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For Hire

Cassie fluffed the pillows on her bed and wiggled down under her comforter so that only the top of her head peeked out. Nestled in a pile of pillows and fluffy covers she sighed with contentment, pulled out her book, and began to read.  “Cassie,” her mom bellowed from downstairs. “Cassie, can you come to the kitchen please?”  Whyyy must everyone in this house always yell? She kicked off her comforter and lay strewn across her bed waiting in silence for her mom to yell up the stairs again. “Cassie...?” louder this time. She flopped out of bed and stomped down the stairs to the kitchen. “I need you....” her mother stopped talking long enough to peek at her recipe before continuing, “I need you...” she stopped again for a doubletake “... to take your brother to the park. He has been stuck inside all day and we finally have a break in the rain.” “Nooo....” Cassie moaned. “I have tons of homework. Why cant we just hire someone to watch him?” “I just di...