a. Three years ago, after my grandpa pas

ived abroad, suggested hiring a

grandma herself, saying family would be more reliable, as l

d into another family, had no objections, so I ended u

nce looking after a bedrid

y and visited my grandma

, though Joanna complained the

om visited, Joanna never prepared lunch or

at to say about

ust acted that w

her. My brother Mikkel slept on the living room floor dow

I slept soundly until loud

ya!

gy, and checked his

past two in

ound Mikkel, his face full of panic.

d awake. "Tell

, in critical condition. Joanna and Lexi are there

say which

is head. "Mom's down

, I'll g

handed Mikkel a jacket and shoes. "Give these t

ish. "Sorry, Karson. It's the holida

oulder. "We're famil

knew we needed to get to the scene to figu

dma's doorway, tears st

ver to com

bed into my chest, stifling her cri

ad to the hospital to see what

ka

eep. I couldn't