✅1️⃣ Trusting the Babysitter
Taking this job was a no-brainer for Adam Exley. He's recently finished high school and has nothing better to do until he gets his exam results. Mrs Cartwright is offering an exceptionally large amount of money for one day; and there could be other, less predictable, rewards if he plays his cards right.
And how hard can it be? Adam has never done babysitting before, but he thinks that dealing with a little kid can't be too hard. He doesn't believe all the horror stories he's heard from his classmates, calling sweet little Lorelei Cartwright a demon. And he doesn't want to ask just why the fee is so high. And when it comes down to it, if he really can't cope he could ask her big sister Claudia to help. That would be a perfect outcome, because once they got an excuse to talk he's sure that Claudia would realise what a great guy he is. Nothing could possibly go wrong.
But his optimism might turn out to be misplaced. It won't be long before things take a strange turn, and Lorelei knows just how to stay in control. Taking revenge on a bully and seeing a whole new side to childish games. By the time Mrs Cartwright gets home, it might not be so clear who's the babysitter and who is the child.
This story is being written for Camp NaNoWriMo in April 2021. This is an attempt to write a novel in a month, so it might be less polished than most of my work. It is also my version of a concept that I've seen recommended to me in a dozen different books; written because I find it hard to get through books where someone suddenly has a power and it's not explained why, and I think I can come up with a reason for it.
(NOTE: This story may involve some mature content between Adam and Claudia later on. If that happens I'll have to set it to mature; so sorry in advance if that stops you reading it)
