Babysitter
by Sean Dunne
Your brat asleep yet?
Come on. Answer. I am boooorrrrrreeeeeddddd!
BOOORRRREEEDDDDDD!!!!
Why r u ignoring me?
I can see you watching TV in the Curtis’s living room.
Answer me, dammit.
OMG, psycho. What?
Whatcha doing?
Trying to relax.
As – apparently – u can see.
Look across the street. I’m on the second floor. See the light flashing?
That’s the Carpenter’s bedroom?
So?
Are u going through their stuff?
I always do. Don’t u?
I’m not a degenerate.
Ur missing out. The Carpenters are into some freaky shit.
What are you holding?
A whip.
And there’s leather panties.
Yuck. Mrs. Carpenter wears that?
No. They’re dude panties.
Bullshit. Guys don’t wear panties.
This one does.
How can u tell?
There’s room for his junk.
I don’t want to think about Mr. Carpenter’s junk.
Why not? He’s hot. I’d let him whip me.
Ur revolting. No wonder everyone says ur a slut.
God. What’s up ur hole?
Sorry. Took forever to get the kid to bed. He watched Candyman on Netflix. Couldn’t get him to calm down after.
Why? That movie isn’t even scary. I think he wanted to stay up cause he has a crush on u.
Gross. He’s 12.
Though I did catch him looking down my shirt.
Twice.
They hit puberty and turn into horny little pervs that’ll do anything for a look under the hood.
And 4 the record.. U begged me to sleep over.
?
When we watched Candyman. U were scared shitless.
Fuck off.
You pissed yourself.
Like hell I did.
Lie to yourself all u want. I know the TROOF.
Like u weren’t scared.
I didn’t wet myself like an infant.
Like when Ben Farmer asked u to prom. U threw up and hid in the locker room for an entire period. Not scared like that not scared?
God, ur such a c-word. U promised u’d never bring that up.
OMG. Would u just write cunt?
Fuck off, CUNT.
Better. And I’m sorry.
I’ll never bring it up again.
Too late. We R not friends.
Don’t be drama queen.
Kenna?
Come on. I’m really sorry.
Pls talk to me.
PLS. PLS. PLS. PLS. PLS. PLS.
U know I’m not going to stop, right?
Fine. Just shut up.
I luv u too.
:p
How late was Lyndsey up?
She goes down at 9:30. Sharp. I don’t take any shit.
Wish Anthony was like that.
It’s ur fault. U have 2 be hard on him. Show him who’s in charge.
He’s a kid, psycho. Not an inmate.
Ur too soft 2 B a real babysitter.
I’m not soft.
Please. Ur a total sissy.
We just established U pee at scary movies.
One time. And I’m way tougher than u.
Being a bitch to everyone including ur BF does not make u tough.
Let’s see who’s tougher. Go to the bathroom.
?
U remember what happened in Candyman when they said his name in the mirror 3 times?
That’s horse shit. It’s a movie.
I know. But Chip Halfhill told me another one.
Bloody Mary? Even more lame.
No. Another one.
Chip Halfwit is a moron.
True. But he said this works. We’ll do it at the same time. OK?
Not interested.
Come on. It’ll be fun.
Do I have to?
Yes.
Jesus. Fine.
Yay. Go to a bathroom.
U there?
Yes.
Turn out the light.
Done.
Turn on the hot water. Let it fog up the mirror.
R U serious?
Just do it.
Water is on.
What exactly is supposed to happen after we do this?
The ghost of a serial killer shows up and kills u.
And Chip said he did it?
Yeah.
How is he still alive?
He said he outsmarted the ghost and tricked it back into the mirror.
Of course he did.
Is the mirror ready?
Yes.
Draw an upside down pentagram and an upside down cross on each side.
Chip is srsly deranged.
Just do it.
Fine. Done.
Now write the name Samuel backwards.. LEUMAS.
I can spell. This is so stupid.
Chip said it has to be backward because the killer’s in the mirror and he comes when he sees his name.
Why r u friends with that idiot?
Because he’s hilarious. And he really believes shit like this.
Did u do it?
Yes.
Now, look at yourself in the mirror and say MURDER ME 3x.
I’m not doing that.
Scared?!?!?!?
Like ur not?
I just did it.
Liar.
I did. Don’t tell me I’m the one that gets scared. Ur a total sissy.
Shut up.
You can’t even have a cute guy ask u out without hurling.
Okay.. I did it.
Bullshit.
I did.
Did u really?
Yes.
Holy shit. I can’t believe you did it.
Didn’t U?
No. That’s crazy. I would never do anything Chip told me to.
U TOTAL BITCH. I HATE U.
LOL! I can’t believe you did it.
GO TO HELL.
Oh, relax. I was screwing with u.
I’M SERIOUS. FUCK OFF.
Oh, please. U know u still love me.
U there?
They say u shouldn’t go to bed angry.
Kenna?
Oh fuck. R u upstairs?
Srsly R U upstairs?
Stop texting me.
THERE’S SOMEONE IN THE LIVING ROOM.
Im done with you, Olivia.
I SWEAR TO GOD. HE’S COMING UP THE STAIRS.
U suck.
GET THE FUCK OUT OF THE HOUSE. PLEASE. I AM NOT KIDDING.
Ur an ass.
MCKENNA HE HAS A FUCKING KNIFE. IM CALLING COPS.
Worst friend ever.
ANSWER YOUR PHONE DAMMIT. GOD KENNA WHAT DO I HAVE 2 DO 2 MAKE U BELIEVE ME?!
U can’t.
I CALLED 911. MCKENNA, PLEASE. I AM SO SORRY. U HAVE TO LISTEN.
HE’S COMING. LOCK YOURSELF IN THE BATHROOM. RIGHT NOW.
PLS LISTEN TO ME.
I’ll never believe another word u say bitch.
HE’S RIGHT OUTSIDE THE DOOR.
I AM SORRY. SO SORRY. PLS LISTEN TO ME. PLS. PLS. PLS.
MCKENNA?
ANSWER ME GODDAMMIT.
PLEASE.
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