I knock on the door to see a smiling Hayes.
"Come in." He says closing the door behind him "Skylynn is upstairs and the frantic woman running around is my step-mum Elizabeth."
Elizabeth runs over and pulls me into a hug.
"Hey, you must be Bethany. I'm Liz, Skylynn's mum. Sorry to be rushing around but I'm running late for work. Here's some spare keys, and help yourself to any food in the cupboard. Emergency contacts are up on the fridge, and Hayes should be able to show you around the house. Thanks so much for this." She says rushing out
"Here, let me give you a quick tour of the house." He says
Hayes shows me the bathrooms, kitchen and Skylynn's room. He looks down at his phone.
"Oh so sorry, I just got put on an earlier shift, but I think that's all you need to know. Have you got any questions before I leave?"
"No. I think that's fine. Thank you."
"All good. You have my number, just give me a call if you need anything." He smiles running out the door
"Bethany?" I turn and see Skylnn standing at the top of the stairs
"Hey Skylnn, are you hungry?" I ask putting my bag down next to the couch
"Yes, I haven't had breakfast." She says walking down to me
"Let's grab something then." I say walking into the kitchen, her following close behind "What would you like?"
"How's school going?" I ask as we sit and eat cereal at the counter top
"It's boring, but lunch is fun."
I smile over at her, as I hear a car which seems too close to be coming from the road
"Stay here." I smile over, trying to keep her calm
I walk over to the front door as the lock clicks. I do the only thing I can think of and push all my weight against the door.
"What the heck?" A husky voice says
"Who's there?" I call
Instead of a reply, I feel a shove against the door and I fall to the ground.
"Nash!" I hear Skylnn call as she runs to hug the tall dark figure
As he reaches down his hand I go into shock. There's literally a guy in the house that I'm meant to be watching and hugging the kid I'm meant to be looking after.
"Do you want a hand or..." He asks trailing off
"Who are you?" I ask picking myself off the ground.
"You must be the new babysitter." He says running a hand through his hair awkwardly.
"This is my brother Nash and he comes and sees me every day when mum and Hayes leave."
He flashes me a quick smile, before sending Skylnn up to her room.
"I think we started off on the wrong foot. I'm Nash, and you are..."
"I'm Bethany. I think there has been a bit of a mistake. I have no idea who you are? Should I know who you are?"
"I'm Hayes brother, he has told me a lot about you. I'm sorry I know this is a bit sudden me just showing up and all but I promise i'm okay." He says giving me a slight smile.
"Why didn't Hayes tell me about you then?" The room goes silent as he seems to be weighing his options. "Look, I'm going, to be honest with you. I threw this party at my house when Dad and Liz went on holiday. It honestly was only meant to be small. But the word got around about the party at school and then a whole lot of people showed up. Alcohol became involved and a small party wasn't small anymore. Long story short, the neighbours called Liz about the noise. She found out about the party. So now I have to stay with my mum. And I'm not meant to be here..."
"Wait then what is the point of coming back here? "
"Nothing you have to worry about." He says walking into the kitchen
"Can I come down now?" Skylnn calls from her room
"One minute." Nash yells back "Look, just please don't tell my family."
"I don't feel comfortable about this."
"All I'm asking is that you just don't bring it up. If they ask you tell them the truth."
I look up at him and I see the need in his eyes. And I don't know why but I feel myself nodding my head. "I'll keep your secret."
We all sit upstairs and play our 3rd boardgame in utter silence with Nash glued to his phone. Small talk only lasts so long. I look at the time on my phone only one more hour of work. "Wait, Nash what time do you leave?" "Oh yeah I should probably leave you know."
"Okay then." I say "See you tomorrow?"
"Yeah." he waved at me "nice meeting you Bethany."
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