and a young girl, presumably Sophie, smiling and laughing. There was also a whole shelf of these which Millie found cute and lovely, but one photo made her frown slightly. Kyra and Sophie were sitting with a man, who looked about 30 or so. They looked pretty close, Millie would almost call it intimate, but she remembered Grace had told her that Kyra was a single mother who didn't have a boyfriend or partner.
Millie was brought out of her thoughts as the young girl from the photos, Sophie, peeked out from behind a bedroom door. Millie gave her a warm smile.
"Hi sweetie" she asked kindly, crouching down on her knees, trying to coax the girl out to talk to her. "My name is Millie, what's yours?"
"Sophie" she replied shyly.
"Wow, I like your name. This is your room?" she asked indicating to the door where Sophie was hiding.
Sophie nodded.
"It looks really nice, can I come in and have a look?" she asked gently.
Sophie just nodded again and opened the door for Millie to come in. The room had posters of horses and fairies posted on its walls. The bed had a pink sheet covering it as well as many dolls and teddies.
"This is such a nice room Sophie" commented Millie, looking at the girl, who just beamed. Millie sat down on the bed and picked up a doll. "I like this doll, what's her name?"
"Her name is Emma" replied the girl proudly as she sat next to Millie on the bed.
"Well she is beautiful, where did you get her?" asked Millie.
"Joe gave her to me, he said it was a special present for a special girl" she answered beaming again.
"Right, who's Joe?" Millie asked looking over at Sophie, who was playing with the doll's hair.
"He is mummy's friend, he comes here a lot, Mum says it's just to visit, coz I'm so special"
"Oh ok, what else does your mummy say?" she asked Sophie kindly, trying not to push.
"She says that she is doing everything for me and that she loves me and that whatever happens, she wants me to remember it was all for me", Sophie didn't seem to understand what that meant as she didn't seem upset.
Millie frowned trying to understand what Sophie had just told her when Kyra entered the room. Millie's expression softened and she smiled at a nervous looking Kyra.
"Hey baby, what are you doing?" Kyra asked a happy Sophie.
"I'm showing Millie my dolls mummy, she thinks they are pretty". Kyra looked at Millie who gave her a warm smile and looked back down at Sophie. Behind Kyra, she noticed Grace nodding her head towards the door, indicating it was time to leave.
"Bye Sophie, I've got to go now, but I'll probably be back soon, ok?"
"Bye Millie" Sophie replied giving Millie a wave.