📖 Think FastAges 7-12
The Emergency While You Were in Charge
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You're old enough to look after your younger sibling for a short while, and your parents have just popped out. Then the smoke alarm shrieks — there's smoke curling out of the kitchen where something was left on. Your little sibling is in the next room. Suddenly you're not just looking after them; you're the one who has to decide what happens next, with no grown-up to ask.
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What's the most important thing here — sorting out the kitchen, or getting your sibling and yourself out?
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