Babysitting fun_(1)

Graduation was just around the corner. I couldn’t wait. I’d spent the last two years planning on where I was going to college and couldn’t wait to get away from under my parents thumb. It was Friday and I was planning on meeting up with some friends at a party. It was a “come in uniform” party and I was just putting on my little catholic school girl uniform when my mother came into my room.

“I forgot to tell you. I told Mrs. Winters you’d babysit for her tonight. She has to spend the evening with her sister and needs you to watch the baby.”

I pulled up my white socks and just looked at her. I love my mother but she does this to me every time.

“I was planning on going to a party, Mother. Not babysit.”

“Well, so now, you’ll babysit. You said you wanted extra money for summer and college. Here ya go. Besides, you can go to other parties. I know there’s probably another one tomorrow.”

She left my room and I was stuck. I called my friend Samantha and told her I wasn’t going to make it. Had to babysit. She laughed and I told her I’d get even with her later. Well, at least babysitting for the Winters was easy. Adam was six months and slept through the night. I grabbed my wallet and keys and headed out to my car.

When I got to the Winters’ house, Mrs. Winters was already getting ready to leave. Adam was down and would probably be down all night. Mrs. Winters told me she’d call if she was going to be past eleven, and that Mr. Winters would probably be home around midnight if she was late. I told her no problem and closed the door behind her.

I went into the living room and made myself comfortable. I checked on Adam a couple times and he was sound asleep. At around eleven, the phone rang. Mrs. Winters was going to stay at her sister’s, she’d had a little too much wine. She told me to have Mr. Winters pay me when he got home and if it wasn’t enough, to call her tomorrow and she’d take care of it.

I hung up and settled back on the couch. At around 11:30, I heard Mr. Winters come home. I met him in the kitchen as he walked in. I told him Mrs. Winters wasn’t going to be home tonight, that she was at her sister’s.

“I checked on Adam, and he’s sleeping sound, Mr. Winters. Do you need anything else?”

“Thanks, Julie, and you don’t have to keep calling me Mr. Winters. It’s Rob.”

I smiled, said ok and started to grab my keys. There must have been something wet on the floor because I slipped. Rob caught me as I started to fall.

“Are you ok? Did you hurt yourself?”

I tried to step down and my ankle was a little sore.