Eternal Summer: Memories of June – 001

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School was hell and Summer could not come any faster. I was already planning on spending hours in my room in front of my CRT playing that Final Fantasy X. It had been a birthday present. And I had been saving it to really sink my teeth into it. And Summer was the perfect opportunity. Bedsides it’s not like my V2 friends were gonna call.

However it seems fate had other plans.

One day I got an e-mail from a relative of mine.

Turning on the family computer and having to use the phone for internet. Was the worst – but I wanted to check a couple strategy guides to write down some GTA cheat codes. And I check my email on the way there. Only to find one labeled URGENT! My Aunt Claris. She’s a rich New York lady – has maybe visited me once when I was still living in Mexico.

It read:

Dear Miles

I hope this email finds you well, it’s aunt Claris’s, your father’s sister.

They were like two different persons. Like how was she my father’s sister. I could never understand.

You see my dear Jenny quit after I caught her red handed trying to steal my silverware.

Why does she even hire a maid, Claris is like the most independent person I know. She won’t even let you help her with the dishes. She does everything herself. Laundry, house cleaning, toilet scrubbing, bed making, and yet she hires a maid. Explain the logic in that one.

And now I’m need in need of new help.

Why – of course you are.

Oh Miles would you be a dear and come help me out for the Summer? I’ll find new help once it’s over. But the high season is so busy no one’s available!! You’ll have your own room and I’m mostly away on my yoga retreats or health and wellness stuff. So most of the time you’ll have the beach house to yourself. Of course I’ll be paying you. You just have to walk the dogs and feed my cats. There’s really not much else to it. You’re the only family member I would trust with this.

Could you help me out??

Thank you. I’ll be waiting your response. With love

-Claris

xoxox.

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