This choice: A young, thirteen year old girl • Go Back...Chapter #4Your Neighbor Brooke, Babysitter Extraordinaire by: Gfinktoothpaste   You see a pair of white legs, you are about eye level with the knees. Taking you very off guard at your front door is your thirteen year old neighbor Brooke. You had heard her name from over the fence a few times, but you never formally introduced yourself to any of your neighbors for fear of embarrassment. You appreciated the quaintness of neighborhood full of families, but you didn’t want to be publicly notorious for your size… again. Brooke was the oldest of three sisters, her family lived in the house directly to the right of yours. Her other sisters are ten year old Hannah and Riley, who is a one year old baby.
As you look her over you see she is wearing purple shoes with princesses on the side, with some calf length white socks. She also has on a pink frilly skirt, a white shirt with a unicorn on it and a denim vest with pink rhinestone sparkles. Her curly blonde hair is held up with a pink headband. A very typical outfit for a girl her age.
Right as you are finally about to ask what she is doing here you are cut off by a loud giggle followed by, “AWWWWWwwwwh look at you big guy! Answering the door all by yourself!” As she saying she goes to step into your house. You meanwhile are in a torrent of confusion as you dodge her leg walking into your home. She looks around and says “huh where is it? Oh there it is…” and goes over to your wallet on the counter and starts pilfering out your cash.
FLASHBACK TO ONE WEEK AGO
The neighbors to the left of brooke’s family, the Andersons, have just had their first baby. They are two very busy hardworking people and were already back to work a month after the baby was born. They have an international trip in one week and their initial plan was to have Brooke babysit their baby for the two weeks they would be gone. Brooke was told “he’ll be alone by the time you get over there, just take him back to your house and watch him until we get back. Take 300$ out of the wallet on the counter when you get him”. But the day of their trip they decide to change the plans and bring the baby with them. But they forgot to call Brooke and tell her her services would no longer be needed…
BACK TO THE PRESENT
“Okay that’s 300$. You all ready to go little guy?” She asks as she walks back over to you. You can tell by the way she was moving that it was her intent to grab you. You throw up your arms and shout, “Now just hold on a second! What are you doing in my house? Why did you just steal my money? And what are you talking about ready to go?!” As you finish you stomp your foot down defiantly. She responds in a cooing, calm tone. Like how you would address a child in a tantrum. “Ooooooh its okay baby, I know you’re scared with mommy and daddy gone but I’m gonna take care of you for two weeks until they’re back, pumpkin! Now up we go!” She pushes past your arms and hoists you up to her neck in a cradle. “There, there mr. Fussytush. Big sissy Brooke has got ya. Everythings gonna be alright.” She says as she bounces you up and down slightly while patting your back with one hand. Her other firmly planted on your butt and holding you close to her body. You try to protest and explain you are a grown man but you are drowned out as she begins to hum a lullaby. In an attempt she thinks, to soothe a frightened child.
As she stands back to her full height and goes to leave your house, you become very terrified at the prospect of being treated like a baby for two weeks. You have been in these situations before, given your size. Someone mistakes you for a baby or a toddler. Even worse when you try to explain yourself people think you are just a child with a crazy imagination. You tried to push these thoughts from your mind, but with you being taken away from your only source of personal identification, you have no idea how you’ll convince Brooke or her family that you are an actual grown man. As she leaves the front door you cower into her neck and bury your face. In hopes your other neighbors dont see you like this.
Brooke acknowledges this and actually squeezes you a little tighter and says, “there ya go, thats my brave little buddy… its gonna be fun having you over for two weeks! You’re gonna love it!” And she happily skips off with you back to her family’s house.
She walks in and turns you out from her body while saying, “welcome to your new home for a while Lucas!” Apparently that was your new name, you are being mistaken for the Anderson’s new baby Lucas. But as you look around the house you see what can only be described as a baby fortress. Every door has several baby proof locks. There were several play mats, cribs, and baby chairs strewn about, and the tv was playing some animated baby show with bright colors and silly looking dogs. On the couch sat Hannah, and in a large secured play area on the floor was Riley. Brooke walked over and introduced you to them. Riley was oblivious as she was playing with some blocks but Hannah immediately started fawning and gushing over you. You attempt again to get a word in edgewise but there’s no effect as the two girls spend about 10 minutes pinching your cheeks and telling you how handsome you are. But after a while of this treatment you snap.
“ENOUGH! You are mistaken young lady, I am NOT a baby. I am a grown man and I DEMAND you take me back to my house and return my money at once!” You yell to thr two girls as you sit straddled on Brooke’s leg.
There is brief pause and the girls look at each other… before bursting into a fit of laughter. “HAHAHAHAHHAHEHEHEHEHHE did you see his little cheeks get all red? Oh my god he’s adorable!” Says Hannah.
“I know hahahah oh my gosh he has such an imagination, and he can talk really well. Maybe the andersons are super geniuses or something…” the girls were talking as if you weren’t even there. Or at the very least they didnt think you were telling the truth so they just continued.
“Hahahahahah, anyway Hannah keep watching Riley, Ive gotta take care of a few things for our big strong man here and then I’ll come back down. Then we can watch Moana or something before mom gets home” says Brooke as she stands back up with you on her hip. “Say bye to sissy Hannah, Lucas” Brooke says to you as she grabs your arm and flails it wildly, then in a high pitch voice acting as if it was you talking, “bye sissy Hannah see you later love you!” Hannah laughs at this display and blows you a kiss.
You cringe to yourself as Brooke takes you deeper into the large suburban family home. You realize that your best chance might be waiting until their mom gets home then pleading with her to take you back to your house. With that resolved you just try to brace yourself for whatever your “babysitter” had planned for you next. You didn’t know it yet but you were being taken by Brooke to the…   indicates the next chapter needs to be written. |
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