by Ninfa Hayes
Nannies, Inc.
copyright © 2012, Ninfa Hayes
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Blurb
Nannies, Inc. – “A once in a lifetime opportunity to join the leading company in providing excellent care for children all over the world. Established in 1839, Nannies, Inc. has provided qualified child carers for over a million families, from the UK to Japan. If you have a passion for children and believe you can add a spoonful of sugar to their lives, come to our Open Day on the 21st of December.”
Miss Elizabeth Watson always thought she could make a difference … now she's about to find out just how right she is.
Nannies, Inc. is a short, fantasy story of approx. 6000 words, with a touch of quirky and very light steampunk.
Silly and sweet, it will warm your heart and take you on a quiet journey down the road of possibilities.
(Written in British English.)
Nannies, Inc.
Miss Elizabeth Watson had been a babysitter all her life. She still remembered the first time she had 'sat' for the Jones’, her neighbours at number 4, Moon Crescent.
They had had three children: two girls and a boy, aged between two and seven. Charlotte, seven; Sarah, five; and little Steven, two, had been adorable and she'd had so much fun with them. She had loved every minute of it: the playing, the feeding, the cuddling while watching The Little Mermaid on TV.
She had been thirteen, and had even felt bad at the end of the evening when Mr Jones had handed her a £20 note in payment for her services. From then on, she had become a favourite amongst her parents' friends to take care of their little ones when they needed a much deserved night off.
By the time she was eighteen, she was working every night and earning as much as her mother, who was a sales advisor in a perfumery.
She didn't mind missing the parties and the general teenage activities her friends liked to engage in. She was happy. Her job made her happy.
Now, aged 32, she had a Ph.D. in Child and Youth Care – also paid for mostly by her babysitting – and had tried the teaching road, failing miserably. She had a calling, and now, as she looked again at the newspaper, she knew the heavens had answered her prayers. The job advertisement read:
Nannies, Inc.
A once in a lifetime opportunity to join the leading company in providing excellent care for children all over the world.
Established in 1839, Nannies, Inc. has provided qualified child carers for over a million families, from the UK to Japan.
If you have a passion for children and believe you can add a spoonful of sugar to their lives, come to our Open Day on the 21st of December.
