Chapter 30 June

• Zoella POV ( Flashback)
• It was around June when Mom went into labor, and we all knew she was struggling to carry the baby. Chloe and I were both fifteen at the time, trying to wrap our heads around everything. A couple of weeks earlier, Dad had hired a nanny to look after us while he took Mom to some kind of prenatal classes or appointments—whatever it was, it seemed important for pregnant women. But this nanny? She was a total nightmare. It felt like she had some serious issues with kids because whenever Dad was around, she acted completely normal, but the second he left, she turned into a total maniac. We couldn’t even tell Dad about the times she’d tie us to chairs and make threats; he’d just think we were pulling one of our usual pranks to get rid of her so we could have the house to ourselves. Plus, the bodyguards weren’t always around, and the worst part was that we had no way to defend ourselves—getting to the guns was out of the question unless we wanted to shoot her, which was definitely not an option.
• She had a real passion for chess, and we were just her pieces on the board, often at the mercy of her whims. It was almost like she took pleasure in our struggles. With Dad having so many enemies, it felt like a given that they would target his kids, but I was actually looking forward to the arrival of a new sibling. Honestly, I was just so over seeing Chloe's face every single day; it felt like I was staring at a twisted version of myself.