Chapter 3: Babysitter

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It's been two days since Tink's punishment making tomorrow the weekend. She hasn't done much different other than being in her room more and not playing video games. "Tink!" I call to her from the kitchen. She walks her now mopey state since Wednesday.

"Yes Boss?" She says to me.

"Tink I wanted to tell you that I will be going into work today and chances are I'll be staying later than usual there."

"Oh ok."

"Sit down for a second." I tell her. After she sits down, I walk around the counter and sit beside her. "So, I've decided to call you a babysitter. I know I usually let you stay by yourself but since you're on punishment I asked in to come." She sighs heavily before just saying ok. "Now when she gets here, I want you to be respectful and not cause any trouble for her. If you can do that, I'll take you on a nice little trip tomorrow."

She brightens up when I say this "really Boss? You'll take me somewhere?" I nod my head. "You have a deal I promise to be on my best behavior!" Her now mopey state has been changed out with a now excited one at the anticipation of what I have in store for her.

"Ding dong" the doorbell rings through the house. "That should be her now, wait here." She stays sitting in her chair. I get the surprise babysitter and take her into the kitchen and just as I expected Tink is shocked beyond belief.

"Umm Boss why is she the babysitter?" She says eyeing her only.

"Nice to see you again Tink."

"Ms. Osborne?" Tink says questioning what's in front of her.

"Yeah it's her, I asked her to come to watch you while I'm at work."

"I've got to say I was surprised by Mr. Venom when you asked me. But seeing this house I can tell you job pays you quite a lot, so I get why you need to be at work." I laugh and Tink Snickers.

"Well yes, except I don't get paid I do the paying. Ever heard of the biomolecular research Corp 'Venomize'?" She thinks and nods. "I own it." She gasps.

"Seriously? I thought it was just a coincidence your name was Venom and you owned this nice of a house."

"Mansion." I correct her.

"Uh yeah, Mansion."

"Well, I'd better get going Ms. Osborne."

"Oh, call me Bell." Bell Osborne? I swear I've heard that name before, years ago. "We are outside of school formalities aren't necessary." I smile only slightly.

"Ok Bell, Tink behave yourself. I'll be back around 11 pm."

"Goodbye Boss." She waves at me and I walk out the door to my car to go to work.

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"So Tink, what should we do in the meantime?" She asks me looking excited to see what we will do.

"Ms. Osborne doesn't take this the wrong way but, why are you not at school today?" She is caught off guard by my question but regains composure and answers.

"Well, my son Travis was just like you in trouble, so he isn't at school and I used my sick day to watch him but after getting your Dad's phone call I had the neighbor watch him while I came here. I know it's odd to leave my son to watch you, but I wanted to also get to know you better seeing as we got off on the wrong foot."

Sigh she isn't wrong we did but why did the boss call her? "Fine." I say rolling my eyes. I walk into the living room and sit on the couch "so what do you want to know?" I ask her.

"Well I was thinking I'd start by getting to know about your interests, you know hobbies and stuff." I nod

"Well I play video games, like biological research from the boss, don't have many friends and I often spend my time helping the boss when he is home." She looks at me shocked.

"Aww, you don't have many friends. Neither does my son Travis. You might know him actually, Travis Kenneth Osborne but everyone calls him Tko?" She asks me

"I think so doesn't he have a brother?" I ask her. She nods joyfully knowing we are having a normal conversation by her terms.

"Yes, he does his name is Keith Osborne but people call him Ko."

Yup him I do know; he's been a know it all smarty pants since the beginning of the year. Always so nice and junk quite frankly I think I'd have better fun with Travis. "Yes, him I do know." I say monotone.

"That's nice. Keith is Travis's older brother they're both twins, but Keith was born first. But they're pretty distinguishable...um do you think to know what that means?" Wow, she's got to be kidding.

"My capability to tell them apart." I say rolling my eyes.

"Hehe guess you do. Well enough about them I got a question for you." She says looking nervous. I raise my eyebrow and motion my hand in a way that says go ahead and talk.

"Well um, how was it for you growing up?" Her question causes me to go wide-eyed at her question.

"It was good in my opinion. He spent a lot of my early childhood at work, so I was home alone which is how I learned so much. I had first-hand experiences and learned stuff at a young age. And whenever he had people over, they were usually his employees so that's where my calling him Boss came from. When he finally told me, he wasn't my real dad I didn't take it too bad I didn't react that much to his news. As you can tell he is mostly monotone when he talks so I grew up very emotionless like him until sixth grade when I started to learn some more emotions but only enough to seem normal." She looks at me unsure of what to say in response to my words.

"Wow, I wouldn't have expected that. I remember your... Boss told me he didn't feel like he did a good job raising you and he hopes he is doing a good job now. Seems he was right." I didn't think the Boss thought about that.

"I guess so." We sit in silence for a moment before she speaks up.

"So, what kind of activities do you one to do?" She stands up and I follow.

"Well since I'm on punishment I can't play video games so maybe a board game? No wait there's something I need some help with do you think you'll be able to?" I ask her nervously.

"I sure hope so." I smile and lead her up to my room where I've been working on a surprise for the boss for the past 2 weeks. When we get in my room I go under my bed and pull out a model I've been making of a Human Cell.

It isn't too big just about the size of a basketball, but I've been hiding it so that he couldn't find it and the other day when he came to my room I have to hurry and hide it under my bed. "This is amazing Tink!" She says in awe.

"Thank you it's almost done I just need some more help can you help me?" I ask.

"Of course, I will!" She says excitedly.

"Then let's getstarted!"

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