Nanny and Her Four Alpha Bullies
I catch a tremor in her lip.
“Miss, are you sure you’re in the right place?” she says.
I look around and hold my hands out. “My brother said this is the student center.”
The woman’s eyes twitch ever-so slightly. She sticks out a perfectly-manicured hand. “Kathy,” she says. “And you are?”
I stick out my own hand, nails coated in chipped black nail polish.
“Chloe,” I say with all the fake sugary sweetness I can muster.
“Chloe,” she repeats like maple syrup laced with rat poison. “You’re from Greendale, right? I didn’t know fashion was so—” Another once over, lingering on the holes of my tee. “– Interesting there.”