In An Instant

Chapter 2

It was my typical Friday.

I woke up and got ready. Then, Ryan drove me to school. I spent my entire day in boring classes. Then, Ryan drove me home.

That's where the "typical Friday" part ends.

I was in my bedroom when I heard my "The Hunger Games whistle" ringtone go off. I jumped off my bed and grabbed my phone off of my dresser.

"Hello?"

"Is this Claire," a high pitched voice asked.

"Yes...."

"Well, I was wondering if you'd like to babysit for me," uncertainty was clear in their voice.

".....who is this?"

"Oh! I'm sorry, how rude of me! I'm Mrs. Donaldson. I'm your next door neighbor."

"Oh, okay! So you mentioned something about babysitting."

"Oh, yes! I was wondering if you'd babysit my 7 year old daughter, Amelia."

"When?"

"Right now."

"Ummm....sure. I'll be right over."

The line went dead.

I threw on a pair of flip flops and grabbed my jacket. I ran down the stairs and stopped in the kitchen to tell Mom and Dad where I was going.

"Hey! I'm going over to Mrs. Donaldson's house to babysit for a while"

"Okay! We probably won't be home when you get back! We're going out to dinner," my mom replied.

"Okay," I called as I ran out the front door.

I ran across the front lawn of my house and over to Mrs. Donaldson's house. I ran up the stairs and rang the doorbell.

A short woman with blonde hair opened the door.

"Hi! You must be Claire," her voice was much higher in person than on the phone.

"Yes, I'm Claire."

"I'm so glad you could watch Amelia on such short notice."

"It's really no problem."

"Well, I have a list of everything you'll need to know on the counter."

"Okay"

She grabbed her purse and walked out the door. A little girl with brunette braids ran down the stairs.

"Where's mommy?!"

"Your mommy left for a while. I'm Claire, and I'm going to stay with you until your mommy comes back. Okay?"

"......okay"

She grabbed my hand and pulled me up the stairs with her. She made me sit on the floor with her and play with her dolls. That's what we ended up doing for hours.

Around 8:45 PM, Amelia started getting tired. I gave her a bath and put her to bed. Then, I went and sat in the living room and watched some Pretty Little Liars.

Little did I know, that would be the last normal day of my life. After that night, NOTHING would ever be the same...

I was halfway asleep when my ringtone started blasting.

Shit! It's gonna wake Amelia up!

I hurried up and grabbed my phone and declined the call without looking to see who it was. Not even 5 minutes later, my phone went off again. This time, I looked to see who it was:

Valley View Hospital

The hospital?!

"Hello?!"

"Hello. Is this Claire Morgan?"

"Yes! Why?!"

"Your parents have been in a car accident."

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Omg! That cliffhanger though!

I feel so evil!!!

Anyway, hope you liked chapter 2!

~Brooke~