𝐁𝐀𝐁𝐘𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒, shawn hunter

Sunday

It was yet another typical Sunday afternoon. Just me sitting in my bedroom watching a show. It was quite boring really, this was normally how I spent my weekends since I rarely ever go out. Sometimes I wished things could be different, but I wasn't exactly sure what I wanted. More friends to hang out with? A job? A boyfriend? Nothing too big, just something that could get rid of this boredom. I could feel my eyes beginning to close, and nearly fell asleep when I heard my phone go off. I sat up and saw that I got a text from my best friend Eliana.

ellie
hi kat! so my neighbors asked me
to babysit their children every night
this week from 8 to 9:30, but i'm
unable to do it because play practice
goes from 7 to 9:30. would you be
interested in babysitting for me??

kathryn
that depends. who am i babysitting for?

ellie
the nolands! you know them.

kathryn
yeah i do, i guess i can swing by the
place later and talk to them about it.

ellie
don't worry, i can tell them for you!
so are you sure you wanna do this for me?

kathryn
yeah sure i'll do it!

ellie
omg kat thank you!!!!
i owe you BIG. TIME.
i'll text you the details
again, THANK YOU SO MUCH!!

I sat there for a few minutes, actually thinking it over this time. It sounded like fun, but I've never babysat before, so I was a little nervous about taking the job. And despite knowing the Nolands for a few years, I have never met their children once. I started having second thoughts and was about to tell Eliana that I changed my mind, but she already texted me again before I could even pick up my phone. She said that The Nolands were okay with me babysitting, and I had to show up at the house every evening this week at 8 pm and stay there until 9:30. Plus they were going to pay me $15 when they get back. She also sent me the Nolands' phone numbers in case of an emergency. I guess there's nothing I could do about it now.

I left my house around 7:50 and arrived at the house just before 8. When I got there, I noticed the Nolands' car was already gone.

Have they left yet?

I walked up to the front door and rang the doorbell. A few moments later, a tall boy with dark brown hair opened the door. He looked more surprised to see me than I was to see him.

"Uh.. can I help you?" the boy asked.

"I'm babysitting the Noland children," I replied.

"Are you sure about that? Because the Nolands asked me to babysit."

"Um yeah, I'm sure. My best friend lives across the street and she was originally asked to babysit. But she's not available so she asked me to do it instead. May I come in?"

"Absolutely not." The boy stepped outside to block the entrance. "Besides, I don't understand why they'd ask you if they already asked me."

"I don't either. Ellie just asked me to do this for her, and the Nolands were alright with that. But nobody told me there was going to be company."

The boy frowned at me. He was about to say something when I heard a kid call out the name Shawn. The boy turned around and walked inside.

So this jerk's name is Shawn.

I followed Shawn inside. Standing in the living room were two children, a boy and a girl. The boy had light brown hair and the girl had blonde hair, and they both had beautiful blue eyes.