PRETTY CARETAKER?

CHAPTER 1

"Good morning, darling. Rise and shine," I sing.

Sam opens his eyes and look at me, "Go away, Lily. I want to sleep some more."

"It's time for me to go, sweetheart. Wake up and lock the door. I will call you, and please, take care of yourself."

"Yes, yes. Now move, Lily. I am tired. I know where breakfast is. Don't you worry, Lily, I will take care of Crystal."

With that, Sam stands and follows me out to the living room. He goes inside the kitchen to drink a glass of water while, I make my way towards my room. Crystal is sleeping in my bed, or rather our bed. I kiss her on her cheek, careful as to not wake her up. After that, I pick my handbag and go out.

"I am leaving, sweetheart."

"Goodbye, Lily."

I wave at him and after he locks the door, I make my way towards the Manhattan house.

I sing to myself while walking down the path.

The sun is filing up the room,

And I can hear you dreaming.

Do you feel the way I do, right now?

I wish we would just give up,

Cause the best part is falling.

And I hope you'll understand, now.

And I will make sure to keep my distance,

Say I love you when you are not listening.

And how long can we keep this up?

Up, up?

Make sure to keep my distance,

Say I love you when you are not listening.

As I sing the chorus, again and again, I reach my destination.

The Manhattan house, or I would rather call it, Manhattan mansion, is a very huge, white building. There are more than fifteen rooms, in there. The lawn, is filled with different flowers and trees. The driveway, to the garage is surrounded by trees. It has that natural touch to it. As the grounds are very big, the house is away from the others, giving it a nice feeling.

That was the house, now comes it's residents. Rosaline is a girl of about fifteen, with blonde hairs. She is tall, well taller than me. I have heard that, she is well, very 'bitchy'. I don't, usually use slangs, so you can guess, how hard it would be to be her governess, for me. James is about my age, if not elder. He is a very, good-looking boy, with a nice academic score and is an even better footballer. Last, but surely, not the least, Mr. Xavier Manhattan, the most handsome, bachelor of the year. He is the CEO of a very successful multi-national company. He has never been seen dating any girls, so I guess that he is not a lady's man.

I slowly, walk toward the main door, of this mansion. The last time, I came here was yesterday. The interior of this place is even more breathtaking. Taking a deep breath I ring the bell, and Ms. Stevenson opens the door.

"Oh, I have been waiting for you, Ms. Lily. You are right on time. Please come inside, everyone is waiting for you."

"Good morning, Ms. Stevenson. Yes, of course."

"Oh, please call me Brenda."

"Oh, yes. You may call me Lily."

She nods and step aside for me to step in. Then she closes the door, and starts walking towards the dining hall. I follow her, obediently. I try to act as normal as possible, but I feel a bit nervous.