Child of a King

Chapter nine - Tiara + Characters

Nate told me this morning that he finally has found a nanny for me, and I was going to meet her later. He didn't tell me much about her, only that she was nice and loved kids. I really hope that was true because it was me who was going to spend the most time with her.

I was sitting in the living room, drawing in one of my coloring books when I heard Arthur greet someone at the front door. A few moments later, Nate and a young girl with shining black hair emerged from the foyer.

"Estella, come say hello to Tiara".

Licking my lips, a bit nervously, I approached them, politely shaking the young girl's hand.

"I've been looking forward to meeting you", she said, smiling down at me.

"You too", I replied, fidgeting with my fingers.

"Tiara and I have already spoken about what her work as your nanny requires but I thought it would be a good idea to include you as well", Nate said, gesturing for us to sit on the couch.

"Okay", I agreed, purposely sitting next to him. I loved being close to Nate.

"Tiara's most important job is to watch you while we're not around. So, you have to be very good at listening to what she says to you and vice versa. Secondly, she is going to help you with some schoolwork, so you don't fall behind other kids your age. And lastly, Tiara is going to play with you when you want to, or take you on small trips, educational or just for fun and whatever you two might come up with. Does that sound good?" He finished, as he listed all the things he wanted to add.

"Yes", I replied, feeling kind of excited about this. I knew that watching me was going to be a job for her and she would get paid for doing so, but it sounded like her primary job was to be my friend. And that made me ecstatic! I had never had a friend before.

"Excellent", Nate smiled. "Well, I'll let you two get to know each other and at the end of the day I want us all to meet again and talk about how it went".

"That's perfect", Tiara answered, smiling brightly.

"Have a nice day then". My brother gave me a kiss on the forehead as he arose from the couch, heading down to the hallway where all the offices were located.

"So", my new nanny's voice drew my attention to her. "What do you like to do for fun?"

I pursed my lips, thinking hard about her question. "Hm... I like to play outside when it's nice weather and I like coloring or playing with my toys", I replied thoughtfully. "What do you like to do?" I asked, wanting to come off as nice.

"Well, first of all, that sounds so exciting!" Her voice was light as she spoke, almost sounding like an angel choir. "I must admit, shopping is my ultimate hobby. I could go on a shopping spree for days without getting bored. Otherwise, I enjoy going clubbing whenever there is time for it".

I had no idea what 'clubbing' meant.

"I've never been on a shopping spree before", I mumbled, admiring her dark green dress, with small frills at the bottom. She really understood how to put outfits together, especially with makeup.

"You're kidding!" Her eyes were close to popping out of her skull from my comment.

"No". I shook my head sheepishly as her mouth was suddenly agape, not believing her own ears.

"Well, we certainly have to make amends for that", she declared, standing up. "Come along".

Frowning, I followed behind her as she went to the staff lounge. Knocking on the door, she popped her head inside.

"Sorry for interrupting. Mr. Nathaniel said that if I needed a chauffeur that I could find one here?"

After a moment a man stepped out, leading us to the garage.