Death of a Baby-sitter
By Arnoldnhelga4eva
Disclaimer: I don't own HA
Hey, I've got a new story now that I've finished Love and Colorado. Once this one is done, I'll put out Where We're From. Anyway, I hope you enjoy this story. I got the idea when I read The Baby-Sitter, by R.L. Stine. Okay, enjoy!:D
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Chapter One: The First Night
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'So every Wednesday and Thursday night from seven to eleven?.Okay.sure that's no problem Mrs. Silverain.no no, that's too much, how bout' four.if you insist.okay, see you tonight,' Helga hung up the phone, anticipating her new baby-sitting job that started tonight, in three hours. At the rate this was going, if she added up all her math correctly, five dollars an hour, two nights a week for eight weeks, that's about.three-hundred and twenty dollars! This baby-sitting business was better than she first thought. All you gotta do is sit back, maybe play a few games, and make sure the kid does everything he's supposed to do.
Mrs. Silverain's youngest son, Daniel is who she would be watching for the next eight weeks, while Mrs. Silverain ran errands and took her older son, David to all his activities. She never did say what her errands were though; and she was a little suspicious on why a twelve-year-old would have activities till eleven 'o'clock. She just kept quiet.
The only thing that made Helga a little reluctant to taking the job was the fact that their house was on a dark, and obscure part of town; very rarely did she ever go over there. Not many people in fact even journeyed to that part of town, unless you lived there. Not many solicitors went to those doors.
Helga was feeling confident that this job would go well though. The boy she would be baby-sitting was quiet and liked to keep to himself, or at least that's what Phoebe had told her. This would be easy. All she would have to do is sit back, do her homework, write in her journal, and look up every once in a while to make sure he doesn't get in trouble. Piece of cake.
'Oh no! I've got five minutes to get there!' Helga yelled to no one imparticular as she grabbed her car keys off the hook in her room and sped down the stairs. Caught up in writing new poetry of Arnold, she almost forgot that she needed to be there an extra fifteen minutes early to be given a short tour of the house, so she would know where everything was. Things like emergency numbers, first aid kit, snacks, etc. She already knew her way around the house. She had visited Phoebe one time while Phoebe was baby-sitting for them. They called Helga up because Phoebe wouldn't be able to give her service. She needed to wake up an extra hour early before school so she could study for all her classes. This year she was taking practically all college leveled classes; and she needed to stay caught up. Helga would have never taken this job if Phoebe hadn't told her before Mrs. Silverain had called a few days before asking for a Baby-sitter on Wednesday. She didn't ask Helga at that time to do both Wednesdays and Thursdays but Helga thought this would be a good opportunity to make some extra cash.
Helga pulled her car up to the curb and hopped out just as Mrs. Silverain opened the front door, frantically waving her arms for Helga to come in.
'Come in Helga, I'm sorry but I need to leave in five minutes.' Helga ran quickly to the door, her blonde hair trailing behind her and flowing as it danced in the wind. Over the years she had grown into a beautiful young woman. Plucked, thin, delicate eyebrows, long, soft, beautiful hair, deep blue eyes that shone. She was gorgeous. All the guys were after her.even Arnold, but she was having fun teasing them. She wasn't completely sure of Arnold's feelings yet. He hadn't told her, but he had hinted. Best not take chances though.
'I was waiting for you, did you get stuck somewhere?'
'No Mrs. Silverain.'
'Call me Jan.'
'Okay, Jan, I got sidetracked and before I knew it was time to go, I'm really sorry.'
'Oh, with what?' she asked Helga curiously, walking inside.
'Oh.nothing.' Helga said behind a blush.
'Bo9ys?' Jan asked with a tiny wicked gleam in her eye. Helga only blushed harder.
'Heh, I guess you could say that. A-anyway,' Helga started before her 'client' found out more about her love life. Mrs. Silverain just smiled, 'where are the emergency numbers?'
'Right over here.' Jan said and started walking away. Helga followed and saw something out of the corner of her eye, a small glint, but she thought nothing of it and continued walking.
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'So I need to run now, if you need anything or you're concerned about anything, feel free to call me anytime, my cell phone number is next to the phone. Oh,' she stopped suddenly. Helga caught herself before running into her. Mrs. Silverain turned around quickly, 'You see that picture on the fridge, with my family?' Helga nodded a yes and Mrs. Silverain motioned for her to take a good look. There was her family, Jan, David, Daniel.and another man, probably her husband. They looked happy and Helga became jealous that she was never happy with her own family.
'So is this your husband?' Helga asked. Jan's expression faded even more.
'If that man comes to the door, call me immediately. Don't open the door to him, i-it's a long story.'
'I understand.' Helga said softly. She did though. Her own father had left not too long ago and now he had a restraining order for abuse. He served a small time in jail, and then he was forbidden to see Helga or Miriam. Olga still saw him rarely.
Jan nodded her head and walked up to Helga, and hugged her.
'Thank you,' she said, 'I've been told I can trust you. Phoebe has given me her best regards and I trust her, just be careful.' Then she turned toward the stairs and yelled her two son's names. Soon after Helga could hear the rapid padding of children's feet running down the stairs and David was in front of her. Daniel appeared not long after, sulking and carrying a stuffed hippo under his arm. It was obvious this toy was used for comfort since there was one eye missing and the fur was ragged and torn.
'Now Daniel, you be a good boy for Helga and Mommy will see you tomorrow, okay?' the small five-year-old nodded reluctantly and hugged his mom, 'We'll see you at eleven, it's incredible how late some of these practices go, and it's so far away. Call me if you have any problems, bye!' she called and Helga and Daniel waved back as Jan blew a kiss and mouthed the words 'I love you' to Daniel and he only hugged his hippo tighter. Soon they were gone and Helga turned to Daniel.
'So kid, what do you wanna do?' he walked over to the TV and turned it on. Helga shrugged and took another look at the photo on the fridge. This time the picture seemed more obscure, and that the man was almost staring at her, like he was out to get her.
'Stop it Helga.' She thought to herself, don't let your imagination get the best of you.' She walked over to the recliner next to Daniel and pulled out her Pink book. At least this kid didn't know how to really read yet. He wouldn't know her secret as she poured out all her feelings into her little book.
Her mind couldn't' focus tonight, it was as if something was blocking out all her motivation to write. She kept thinking back to the picture on the fridge, how it stared at her, with those cold, dark eyes. The smile seemed to fade as all that was left was this man, out to kill her.
She looked up to check on Daniel, and he was gone.
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So, what do you think? Arnold appears in the next chapter when he helps her out with this job. If I were Helga, I would be pretty freaked out. Anyway, R&R and.
I'll c ya l8ter!
Arnoldnhelga4eva
By Arnoldnhelga4eva
Disclaimer: I don't own HA
Hey, I've got a new story now that I've finished Love and Colorado. Once this one is done, I'll put out Where We're From. Anyway, I hope you enjoy this story. I got the idea when I read The Baby-Sitter, by R.L. Stine. Okay, enjoy!:D
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Chapter One: The First Night
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
'So every Wednesday and Thursday night from seven to eleven?.Okay.sure that's no problem Mrs. Silverain.no no, that's too much, how bout' four.if you insist.okay, see you tonight,' Helga hung up the phone, anticipating her new baby-sitting job that started tonight, in three hours. At the rate this was going, if she added up all her math correctly, five dollars an hour, two nights a week for eight weeks, that's about.three-hundred and twenty dollars! This baby-sitting business was better than she first thought. All you gotta do is sit back, maybe play a few games, and make sure the kid does everything he's supposed to do.
Mrs. Silverain's youngest son, Daniel is who she would be watching for the next eight weeks, while Mrs. Silverain ran errands and took her older son, David to all his activities. She never did say what her errands were though; and she was a little suspicious on why a twelve-year-old would have activities till eleven 'o'clock. She just kept quiet.
The only thing that made Helga a little reluctant to taking the job was the fact that their house was on a dark, and obscure part of town; very rarely did she ever go over there. Not many people in fact even journeyed to that part of town, unless you lived there. Not many solicitors went to those doors.
Helga was feeling confident that this job would go well though. The boy she would be baby-sitting was quiet and liked to keep to himself, or at least that's what Phoebe had told her. This would be easy. All she would have to do is sit back, do her homework, write in her journal, and look up every once in a while to make sure he doesn't get in trouble. Piece of cake.
'Oh no! I've got five minutes to get there!' Helga yelled to no one imparticular as she grabbed her car keys off the hook in her room and sped down the stairs. Caught up in writing new poetry of Arnold, she almost forgot that she needed to be there an extra fifteen minutes early to be given a short tour of the house, so she would know where everything was. Things like emergency numbers, first aid kit, snacks, etc. She already knew her way around the house. She had visited Phoebe one time while Phoebe was baby-sitting for them. They called Helga up because Phoebe wouldn't be able to give her service. She needed to wake up an extra hour early before school so she could study for all her classes. This year she was taking practically all college leveled classes; and she needed to stay caught up. Helga would have never taken this job if Phoebe hadn't told her before Mrs. Silverain had called a few days before asking for a Baby-sitter on Wednesday. She didn't ask Helga at that time to do both Wednesdays and Thursdays but Helga thought this would be a good opportunity to make some extra cash.
Helga pulled her car up to the curb and hopped out just as Mrs. Silverain opened the front door, frantically waving her arms for Helga to come in.
'Come in Helga, I'm sorry but I need to leave in five minutes.' Helga ran quickly to the door, her blonde hair trailing behind her and flowing as it danced in the wind. Over the years she had grown into a beautiful young woman. Plucked, thin, delicate eyebrows, long, soft, beautiful hair, deep blue eyes that shone. She was gorgeous. All the guys were after her.even Arnold, but she was having fun teasing them. She wasn't completely sure of Arnold's feelings yet. He hadn't told her, but he had hinted. Best not take chances though.
'I was waiting for you, did you get stuck somewhere?'
'No Mrs. Silverain.'
'Call me Jan.'
'Okay, Jan, I got sidetracked and before I knew it was time to go, I'm really sorry.'
'Oh, with what?' she asked Helga curiously, walking inside.
'Oh.nothing.' Helga said behind a blush.
'Bo9ys?' Jan asked with a tiny wicked gleam in her eye. Helga only blushed harder.
'Heh, I guess you could say that. A-anyway,' Helga started before her 'client' found out more about her love life. Mrs. Silverain just smiled, 'where are the emergency numbers?'
'Right over here.' Jan said and started walking away. Helga followed and saw something out of the corner of her eye, a small glint, but she thought nothing of it and continued walking.
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'So I need to run now, if you need anything or you're concerned about anything, feel free to call me anytime, my cell phone number is next to the phone. Oh,' she stopped suddenly. Helga caught herself before running into her. Mrs. Silverain turned around quickly, 'You see that picture on the fridge, with my family?' Helga nodded a yes and Mrs. Silverain motioned for her to take a good look. There was her family, Jan, David, Daniel.and another man, probably her husband. They looked happy and Helga became jealous that she was never happy with her own family.
'So is this your husband?' Helga asked. Jan's expression faded even more.
'If that man comes to the door, call me immediately. Don't open the door to him, i-it's a long story.'
'I understand.' Helga said softly. She did though. Her own father had left not too long ago and now he had a restraining order for abuse. He served a small time in jail, and then he was forbidden to see Helga or Miriam. Olga still saw him rarely.
Jan nodded her head and walked up to Helga, and hugged her.
'Thank you,' she said, 'I've been told I can trust you. Phoebe has given me her best regards and I trust her, just be careful.' Then she turned toward the stairs and yelled her two son's names. Soon after Helga could hear the rapid padding of children's feet running down the stairs and David was in front of her. Daniel appeared not long after, sulking and carrying a stuffed hippo under his arm. It was obvious this toy was used for comfort since there was one eye missing and the fur was ragged and torn.
'Now Daniel, you be a good boy for Helga and Mommy will see you tomorrow, okay?' the small five-year-old nodded reluctantly and hugged his mom, 'We'll see you at eleven, it's incredible how late some of these practices go, and it's so far away. Call me if you have any problems, bye!' she called and Helga and Daniel waved back as Jan blew a kiss and mouthed the words 'I love you' to Daniel and he only hugged his hippo tighter. Soon they were gone and Helga turned to Daniel.
'So kid, what do you wanna do?' he walked over to the TV and turned it on. Helga shrugged and took another look at the photo on the fridge. This time the picture seemed more obscure, and that the man was almost staring at her, like he was out to get her.
'Stop it Helga.' She thought to herself, don't let your imagination get the best of you.' She walked over to the recliner next to Daniel and pulled out her Pink book. At least this kid didn't know how to really read yet. He wouldn't know her secret as she poured out all her feelings into her little book.
Her mind couldn't' focus tonight, it was as if something was blocking out all her motivation to write. She kept thinking back to the picture on the fridge, how it stared at her, with those cold, dark eyes. The smile seemed to fade as all that was left was this man, out to kill her.
She looked up to check on Daniel, and he was gone.
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So, what do you think? Arnold appears in the next chapter when he helps her out with this job. If I were Helga, I would be pretty freaked out. Anyway, R&R and.
I'll c ya l8ter!
Arnoldnhelga4eva
