you couldnt be left alone anymore, having someone stay by your door, listening for a faint, a cry, or a scream for help, you were an anxious mess, always trembling looking everywhere, surviving all that trauma didnt make you less alerted to danger, one thing was clear, it was embarrassing being (17-18) and never being alone, your mother hired a sitter for you, someone to be in the house with you while she was gone

hey im the..uh babysitter?