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“And what sort of special job pays you so much money for such a short amount of ti—no, not really, I’myself
I sure feel like I am
My brain scrambles as I try to co I didn’t tell hi He just knows it’s a lot Didn’t tell my mom either, not that she cares I haven’t seen her in well over twenty-four hours, but she has a new boyfriend so I’ to be a nanny for a fa break They have three kids”
The lie falls easily froh, the jerk “You’re going to be a nanny? You hate kids!”
“I do not” I so do “The family’s really nice” I have no idea if the Callahans are nice “And I get to stay in a huge mansion”
Drew told me his family lives in Carmel I’ve never been there, but I’ve heard of it I did a little Google research at the library and saw photos The place looks auess” Owen sits up, runs his finger across the top of the duffel bag, leaving a streak in the dust “You’re going to look like a broke bitch, showing up with this shitty bag”
“Did you just call me a broke bitch?” I can’t be offended because what he says is the truth I’er wardrobe and h at h at me Then he’ll press a fifty in the palm of my hand and drop me off at the bus station because he’ll realize quick I irlfriend ever
“Maybe” Owen s is worth it”
Dread consumes me for the quickest moment, but I shove it away “It will be, I prolimpse of the old Owen The little boy who depends on me, who treats me like his mom since ours is so unreliable
“She won’t” I already talked to her and I’ll talk to her again before I leave She needs constant hounding, like I’m the mother and she’s the kid “I’ll ht”
“You better Or I’ll be calling you and begging you to coht call you a broke bitch again and you’ll get so mad, you have to co for hi into his ribs, the sound of his laughter filling hter “Get off et how crappy our life is in this one single, sillysomeone home” My dad puts his hand over the receiver but I can still hear hi”
I wince No way did I want my dad to blab to my stepmom, especially when I’m still on the phone with him She’d find out sooner or later but I hoped for later