For my 18th birthday I was given round-the-world ticket as a gift from my parents. I didn't have a lot of savings, but I decided to go and work along the way to cover my travel costs. I found an orpeh job for a rich family in Long Island, New York. They had a son and two daughters; Tom aged 10, Britney aged 12 and Kathleen 23. I would have to look after the two younger children take care of other things in the household as required. Kathleen lived in the dorm at the ballet school she was attending in Manhattan.
Mrs Anne Katz my boss was a lady in her early 50's, flamboyant, eccentric, stunningly beautiful and very bossy. He husband was some big businessman and was hardly around, coming home late at night. They lived in a mansion with a pool, tennis court, gym and spa.
I had agreed to spend 3 months with them and they paid me $1000 per month plus free lodging in a guestroom within their pool house. I would get off every second weekend, which I had planned to use to tour New York.
I arrived late October on the day of Halloween. I had just settled into the room and met the kids when Kathleen arrived.
"Hi, you must be the new babysitter, orpeh, whatever it's called?" this dark haired tall girl questioned me.
"Yes, I am Rachel, I am from Australia and I started today. You must be Kathleen the oldest child?" I asked her wondering why she seemed so aggressive.
"I am normally at the New York Art School where I live at the dorm, but I come back home from time to time, and I have come home for the long Halloween weekend."
I looked at Kathleen trying to work out what she was made off. She looked a bit punkish with dark straight hair, diamond in her nose; she wore black cotton leggings with a long black silky shirt hanging loose and on top she had a long black trench coat. She wore a lot of silver jewellery. A bit strange I thought to myself, but then she probably fitted in perfectly at the art school.
"Tonight is Halloween and because of our surname -- Katz, we have a family tradition to go out on our trick and treats dressed at cats. I am a bit old for it now, but someone needs to take the kids and I normally do, but I have a friend's party I am going to tonight so you will have to take them. I will give you a an outfit to wear."
"Ok! " I replied.
I knew Halloween was a bit of a religion in USA but I have never experienced it Kathleen had returned a few minutes later, carrying some clothes.
"Here, put this black leotard on. I am a bit taller than you but it should fit you as it's a bit small for me now, and here is a pair of my dancing tights. I have a fur tail from last year Halloween that clips on to the waistband of the tights. One of my mom's friends is a make up artist and she will come over to paint your face and do your hair. Brit will also dress as a cat. Brit knows what to do and where to go. You will probably be out trick and treating for at least 2 hours."
"See you later!" Kathleen shouted as she disappeared out of the door.
The phone in my room rang. It was the make up lady. She had finished doing Brits face and now it was my chance. I quickly finished getting dressed Kathleen's clothes and with the tail in my hand I walked over to the house to get my face painted.
"Hi, I am Sue, one of Anne's oldest friends. I will be painting your face next"
I watched as she put the finishing touch to Brit's face. She really did look good, with sparkly whiskers in gold and claws painted over her arms and hands.
The tights were too long for me gathering at the bottom of my feet and the leotard was too loose hanging badly. Kathleen was a taller bigger girl than me.
"You look ridiculous in those clothes" Sue commented not making me feel any better.
"Those tights are badly stretched and the leotard is a few sizes too big for you"
"It must be our lucky day as I have a real catsuit fancy dress in my car, as I also do work for some of the Broadway shows. I even think it's probably your size. Its been used in Cats the musical. I keep it as I do the girls face and I need to match the colours. It is in a light colour though, I think maybe off white or grey. " Sue said as she went to her car to fetch it.
She returned with the outfit and handed it to me. "Go try it on sweetie!" she said.
I went to the bathroom and I took off Kathleen's clothes and then held up the catsuit. It looked quite small. I unzipped the back and I held onto the door to support me as I put one leg into it at a time. It was like putting on a stocking. I then rolled up the stretchy material and pulled it up over my torso. The sleeves were long and fitted like a glove. In fact the whole costume was like a body glove fitting tightly to my figure. I slipped one arm at a time into the long sleeve. I had to suck my breath in to get one shoulders in. As I pulled the material over me I was worried it would tear, but it was quite stretchy. I felt the inner seem by my crotch. It was quite high and pulled into me. This outfit was skin-tight and pulled tightly against my chest. I would need help to zip up my back.