[Write the Story] A Babysitter Snoops and Finds Something Unexpected

Prompt: A Babysitter Snoops and Finds Something Unexpected

Words: newspaper, cardinal, cotton, document, tiramisu, blackened, prediction, borderline, freedom, female

Story

“We’ll be home by Midnight. Help yourself to anything in the fridge. The baby’s asleep. You should have an easy night.” Those Famous Last Words rang in Mistie’s ears as she scrapped the last of the tiramisu out of the bowl. But so far, the mental prediction of wailing child hadn’t materialized. Her boredom melting with borderline freedom prompted her to start digging around the posh apartment.

“This is probably a really bad idea.” But something drew Mistie to explore the dark corners of the bedrooms and even the antique wooden chest in the guest room closet.

She teased open the lid and smiled at the blue cotton lining patterned with cardinals. She shuffled through the contents, reveling in the age and character of some pieces of vintage jewelry. She couldn’t help but try on the tiara, a bit dusty but still sparkly. But something else caught her eye.

She gently pulled out the newspaper-wrapped bundle. It was wide, thin, and blackened around the edges. She carefully unwrapped the bundle to find a document folder. She had to keep going now, she’d come too far to leave whatever secret this held.

Inside the folder was something she could barely identify as female…maybe.

“Find what you’re looking for?”

Mistie jumped, barely keeping from dropping everything. She stammered and apology.

“Now you know.”

“Know what?” Mistie never got an answer. Everything went black with a hint of newspaper.

Word Count: 236

Written: 12/14/17

Tags: dark, fiction, flash fiction, Piccadilly, Write the Story