Chapter 1 - What?!
Luke's POV
'Honey get up. We're gonna go to the Hood's for dinner.' Mum said as she peeked at my door. 'Hood's? Across our house? The one who's always happy and the one who never frown or something?' I answered hoping it wasn't them.
'Yes honey. Joy wants to talk to you or something about taking care of Calum?' Mum said. I don't want to. There family is always happy and it creeps me out.
Wait.. what?!
'Mum.. Don't tell me you agreed! I don't want to babysit!' I whined and buried myself in the dirty duvet of my bed.
'Luke, it's summer break and you don't have anything to do here! And Calum is a lovely child so get ready. I want you downstairs in 20 minutes kay?' I was about to protest when she slammed the door.
Fuck it.
My phone rang and the name 'beatz mazter' flashed on the screen. I answered it and Ashton's voice can be heard.
'Where are you? I've been waiting for 10 minutes here!' Ashton said. 'Can't. Mum said we're having dinner at the house in our front.' I sighed.
'Okay. How bout next week?' He asked. 'I dunno. Mum said I'm babysitting this kid called Column?'
'Oh come on dude! Chuck is going to throw a party next Friday!' Ashton whined.
'I dunno man. Just gonna let you know if I'm free. Bye.' I said and hanged up.
I threw on a white T-shirt and black jeans and chuck Taylors not wanting to scare the kid away if I'm gonna meet him if I wear all black.
I styled my hair in a perfect quiff and rushed downstairs where mum, dad and my two i***t brothers are waiting. 'Finally! You're such a girl Luke!' Jack spat and Ben laughed, parents shaking there head. Luke just rolled his eyes and they went to the house across them.
Liz knocked and was greeted by Joy and David with a smile. They let them in and made them sit on the couch in the living room while Mali serve them tea. 'Liz, David, Jack, Ben and Luke, this is Mali my eldest daughter.' Mali greeted them with a small smile.
'Oh yeah about Luke babysitting Calum.. thank you so much for accepting the offer, me and David are always in a business trip and stuff and Mali is in uni so we cant really take care of Calum.' Joy said with a small smile. Oh so its Calum not Column.
He can see his brothers grinning at him. 'Mali, where is your brot-' before David can finish his sentence heavy foot was running down the stairs and giggling. 'There he is!' All of us look at Calum with awe as he was holding a teddy bear that is bigger than him.
'Everyone this is Calum. He's 5 years old, come on Calum say hi to them.' David said. 'Hi!' he said and everyone including me cooed when they saw Calum has a lost tooth. Even Ben and Jack.
Calum looked at all of us with his doe brown eyes, studying all our faces. Calum's eyes met mine and he stared at me longer. I was getting uncomfortable under his gaze and I got more uncomfortable when he crawled down from his father's lap to me.
He got by my knees and put his little hands on my thigh, looking up at me.
'Are you Leuk?'