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treat.  Having never stayed over at Grandpa’s place without them before, I suddenly feel quite nervous being in a strange place without my parents or sisters, yet the thought of all that candy makes me cheer.  My parents then take three small travel bags from the car.  It turns out that my sisters will also be staying – something which causes me to inexplicably let out a sigh of relief – and our visit with Grandpa will be for the entire weekend while my parents go and do grown-up things.  Mum tells Grandpa that they will return to pick us up on Sunday.  With a smile, Grandpa looks at me and winks.  I can’t help but giggle when he does silly things like that.  Before Mum and Dad leave, we all go and sit in the back yard for a while so my sisters and I can get in some play while the grown-ups talk.  It gets hot fast in the sun.  I run to the shade and take a sip of my red cordial before Leena runs up to me and tags me on the shoulder, telling me that I am “it” and I need to pass the tag onto one of my sisters so they will then be “it.”  We laugh the whole time as our parents and grandfather sit on chairs in the shade and watch us.  When we are puffed out from running, Mum stands up and yells out to us that it is time for them to leave.
    “I love you, Daddy,” I say, giving him a hug and a kiss on the cheek.  He tells me that I am “ Daddy’s Little Girl, ” and the words make me smile. 
    “I love you too, kiddo,” my father says back, hugging me tight. 
    I then lean over to give my mum a big hug.  Putting my arms around my mum’s neck, I squeeze tight, giving her a kiss on the cheek.  Mum taps my arm and tells me that my hug is too tight.  Looking me in the eyes, she then tells me to be a good girl for Grandpa. 
    “Do what he says.  No misbehaving, okay?  If I hear that you have been naughty…,” Mum starts saying in a serious voice.
    “I’ll be good.  I promise!” I smile and wave to my mum and dad as they walk through the front gate to the car.  Butterflies are in my stomach, I am so excited to have my first holiday with Grandpa.  As my parents climb into our car, Grandpa picks me up so I can see over the gate and wave to them as the car drives away.  It is then that I start to wonder where my sisters are.
    Still holding me as we walk inside, Grandpa starts to hum and sing to himself through his big bushy beard.  We find both of my sisters sitting at the kitchen table.  We’d had so much fun outside that time has flown by and already it is dinner time!
    “What’s for dinner, Grandpa?” asks Tania. 
    “Well, there’s a big question!” Grandpa responds.  “What would you all like to have for dinner?”
    “CHICKEN!” yells Leena.
    “YEAH, CHICKEN!” yells Tania.
    I am so tired of chicken every night.  It seems to be all we eat lately and it is boring.  Instead, I yell out “VEGEMITE!”
    “Vegemite sandwiches, it is then,” Grandpa agrees. 
    Leena and Tania give me an angry stare.  My sisters like chicken and are not happy that I chose a lunch food at night time.
    “You always get what you want!” Tania screams at me.
    “Do not!” I yell back.  Our grandfather starts to panic.  It has been a very long time since he has had small children in the house alone.  Oddly enough, I can feel the panic radiating from his skin.  For a few moments, I think that I might be imagining things and I stare at my grandfather strangely.  In a flash, the feeling of panic is replaced by calm.  Grandpa gets to work, making Vegemite and cheese sandwiches for all of us.  He leaves the crusts on the bread but I don’t mind because all of the bread is soft and fresh.
    After we eat our Vegemite and cheese sandwiches, which are followed by a big bowl of ice cream each, we sit on the couch and wait while the television warms up.  My sisters refuse to talk to me. They say I ruined dinner and their anger is intense.  My face is red and I do all I can not to cry, even