The Alpha

I’m Kate Iris Moon. I was found by the woods when I was seven years old, so I don’t have a clue who my parents are, the date of my birthday, or why I was left all alone. Even though I was taken care of by an orphanage, I never got along with anyone. I was very grateful don’t get me wrong, I just didn’t seem to want to talk to anyone. I only talked when necessary. I wanted to leave, and I planned to do so. I didn’t want to get attached to anybody, and that didn't exactly go as planned. I am currently 15 and am planning on leaving in a week. I felt like something was pushing me out. All I could think about was leaving and traveling the world. Seeing all different kinds of beautiful cities and cultures. I have been planning on leaving for a while and have been secretly working two jobs for at least two years. How? you might ask. Well, I often disappear from the orphanage for a couple of hours, days, the most being weeks. I work for rich couples doing some house sitting, babysitting, and housekeeping at two different houses. They are in the same neighborhood and the kids I babysit are best friends so that makes it easier. I housekeep once a week for both families, babysit when their parents travel for work, and house sit when they go on vacation, which is often. All in all, I get paid a good amount. Since I work, I don’t really have time for school, so I only educated myself on what I deemed was necessary and interesting. I also have a secret that I haven't told a soul about. Well, actually, no that’s a lie I have told one person. He’s only six years old right now and I fully trust him. He’s the only person I talk to at the orphanage and although I love and enjoy him and his company. I didn’t want to get attached and that's exactly what I did with this kid. His name is Chase. Which suits him perfectly. He's adorable, a little tall for his age because of his long legs, not fat but not too skinny just healthy, with light brown hair, and a bright green colored eye. His smile really brightens up my days. I don’t trust anyone else enough to tell them and I know he will keep my secret. I think if anyone were to find out I would be dissected and studied on. They might send me to a hidden military facility to experiment on me or something, so no thank you.  I celebrate my birthday by the day I was found and always alone. I guess, I liked nature because I found myself being drawn to it, that or an after effect for being there alone, in the dark, at the age of seven. Probably the first one. I always get a good feeling when I run, but not just around a track, I liked smelling the fresh air. About two years ago, around the time I started working, I was running, feeling the wind on my face and pushing my long, wavy, brown, hair back. I ran and ran and by the time I knew it I was deep within the forest and in front of a small lake with a waterfall and a hidden cave. I don't know why but this place calms me down. It's my favorite place to be. I guess it’s because it’s so deep inside that I think not many people know about it. Its peaceful. The cave is pretty big. With the money I have saved, I bought some snacks. I put that on a shelf I made from some old wood I found. I also bought two beanbag chairs and two blankets at the dollar store. Why two? Well, I'm of course planning on coming back and I want to share this place with someone. Hopefully no one finds it before I can do that. I know I'm being selfish right now, it’s a beautiful place and many should have the opportunity to see it, but it’s the only place I feel happy, when I'm not with Chase, and I don't want to share that. Not right now al least.   The week I planned to leave I'm now 16, I think, I mean since I count the day I was found as my birthday, I guess I am. I have saved more than expected and with that I bought myself a bike. A Victory Cross Country Tour, I had an eye on a BMW R 1200 RS, but I think I liked the other one better. Of course, I had to fake my age among other things, but it worked out and I was careful. After giving a farewell to my cave and the only friend I had, I left knowing I'd be back one day.  Through the years that I traveled, I learned about different cultures, and some other things. When I turned 18 and was old enough, I worked in graphic design for media and entertainment industries. I liked to keep my identity a secret and just work when hired per assignment. I didn't really like to settle on one company. I was professional though and kept a strict business. I didn't meet with clients in person and had a contract with every one of them. Not using the same design twice, of course, and never going behind their backs for a better offer, that goes against my morals. I did start my own company. I owned it was the CEO and designed the work. I have some employees but mostly I only had 4 design teams with 7 people in each, and 2 hackers. I didn’t like to over work them. Only 2 of them knew of my identity, the hackers. I hired hackers that I knew I could trust to keep my identity a secret. All the other employees only knew that I was a white, female. They don’t even know my voice. I always contact them through video chat and use a voice generator to change my voice, wearing mask and proper clothes. I think I do well, work wise. I charge a good amount of the green paper known as money. Since my company’s work is good, people usually don’t have a problem with a highish price. Many try to hire me but I'm young, so I only accept a few, I still want to have fun, and all my employees need a break from time to time. I also only accept the companies that I know don't lie and cheat to get to where they are, which is mostly only a hand full. I spent two years traveling for joy and the rest traveling for work, not that it wasn't fun or enjoyable. I met a lot of amazing people around to world, that I have become friends with, and try to keep in touch. Some know me by the company name some don’t know I own a company, just believe I’m a tourist. I like to visit them occasionally, but it’s been seven years since I left my hometown and I think it’s time to go back. I'm still not sure if I’ll settle down there or not. I want to find someone to love and be loved by. Speaking of love. I also have a daughter, Rose. She lives with her father, Christian, though. We both decided that it would be best if she didn't constantly move around. He was my best friend and still is, we texted daily. But we got drunk and had a mutual evil friend that used Chris. She wanted to date one of my close friends and she thought if I would sleep with Chris, he would go with her. At first it was awkward at first, walking up in a bed with a guy your ‘friend’ introduced to you the night before, but we became friends. He was a nice person and a funny guy, and then I found out I was pregnant. After I gave birth, we tried to be a couple, but we just don't look at each other that way. In each other’s eyes, we were just good friends. I didn't settle down for my daughter because I felt I was a bad mother. I wasn't ready. But I did visit very often and never missed a birthday or holiday. I think I didn't want to settle down until I found the one, and something was calling me to go to my hometown. It’s been seven years in total and I'm now 23 years old. I think it’s about time to go back. I want to go see Chase. I hope he's doing ok.