a was told she would have to get up every morning at this time. She would then begin to prepare the breakfast table for the seven people who would be eating at it. Lisa was included in this

ast tea at the table. Clara put dishes on the table,

upermarket. The whole family, including the parents and the four children, gathered at a large table.

Lisa answer

r side of the table. The other side of the table was plentiful with food. There were fruits, Nutella spread, cakes and pastries and a variety of other delicious breakfast items. The side of the table opposite of Lisa's was always this full, but she wasn't allowed anything that was on the other side of the table. That surprised her. She

the children. They are on holiday from school and wil

"Yes, I look forward to get

randmother. This was a daily occurrence while they were on holiday. The grandmother's home was twenty miles away and Lisa was expected to get herself there every single day. The children would all be dropped off by the parents in the car on their way to work. Lis

ll need to ride into the town every day. It's

answered, unsure o

sa was at the grandmother's home, she noticed the children kept going in and out of the kitchen. She had the impression these children were almost always eating something. Lisa was not offered any food while she was at the grandmother's. Later on, Lisa found out t

would

y perceived as a huge financial burden for the family. Obviously, for this reason, the h

omething to eat. Of course, in secret from Lisa. Lisa discovered how the children got the cookies.

ase," Lisa s

if she had said something totally unexpected.

s a half of the cookie and looked at her very ang

not forget. It was always there when

l eye, and the cookies have a bad karma. Should she always apologize when she wanted to eat something now? Should she always feel as if she stole

was to bike back to the mansion. On the way home, she noticed how dark and e

ery big." C

eight hundred p

en, the family said they lived in a small town. It turned out to be v

or grandmother. Clara's mother often looked after the children during the day, to give Clara more time to work. Clara was always busy, sitting in her office. Although, she always had time for the things she loved. She had many hob

errupted to continue with his work from home. The children were expected to entertain themselves and each other. They saw their parents only a couple of minutes day, usually at

rts from school about the level they were at. It was the first time the family had such awful grades. No one was helping them with their homework, so their grades started slipping. Luca needed almost twenty-four hour supervision. Wheneve

re in school, they still had to watch Luca and Nataly. The two of them would sit downstairs while the parents were at work in the clinic. Their grandmother lived close to the clinic as well

e family decided that they needed extra help to raise the children and take care of the hom

te together. Then Lisa did her duties of ta

ther's house. For dinner, the parents brought the children ho

ied. "I threw away the Barbie you gav

many toys, " said the father, who had ove

ent to buy some presents for the kids, but t