Chapter 1
1323 Words
Samantha
I was sitting in my car, turning the ignition. The car was sputtering, the engine wasn’t turning over.
“No, not today! Do not do this to me!” I yelled to my car.
This old car was on its last legs. I simply can not afford a new car right now. I need this piece of junk to work so I can go to this interview.
If I impress these people I am going to see, I can maybe afford a new car instead of this piece of tin I have right now.
I tried the ignition again and again and the car was sputtering. Wonderful, now I got to take a bus and walk to this stupid place for the interview.
I took a deep breath and went to get out of my car when I saw it. A few drops of rain hit the windshield.
“Are you serious right now?” I yelled up to the heavens.
I turned to grab the umbrella I had in the back seat. This is just what I did not need. I got out of my car and proceeded to walk to the nearest bus stop.
My life wasn’t always like this. I was once a carefree college kid without a care in the world. I was in my second year of college when my life as I knew it changed suddenly without warning.
My parents were out going grocery shopping when their car was hit by a truck that lost control. My mother and the truck driver were killed instantly. My father was badly hurt but survived.
That day, my dad may have survived, but the truth was. I lost both of my parents that day. My father could not deal with losing my mother and turned to alcohol to help him get through.
Alcohol consumed him and turned him into a man I did not recognize. He could barely get through the day without drinking, so he was let go from his job. Because he was now unemployed, he became this angry man.
Bills were piling up and I could no longer attend college. My father needed me. Someone had to help him. I worked odd jobs trying to help get the bills paid and get my father the help he needs, but for a 20 year old it was too much at times.
I love my father but I can’t keep this up. Right now I am in between jobs when I saw that the Gold family needs a nanny full time. Not only was the pay good, but it included free room and board.
In a weird way the free room and board would actually save me so much money since I would not be living at home with my father. My dad would not be seeing me and demand I get him money for his beer. Maybe if he didn’t have my money he could actually sober up.
I know it's a long shot, but I really wanted my father back before that car accident. Plus, I needed my own life away from him. I am 20 years old. I need my own life instead of constantly being worried about paying my father’s bills. This nanny job at the Gold’s was perfect.
The Gold’s was this town’s royalty. What they say goes. They rule this little town. Just working for them, even if it is just being a nanny, will give you clout in this small little town.
I hurried through the rain after I got off the bus at the stop I needed. I knew I had about a quarter of a mile to walk to get to the Gold’s mansion.
The mansion was set away from the main road. So that would be another hike up that drive away. I felt my back getting soaked from this rain.
Who am I kidding? Why am I even trying to get to this interview? I am soaking wet, huffing and puffing because I don’t exercise as much as I really should. Who would hire me looking like this for a nanny? I had to try, I know this is a long shot but I need to try.
I get to the gate and click on the buzzer it had. I heard a rough male voice ask who was there over the intercom.
Trying as best as I can in this rain to keep dry, even though at this point I am just soaked, I yell into the intercom, “Samantha Conner, I’m here to interview for the nanny position.”
I heard a noise and looked up to see it was a camera.
“Where is your car? Did you walk here?” A female voice suddenly asked on the intercom.
“Car issues and yes.” I replied.
I heard the woman exclaim, “For heaven’s sake” and then heard the gate opening up. I breathed a sigh of relief and proved to walk up the long driveway to this mansion.
I went to the front door of the mansion and rang the bell. The door is immediately opened by a man in a suit, who I assumed is the butler of this mansion.
“Samantha?” He asked me.
I nodded my head and closed the umbrella I had with me.
He motioned for me to come in. I stepped inside the mansion.
“Just wait right here, you need a towel miss.” He said.
I looked down at my clothes. I put on a simple pair of black leggings and a simple white tunic top. My outfit was soaked. Yeah, I definitely am making an impression with these people.
The butler left me standing in the entryway dripping. I looked around and saw how fancy this home really is. The whole house screams how filthy rich the Gold’s really are.
I knew there that Mr and Mrs Gold had four sons. All we’re about my age of twenty. They were two sets of twins born a year apart. It was very unusual, so it made the Gold family even more unique in this town.
Then there was their daughter, she was the one that actually the nanny position was for. She was around five years old. She was the princess in the family. Not because she is the only girl but because of the huge age difference between her and her 4 older siblings.
The butler came back and handed me the towel. I thanked him and dried myself off as best as I could. I saw I had made a puddle on the floor from my wet clothes, so I went to bend down to dry it up with the towel.
“Miss, please don’t. I will get a mop for that.” The buster said to me.
I stood back up and said, “Sorry.”
“Quite alright miss, follow me if you please.” He said as he turned around and walked forward.
I followed him to what looked like an office in this house. There was a woman in the room. I watched her as she eyed me up and down.
“Mrs Gold, this is Samantha Conner, she is here about the nanny position for Miss Eva.” The butler told the woman.
“Thank you Jerry, please come in.” Mrs Gold said to me.
I stepped closer to where Mrs Gold was. She motioned for me to sit down in a chair across from the desk she was standing behind.
“I have to say before I start this interview, you definitely caught my attention by walking here in the rain. I’m not sure if you are smart or reckless right now.” Mrs Gold told me.
“Is that a good or a bad thing that I caught your attention?” I asked her.
Mrs Gold crossed her arms and glared at me.
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