"Bye!" Penny chirped as Mr. and Mrs. Eriksson walked off.
Penny had just come to their apartment to babysit their son, Jack.
Jack was 13 years old. Penny felt, at least, that he was old enough to be by himself. But overprotective parents and all that.
Anyway, Penny was unfortunately strapped for cash at the moment, and didn't really care how old he was, or what his interests were, what kind of kid he was, and so on. Money was money.
She and Jack sat awkwardly for an hour or so. The two sort of avoiding one another for a time. Penny took to just watching TV instead.
As she was watching the early night talk shows, the ones that come on around seven that nearly nobody watches, a hypnotist came on.
"Hm. Hypnosis huh? Wonder what the guys would think about this. Bet Sheldon thinks it's all B.S." she quipped to herself.
Suddenly a woman from the crowd was brought on stage to be hypnotized.
"Alright. Just watch the watch sway. Watch it go back and forth. Back and forth" he said to her. Penny, however, was also watching.
"See it as it sways there. Notice as the rest of the world fades from view. The watch your only focus."
Penny's view darkened. The room around her seemed to fade. She was only watching the watch.
"All outside distractions fade. Only listening for a voice. A voice to latch on to. To command you." he said.
"Excuse me? Penny?" Jack said from down the hall. It seemed he needed something but instead... that was the voice Penny latched on to.
The man on TV began giving the woman commands, but Penny didn't follow. She was waiting for the voice she latched to in order to give her commands.
Jack approached, seeing her glassy eyed, looking at the TV
"Uh... excuse me?" he said. Penny didn't move. Just staring ahead. "I uh... I'm hungry. Could you... make me a sandwich or..?" he muttered. He wasn't expecting anything. But Penny didn't reply. She just stood and went to the kitchen, starting on his sandwich.
Confused, Jack looked at the TV.
"A hypnotist?" he said to himself. It then hit him.
His hot, blonde babysitter was under a trance... meaning... maybe Jack could have some fun tonight after all.
Penny returned with a sandwich on a plate and sat it on the coffee table before him. She just stood there, rigid and blank as he took a bite and looked her over. He smiled mischievously, thinking of what he could do to mess with her.
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