Mother's Helper

Mother's Helper

A woman walked out of a fancy building. She reached into her bag for a small mirror. “ Wonderful! ” she said. “ That spa treatment is like magic. I look—” Suddenly she started to shake. She grew smaller and smaller. And then . . . “ Goo-goo! Ga-ga! ”

“ I love when Miss Apricot lets us have free time, ” Jack said. He was drawing a spaceship. Mara looked up from her book. “ I’m just glad the school day is almost over. Did I tell you my big news?” Terrell raised an eyebrow. “ What news?” “ Tell us! ” Roxy said.

“ I have a job, ” Mara said. “ I start today after school! ” “ Whoa! ” Jack said loudly. Miss Apricot looked up from her desk. “ Shh! ” “ Sorry, ” Jack said. Then he looked back at Mara and whispered, “ Whoa. ” “ What’s the job?” Terrell asked.

" Will you be working in a store?” Jack grinned. “ Will you be running a huge company, making millions of dollars?” “ Are you going to be president?” Terrell asked. Jack and Terrell laughed. Mara rolled her eyes. “ I’m going to be a mother’s helper. ”

“ Cool! ” Roxy said. “ That’s like babysitting, right?” Mara nodded. “ Yep! I’ll be helping my neighbor Mrs. Garson. She needs me to watch her two-year-old while she plans a party. Mrs. Garson will be there though. So it’s not exactly like babysitting. ” “ I’d like to get a job, ” Jack said.