Ralphie was late for breakfast. He hadn’t been his usual self since the incident with Jake. Ellen was worried about him. At least Nigel was also more reliable!

“How you doing, Honey?” Ellen asked.

“Fine. I didn’t sleep well.”

Stolen novel; please report.

“Jake won’t be bothering you again,” Nigel said.

“Really?”

“Yeah, I talked with Jake. He promised to leave you alone.”

Ralphie visibly perked up. “Oh, before I forget, I found this in my backpack.”

Ralphie showed Nigel a small black disc. Nigel examined it closely. He remembered Milo talking about these once. This is a tracking module, Nigel thought.

“Do you know what it is?”

“I don’t, but I know who does!”

“Milo?”

“Yeah, we are going to hang out after school. I will ask him about it then.”