"Okay mommy. As long as there's pizza there." Said Natasja, smiling. She was imagining all the food she could sneak away with and eat without her mom's ever-watching eye. One of her favorite things was eating food on her own, whilst watching TV or just lying around, but despite Vivian's generally lax dietary expectations she had a hard line on Natasja sneaking off with food.
"But... but why?" Asked Rebecca, looking far less enthusiastic than her younger sister. "Where are you going? Why can't we come?"
Vivian sighed, rubbing her temples.
"Sorry, Rebecca, but I can't answer that. Gina's lovely, I promise, and her daughters... well, I'm sure you'll get along just fine." Rebecca tried to interrupt, but she spoke louder. "Look, I don't know how long this is for, but Gina'll sort it all out. Please, don't make this difficult for me."
"But mom! What about my friends at school?" Rebecca complained loudly.
Vivian slammed her hand down onto the tabletop for the second time, making both girls jump.
"Enough! I'm your mother and you will do what I say. Now, we're leaving tomorrow. Pack tonight, and make sure you take all your clothes, books, whatever else we can fit in the car."
"Can't we say goodbye to anyone?"
"Sorry, but no. We're leaving before school tomorrow morning. Anyway, this isn't forever; a few months, at most."
Rebecca turned her eyes downwards. She didn't like this at all, but she could tell that no matter what she did it wasn't going to change her mom's mind, not this time. She turned back to Natasja, but the plump young girl had fallen asleep again in her chair. She shook her head.
"Fine." She grumbled reluctantly.
"Thank you." Vivian looked very relieved. "Now, go pack up your stuff. Help your sister when she comes through as well."
Unenthusiastically, she trudged into the bedroom and began collecting her stuff, soon being joined by her yawning younger sister as together they began packing for what Natasja thought was a holiday, but Rebecca knew was something different altogether.
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