Setting: Tokyo, Japan, mid 70s, babysitting my 8 yr old sister
and Dr Who comes on the toob.
Lil sister: I dont want to watch this, its scary!
Me: You are supposed to be asleep! Go to bed then!
Lil sister: I thought you said I could stay up
Me: I did, but on my terms. so either shut up and watch this,
or go to bed.
Lil sister: D:
Me: *pshhhh* and
Five minutes later
Lil Sister: D:
Me: tell ya what, go get us some ice cream and we will sit here together.
I will protect you *snickers* and remember, you BETTER not tell dad
cuz I will tell him you refused to go to bed--which is true! And YOU will
be in trouble, not me!
Lil sis: D:
So we are on the couch, and she is falling alseep on my lap.
Me: Wake up, sweetie, you need to go to bed.
Lil sis: Carry me!
Me: You arent a baby anymore! Go to bed, NAO!
Lil sis: Can you turn all the lights on down the hallway to
my bedroom?
Me: no.
Lil sis: D:
Lil sis: but Im SCARED!
Me: .
long silence.
Me: Go to bed.
Lil Sis: No! D:
Me: you are gonna be in big trouble! GO TO BED NAO!
Lil Sis: *cries and runs as fast as she can down the hall
and dives under her covers, still crying*
Me:
the end.