NATALIE, THE SUPER-GRANDMA

Team 19

Writers: Diana L., Mara T., Lena E.
Illustrators: Mara T., Diana L., Lena E., Miruna S.
Voice recorders: Diana L., Mara T., Lena E.

‘’Come on, honey! We’ve got to go, we’re already late!’’ shouted mum.
‘‘But I don’t want to go to grandma! Can’t you just leave me here, at home, and go on your business trip?!’’ answered twelve-year-old Amara disappointedly.
‘’We’ve already told you! We have promised your grandma that you will spend the summer at her place. Also, we can’t leave you here alone!’’

‘’But it’s so unfair! Grandma is so boring!’’ thought Amara, while she was carrying her suitcases downstairs.
Her father put their luggages in the trunk. They got into the car. Amara looked at her house vanishing in the distance, knowing that it’s not going to be a fun summer... 

At 9 o’clock, the Anderson’s family car stopped in front of a tiny cabin, with a large garden, in a little village, called Watform. A short, old woman, with a pink dress with red roses and cat slippers was waiting in front of the gate. She was holding her Ragdoll cat, named Pablo.
Amara got out of the car and her parents left the grandma’s cabin.
“My parents will have so much fun!” thought Amara in a fit of jealously.

2 hours later....

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“Come on, dear! I have a surprise for you!” said Natalie, her grandma, in a friendly way.
Amara followed her into the kitchen. The kitchen was a tiny room, with a big, round table in the middle. In the left corner, there were four recycling boxes in different colors with labels on them. On the table, there was a ceramic vase with daffodils and a huge plate of chocolate cookies, which were just taken out of the oven.
“All for you, my dear!” exclaimed grandma Natalie while handing Amara the plate.
“They look delicious! Thanks grandma!”
Amara only loved two things about her grandma:
1.      The magnificent food she made and…
2.      The fact that she recycled and she cared for nature.

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The days went by and Amara started liking her grandma more and more.
One day, the girl wanted to eat pickles. She couldn’t open the jar, so she went into the garden to look for Natalie. But then… something strange happened. Her grandma was RUNNING!!! YES, the same woman that she saw using a cane 5 minutes ago!
She quickly hid behind some trees to spy on her. Her grandma was running to the shed that she always kept locked. After that the girl saw Natalie taking down a plank and entering a code. 

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She saw her grandma enter the shed and close the door behind her.
Amara had so many questions. Why would grandma enter a code to unlock the door to the shed? Why didn’t she use a key? What was she hiding? Did she have 1 million dollars behind that door, and she wanted to keep it all for herself? Or maybe she had 1 million cookies or 1 million jars of pickles? Or a portal to another dimension? Amara had to find out as soon as possible. The girl planned to enter the shed next day, while her grandma was visiting her neighbors.

The next day, grandma left the house at 11 o ’clock in the morning. Amara knew she would have 2 hours until Natalie came back, so she had plenty of time to finish her secret mission. The girl made sure grandma was far enough from home. Then, she sneaked to the shed. She entered the code. After that, the door magically opened. Inside, it was very dark. Amara turned on the light and she couldn’t believe what she saw. She knew her grandma loved nature, but she did never expect her grandmother to be a….

The next day....

....SUPERHERO

On the biggest wall, opposite the door, there was a big board with a plan. But what was it about? It took her some time to understand, but then she saw it all clear. Her grandma was a superhero in a fight against Dr. Pollution. But who was this doctor? And what did he want? Below the board, there were many baskets with cleaning sprays, gloves, trash bags and all sorts of different instruments. But how could she defeat a villain with those weird instruments? Was Dr. Pollution so dangerous? She had so many questions. Amara knew she had to ask Natalie about this. And most importantly, she knew she had take part in whatever she was doing.

Amara and her grandma talked for 2 hours. The girl was amazed by everything Natalie was telling her. Her grandma explained the purpose of the plan: She wanted to stop Dr. Pollution, a monster created by a scientist. The researcher created a ‘’heart” that collected garbage. Soon, it would became a monster, which got bigger and stronger every day by absorbing rubbish. She wanted to stop it.

At night...

Finally, the night came. But Amara couldn’t sleep. There was so much going on and she still had so many questions, but no answers. Why would a scientist create such a monster? Was he really a bad man?
Meanwhile, Natalie was crocheting a light green suit for her granddaughter. She was worried and she couldn’t sleep, either. Will her granddaughter give up? Is she going to tell everybody about their secret mission? Was it a good idea to include her in the scheme?