It was close to the end of the winter break. I had just 2 weeks left till school resumed and I loathed it. The early mornings, bulky assignments, boring classes. The only thing I ever looked forward to was reuniting with my friends. But to be honest home was not so fun either. My parents were almost never home.

My dad was a commander, and mom was a language translator so they travelled around to different parts of the world leaving me with my nanny Sue. Nanny Sue had been with me since I was five years old, yes, she is cool and all but she always treats me like...