Anna breezed along as she walked the sidewalks with exaggerated slowness in her eyes but a somewhat normal pace for humans. She hadn't seen anyone yet and she was halfway there but she kept optimistic.

"Yay! Duckies!" Maria cried as soon as they reached the park. She released her sister's hand and dashed forward, waving frantically at the birds. Startled by her appearance, they flapped their wings and rushed away. "Duckies?" Maria echoed.
"You have to be slow, and gentle," Beatriz said. "You should probably give them food, too." She sighed inwardly. She didn't have anything ducks would like. Maria peered at her with her innocent, big brown eyes, begging for help.

Anna arrived at the park, hearing some little girl scream 'duckies' and they all flew away. She smiled softly. Sometimes she would feel a maternal side to her, only once in a decade or so, but it was there since she was so old

"I'm sorry. I don't have any food for ducks," Beatriz said. "Maybe some other time?"
The look on Maria's face was so heartbreaking, Beatriz had to clear her throat and look away. "Come on," she said. "Let's keep walking, okay?"

Anna was sad to hear the girl didn't have any duck food and wished to get some for the girl. But she didn't know that place so she couldn't buy her some and give them to her. She sat on a bench in the center of the park and looked around, profiling everyone.

"Let's walk this way, okay?" Beatriz said, practically dragging Maria along the path. She was very stubborn when she didn't get her way. Beatriz sighed, rolling her eyes. The real reason she had wanted them to take a walk was just to get away from her crazy dad. Now she wanted to find Rosi. Whenever she was angry, she usually hung around by the statue in the middle of the park.

Anna looked for guys but only a couple cute ones walked by. But they were all together. She felt their auras and it was so...she didn't like it. So she kept watching and waiting.

Beatriz finally sighed, throwing her hands up. Rosi wasn't there. They would just have to head home.
"Maria, let's go," Beatriz called over her shoulder. She waited to hear Maria padding behind her, but only heard silence. She whirled around.
There was no sign of Maria.

She was drawn out if her concentration on the search for boys when she felt an aura of panic. That same one had just been a mix of emotions but it was now scared and frantic. It was a girl who had been with the little girl she'd heard earlier. She waited to see what the girl would do before offering help. In the mean time she began to search for the littlegirl.

"Maria?" Beatriz called out, cupping her hands around her mouth. "Maria!" her voice grew more panicked, more frightened. She walked to the nearest bush and shoved the branches apart. Sometimes Maria would decide to play hide and seek on her own. Surely, she must be doing htat now? Beatriz reasoned.
But she was wrong. Maria was not there.

Anna finally located the girl. She was hiding behind a tree, seeming very giddy. What did she have? Nothing living, for she couldn't feel it. She didn't focus on that and went up to Beatriz. "Are you looking for someone?" she asked her innocently.

"Yes!" Beatriz said frantically. "I'm looking for a little girl named Maria. Have you seen her anywhere?" Beatriz peered around the girl, hoping her younger sister would be hiding behind her. But she wasn't there. She tried not to let her disappointment show on her face.

"I did see a little girl go in this direction. I'll help you look for her" she said smiling. When she smiled, her brother and her looked so much alike because of the way they smiled and their dimples.

"Oh, thank you so much!" Beatriz said. A thought flickered at the edge of her mind, about how this girl looked like someone she had met, but then the thought was gone. She shrugged it off. She probably went to the same school or something. Yes, that was it.

Anna headed towards the little girls aura, keeping tabs on the girl's sister. She peeked around a tree and saw the girl where she knew she'd be. She then looked back at Beatriz, pointing behind her