Chapter Five

“I have to be in London in less than eight hours” he said

“London? That’s a nine hour flight” i said suprised

“Exactly, so I need you to babysit her for just three days” he pleaded

“Okay, I will…. You’d pay in the advance right?” I asked to be sure he wasn’t lying.

“Yes, you will get the money right away, I just need you to make sure she’s okay for the three days I’ll be away”

“Sure!” I said happily.

Finally I will be able to pay for my brother’s bills and shut Gloria up back home, what more could I ask for. I smiled happily as I followed him back inside the building, he asked me to wait in the living room while he went upstairs.

He came back after a minute with the little girl from earlier.

“So Katherine, this is my niece Lily” he said pointing to the little girl behind him. I flashed her a smile and she returned it with a fake one. Wow! She doesn’t like me.

“Lily, this is Katherine, she’ll be taking care of you till I’m back”

“Hi baby girl” I said with a smile

“My name is Lily.” She responded. I was taken aback with her rude response, I mean she’s too little for this level of rudeness.

“Lily!” Edward cautioned her

“We talked about this, you just need to behave for three days, just three days okay?” He said softly

“O…kay” she frowned

“Okay Katherine, I will be leaving now, your job is to watch her so she won’t hurt herself. No teaching of anything please”

A sting of pain hit me at the realization of his words, he really thinks so low of me. Thinking I was a call girl is one thing but thinking I would teach a child immoral stuff is way out of it.

I wondered why what he thought bothered me, it’s never like me to care about anyone's opinion. My mom and her riff-Raff of a boyfriend made sure of that.

The amount of abuse I suffered in their hands was enough to make sure harsh words never get to me.

“Hi Miss” a voice startled my thoughts, I looked back to see a middle aged man standing behind me. His white shirt and black pants was enough to show he was a staff in the house.

“Hi sir” I greeted the man

“Hello, my name is Johan and I’m the house butler” he introduced formally.

“You must be the new nanny” he asked after I nodded.

“Yes. My name is Katherine” I responded

“Okay, come with me so I can get your details and write you a check,” he said before heading to the direction of a door.

I followed obediently. Is this house some sort of sight seeing spot? , the size was the least of its awesomeness. The design, structure, painting, furniture down to the least aesthetic in the house screamed Luxury, I couldn’t help but gape around with a dropped jaw. This guy is stinking rich.

We got to a room, well more like an office, it only contained a table, a seat and lots of books, record books mostly. Well he did say he was the butler , those record books were definitely the list of all the workers here.

My thoughts were interrupted by a finger snapping at my face,

“Are you okay Miss Katherine?” The butler asked

“Oh yeah, I’m okay…. Did you say something?” I asked trying to cover up my embarrassment

“Well I asked for your full name” she said amused

“Oh, it’s Katherine, Katherine Hart” I responded while he wrote it down.

He asked of other details and we were done in two minutes, he also wrote me a check of five hundred dollars just as Edward promised, I was a little surprised because I never expected him to really pay the entire amount on the first day.

“So your job is literally to look after Lily, but I must tell you she isn’t exactly easy so you have to be extra careful in dealing with her” he explained

“Okay”

“And make sure she doesn’t skip any of her meals, or try to cook something again”

Again? Why would a six year old cook in the first place?

“You can get her food menu from the cook and ensure she follows them except Lily herself wants a different meal. Snacks and fruits are her favorite”

“Okay sir”

Her went on and on to explain the details of the the girl and Edward. At the end I couldn’t help but sigh tiredly, the description was a lot to take in and I’m beginning to imagine having a hard time with Lily, plus she doesn’t seem to like me.

I followed the direction of the butler to my room which was right next to Lily’s . The room was almost larger than my tiny apartment, the decors and aesthetic were right on point, the bed was super soft and big enough for three people. It also has a couch and a really nice bathroom.

I sat on the bed for a while thinking of how to approach Lily, truth is I have no idea how to take care of a kid, and from the butlers explanations, she’s quite bratty.

I pressed my ear against the wall connecting to her room but heard nothing, what was I expecting to hear anyway?. Deciding to face it I went outside my room and straight to her door.

First knock,

Second knock,

And the third time I turned the knob worried that something might be wrong only to see her laying on a pink couch at the corner of the room watching something on a cute looking tablet.

“You’re not supposed to badge into people’s rooms without permission” she said without taking her eyes off the tablet. Wow! How is this little girl this rude?

“I actually did knock…” I started

“Sorry ma’am, but I don’t want to be disturbed” she butted in, again,without taking her eyes off the tab.

“I understand that Lily, I only wanted to ask what you would like for lunch”

“Pizza” again without a single glance at me. This is a test of my patience and not a babysitting job because what the fuck is this!!!

I matched out angrily and could have sworn I head her giggle, was she acting this way on purpose