38. Benjamin

Adriana Jensen

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[Saint: the car’s outside.]

[Me: I’ll be out in five minutes]

I took one last look at myself in the mirror. My hair was perfect. My makeup was perfect. I was putting on a yellow summer dress and I looked good.

Humming a tune, I picked up my bag and skipped down the stairs. It was a Saturday but my father and sister were at work, so it was just me, Mike, and my mom at home.

“Mom, I’m going out!” I announced when I got downstairs.

“Out? I was hoping you could babysit Mike. I have a conference today.”

“You could have told me earlier. I already made plans.” No day was early enough for me to agree to babysit my younger brother when I had the chance to go to Saint’s house. He was a busy man but he had created free time to give me a tour of his house. I wasn't letting that pass so easily. “Why not call Layla? She’s good at keeping him in check.”

“I guess.” She sighed, turning back to the television. She was watching the news. I didn’t know how people were about to watch t