Chapter 61

‘wait a second..’

Uncle Jan looked around the table and said: ‘You know the rules right.. Stay on the paths with the horses, Do not walk on the farmland, you will ruin the plants.. my job, my life.. Secure the horses on the rail when you go to your ‘special spot’, Stay together in the bush and last but not least, have fun and keep an eye on Bette.. help her, lead her and let her enjoy the farm life..’

Bette smiled and said: ‘Thanks Jan’

Then another voice raised.. this time it was grandma Maria..

‘I have another announcement to make.. Jeron, according to your mother, I have to use you as my personal assistant this weekend.. so keep your cell phone with you.. and when I call, I’d like you to come back to the house and help me out with everything..’

Jeron: ‘what?? Why me? Why can’t you ask Martin.. he’s older then me..’

Martin: oh no no no.. i have to catch up with Tina..

Jeron: gosh.. you sound like a girl..

He looked disgusting to him and sighed

Jeron: but grandma (whining), don’t you have enough help already from uncle Peter and aunt Vivienne.. and aunt Amanda is there too.. even Michael is here!

Grandma: Jeron.. come on.. I’d like you to spend time with me too.. please help me out.. let Peter and Vivienne do something for themselves.. it doesn’t happen much that they are here..

Jeron sighed and looked down..

Jeron: alright (smiling) I’ll do it.. call me when you need me.. and when we are finished.. I’d just go back to the rest..

Grandma: thank you, lovely boy..

Bette smiled, it felt good to experience all this.. something new.. something she’d never experience before.. a family.. conversations.. agreements.. disagreements.. fun.. food.. grandparents.. aunts and uncles.. all of that was so new for her.. she could never imagine what it was to have a big family like Tina has.. what it is to be a part of that.. but now she got an idea..

And she sighed from happiness..

She locked eyes with Tina and smiled