𝐃𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐋 𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐄 ★彡 ᵈᵃᵛⁱᵈ

four

I was standing behind the glass counter once again as the day started.

I always wake up early to let my brothers have a lie in while I handle the few early customers.

The phone began ringing. I pick it up and place it on my ear.

"Hello, Frog's comic book store, how can I help you today?" I said with a slight yawn.

"Ziggy? Thank god it's you and not Edgar or Alan. My mom wants you to come over to look after me because my brothers knocked out still. I don't think I need a babysitter but-" Sam rambled but the moment I saw Edgar and Alan walking down the stairs I agree to come over and hang up.

"I'm going out, I'll make up for my shift tonight, alright?" I call out to my brothers as I start strolling towards the door.

"Sure, be careful," Edgar calls out.

I smile and make my way to the address that Sam gave me over the phone.

——

I knock on the door, and a woman with short, ginger hair in a blue dress opens it.

"Hello, I'm Zelene, but Sam probably mentioned me as Ziggy, Sam said he's in need of a babysitter?" I introduce my self.

"Oh of course, it's lovely to meet you, Zelene, I'm Lucy. I'm sorry if this is an inconvenience, but his brother didn't come home til past midnight last night, and he's still sleeping." Lucy explains.

"No, it's not an inconvenience, I like Sam, he's a good friend," I smile, which Lucy gladly returns.

——

Sam and I were having a fantastic time while his brother slept peaceful upstairs. Currently, we were cooking some food when the phone rings.

I go over and pick it up, "Hello?"

"Hi Zelene, it's Lucy, I was just wondering if everything is ok?"

"Everything's super, Sam's here, I'll put him on," I hand Sam the phone. I carry on cooking some food for dinner, when Sam grabs my hand and runs up the stairs. He opens a door where a man who looks around my age is sleeping. He was slightly long brown curly hair and is clad in jeans, a shirt and a leather jacket.

"Mike! Wake up! It's mom." Sam says while shaking his brother and picking up the phone and handing it to his brother.

"Mom's home?" 'Mike' asks.

"No, on the phone,"

"Give me those sunglasses," Michael commands.

"You need sunglasses to talk on the phone? Are you freebasing? Inquiring minds want to know." Sam laughs and goes into a high five from me, which I return, sighing.

"Hello?"

"Mike? Are you still in bed?" I heard on the other end. Michael says no. "would you do me a favor? Max asked me to go to
dinner with him after work tonight. Would you stay home
with Sam?"

"Sam is old enough to stay by himself right now."

"I don't need a babysitter, Mike." Sam insists. I slap his chest gently with a playfully offended expression plastered on my face. "No offence,"

"Plus, Sam's already got a babysitter here with him now, right?" Michael says to his mother.

"You mean Zelene? She was only meant to stay until you got up, I don't want to keep her locked up with Sam all day, you can suffer a little today" I heard Lucy say through the phone. I stifle a laugh while Sam gently shoved me with a laugh tumbling out of his mouth.