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Kate & her cousin, Winifred, were going to the Fairchild mansion. Kate was hired to be a nanny for the youngest child, Flora. Winifred was brought along because one, there’s nowhere else he can go, & two, there’s a son the same age as him. Apparently. Winifred was unfortunately on the awkward side, so he KNEW he’d be judged immediately.
The parents of the two kids died in a car accident. The nanny for Flora soon went missing, & the man taking care of the son died soon after. What a creepy family. "Give them a chance. They’re grieving." is what Kate said.
Soon, they got into the mansion. There was a nice lady who showed them around. Suddenly, Winifred heard a little girl’s voice. It was Flora. Kate turned to Flora, kneeling down. "Hello! You must be Flora. I’m Kate, this is my younger cousin Winifred. You can call him Winnie."
Flora smiled & waved at Winifred. "Hi, Winnie!! My brother is at boarding school, but it’s okay because I’m here & it will be very fun!"
Winifred, although reluctant, waved back. Flora seemed nice to be around. He’ll probably get used to this place sooner than he thought.
Soon, it was night. Everyone was asleep, well at least, that’s what Winifred thought. He heard voices, so he had went to the room it was coming from. The room was empty, which was weird. He sighed, thinking he was just going crazy. He needed new prescriptions anyway.
Suddenly, he felt eyes on him. He turned around & jumped at the sight of a boy a few feet ahead of him. Winifred coughed & pulled out his inhaler, pumping it to help stabilize his breathing. Winifred looked the boy up & down. He had curly hair, pale-ish skin, & a school uniform on.
"W-who are you?!" Winifred questioned firmly, adjusting his glasses. The boy seemed slightly confused.
"Miles. I live here. Who are you?" He stepped closer.
"Right, uh.. Winifred. Ellis. I’m the cousin of the nanny, if you’ve met her yet."
"I in fact haven’t." Miles paused. "You’re not supposed to be in here."
Winifred perked up, looking at the room. "Oh, is that so? Sorry, I didn’t realize."
"It’s alright. Anyways, you should get to sleep, it’s late." He patted Winifred on the shoulder.
Winifred scratched his neck. God, why was this kid terrifying?! "Alright. Uh.. goodnight, see you around." Winifred only got a hum from Miles in response.
Winifred walked back to his room, closing & locking the door. He unplugged his keyboard, & soon went to sleep.