The Au pair

An okay first day

Upon getting to the house , i dropped my things off , called maman and papa , and finally went off to do some real sight seeing .

I slipped on a new pair of jean shorts , a cute white t shirt , and a pair of black chuck taylors .

Simple , but cute nonetheless .

I had no idea where grant was or jenny  , leaving me home alone. So i took it as my chance to explore the neighborhood and meet some kids my age .

Since i wasnt allowed to get a job over here , i needed something to occupy my time with .

I walked into the comfortably warm air and stared at the huge blue sky . It seemed bigger than usual . I smiled a huge smile and let out a hearty laugh.

Actually here ! In america !

I continued to walk , continued to smile , staring at the large houses and ultra green lawns , expecting a group of cool american teenagers to drive up in an expensive convertible and ask me to ride with them to the mall .

I stopped at a large field where children were running and playing , throwing a frisbee around and jumping rope .

The kids with the jump rope looked to be about eight .

The girl jumping had caramel colored skin , with her hair in two adorable afro puffs , wearing all pink , jumping each jump like her life depended on it .

Eventually her legs gave up on her and she walked over to a picnic table with a pout on her face and her arms crossed .

I took it as my chance to meet a new person . Maybe not my age , but still some form of human contact .

I walked over to her smiling , and she looked at me like exactly the person i was .

A stranger .

I felt strangely hurt by her non chalant glance , considering i had been watching her for about ten minutes .

I sat down at her table , and she slowly slid away .

" Hello , my name is Antoinette. What is yours ?"

She gave me a dirty look and stuck her pink tongue out , matching the rest of her clothes .

" mama told me not to talk to strangers !"

She was missing her two front teeth , so words that were supposed to be pronounced with an "s" sound , sounded like "th" .

I laughed , and proceeded to talk to her.

" Well how are you supposed to make friends if you never talk to new people ?"

I heard that out of an American movie once , and finally had my chance to use the term.

She seemed deep in thought for a moment .

She finally gave in , smiling a huge smile with her two missing teeth .

She jumped up and gave me a hug . I was suprised at first , but then relaxed.

" My name is paris . "

She started playing with my hair , staring at it with her large brown eyes .

" I am from france ." , i told her , hoping it would start a conversation , as she continued to play in my hair .

" Cool ." , she seemed distracted , looking ahead of her at someone walking into the park .

I looked up and saw grant walking towards us .

I jumped and unraveled my hair , trying to look presentable .

" Where have you been ?" , he stood with his hands on his hips , seeming to glare at me .

" I just walked to the park . Fresh air . "

I looked at my feet.

Already in trouble. Now he is really taking me back to france and my parents will be really angry with me .

I shouldnt have gone out with telling them.

Damn !

Paris looked from me to him , him to me confused .

"Can you come back to the house with me for a moment ? "

I nodded my head and mumbled a good bye to paris , and made my way to grant .

He put his hand on the small of my back once again , and kept it there a little longer than last time .

" You have to tell me or jenny where you are at all times antoinette . "

I nodded my head , and stared at the ground .

"Look at me."

I looked up at him straight in the eye .

" You are so beautiful . People around here arent as nice to pretty girls as you think . " , he stroked my wrist , examining my face bit by bit , and i felt really ugly under his gaze for some reason . Like he could see every single flaw .

I looked away quickly , and started walking back to the house .

We walked together in silence , him with his hands in his pockets , and me with my arms crossed .

When we got back , i walked upstairs to my room and shut the door , sliding under the covers , and glanced at the clock .

3:00 pm already .

So probably almost seven pm back home .

I think .

There was a soft knock on the door , and

I poked my head up from the cover and stared at grant .

He looked very attractive with sweat pants on and a t- shirt that defined his muscles .

"Hey , im sorry if i was too forward earlier . I just dont want anything to happen to you while You're here , is all. "

I nodded my head and continued to stare .

He smiled a little and closed the door .

I stuffed my head in the pillow and sighed a big sigh , hoping tomorrow was better than this .