Jasmine was only 5 when her father died in a car accident. Her mother remarried a few years later to a man with three younger children. Money was extremely tight, and Jasmine would babysit and give the money she earned to her mother and stepfather to help support the family.
One day, she happened to run into the Johnsons at the park. The Johnsons were the wealthiest people in the city and had a two year old baby, named Emma. They talked for a bit, then the Johnsons offered to hire Jasmine as their exclusive babysitter. She accepted the offer. The Johnsons paid her very well and the money she gave to her parents began to help settle their debts and stabilize their financial situation.
Six years went by, and Jasmine turned 18 and got a full ride scholarship to an out of state college. The Johnsons hated to lose her, and she and their daughter had gotten very close over the past few years and Emma was now devastated that she wouldn't be seeing Jasmine anymore.
Without her babysitting money, Jasmine's family financial situation began to deteriorate again. To make matters worse, her mother developed a serious disease, and the hospital and doctor bills were piling up. Then, an accident occurred in Jasmine's Microbiophysiology class. A device being developed called a Matter Manipulator, a machine that could enlarge or reduce the size of biological matter, malfunctioned and Jasmine got caught in the radiation exposure. She was unharmed except for being miniaturized to five inches tall.
Unable to continue school, she was returned to her family. Having signed a MOU of nondisclosure with the college, her parents received a small monetary settlement from the college, but were not permitted to allow her to appear on television or be interviewed. Money really started getting tight as her mother got sicker and sicker.
One day, Jasmine was told by her father that the Johnsons wanted her to come to their daughter's birthday party. She was overjoyed at the prospect of seeing the little girl again and she immediately accepted the invitation. The Johnsons even sent over a custom-made Barbie Doll outfit for her to wear. The day of the party, her stepfather carried her to the Johnsons mansion and set her down in the palm of Mrs. Johnsons hand, who took her inside to see surprise Emma. Mr. Johnson and her stepfather remained on the front porch and chatted quietly for a few minutes. Mr. Johnson walked back into the house and to his home office, returning to the porch a few minutes later, handing Jasmine's stepfather an envelope. They shook hands and her stepfather left.
Jasmine and the now nine year old Emma played together during the party, which consisted of Jasmine, Emma and the Johnsons. No other children had been invited. Towards the end of the evening, Emma was getting sleepy, so Mrs. Johnson put her bed and held Jasmine close enough to her to allow Jasmine to kiss her on the cheek. Mrs. Johnson carried Jasmine to the kitchen where Mr. Johnson was waiting and placed her in his hand. Jasmine told him how much fun it was to spend time with their daughter, and she would like to do it again, if possible. Mr. Johnson quietly said to her that not only would it be possible, but she would be staying with them fulltime from now on. He explained the business proposition he made with her stepfather.........Jasmine wasn't invited as a quest at their daughter's birthday party.......she was her birthday present.
