A group of boys were in the park throwing a frisbee around. One of them noticed her. "Hey, look! There's a naked girl!"
All the boys looked at her. Anna gulped and whirled around and started running. She could hear the boys laughing and whooping behind her but they didn't chase her.
She ran deeper into the park where the trees were thicker and she could hide. She leaned against a tree trunk gasping for breath.
What the heck happened? Where was she? She looked around and could see buildings out beyond the trees. This was a park in a city somewhere but she didn't recognize it. Suddenly she felt like someone was looking at her. She turned around and there was a little boy there, not very old, only about six or so.
"Why don't you have any clothes?" the boy said.
She stared at him. Maybe he could help her. "I... I lost them. Somebody took them. Can you help me?"
"How?"
"Is your mother here in the park?"
"No, I came here with my brother."
"How old is he?" Anna said.
"Thirteen."
Anna wondered if his brother would help her, but she didn't like the idea of being seen by an older boy. This six-year-old was not threatening. Maybe his thirteen-year-old brother was okay. If she only knew what the brother's personality was like...
"Where is he?" she asked the boy.
"Playing frisbee. Do you want me to get him?"
"No," Anna said. She remembered the frisbee boys laughing and pointing. If the brother was one of them then he would bring them all with him and she didn't want that. Then she had an idea.
"Do you know how to keep a secret and whisper?"
"Yes," said the little boy.
"Go to your brother and whisper in his ear. Tell him the naked girl wants to see him, but he has to come alone or she will run away. Did you get that?"
"Yes," the boy said.
Anna grabbed his shoulders. "And make sure none of the other boys hear you. Tell your brother it's a secret and he can't tell anyone. And you have to come back here first and tell me he's coming. Then he has to wait until you call him. Can you remember all that?"
"Yes." The boy had big brown eyes.
"What's his name and your name?" Anna said.
"He's Max and I'm Jimmy."
Anna gave him a little push. "OK, Jimmy. Go get Max. And remember, it's a secret!"
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