But Billie had some bad news for Vetle at the birthday party. She soon needs him to watch Jerry for some weeks while she's away for work. As much as Vetle loves his son, he's been dreading this kind of news - because it means he might have to tell Mariana about the situation.
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He was begging Billie to find another solution, but she said she tried everything. And if it's so important to him to keep Jerry's identity a secret, can't he just lie about it and say it's a friend's kid or something?
But Vetle decided to give the truth a chance. His relationship with Mariana has been so good lately, he allowed himself to hope for a not too negative reaction. So just two days before Jerry arrived, he built up the courage to tell her everything.
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It didn't go very well. When she was over the first shock, Mariana declared that she wouldn't refuse Jerry to enter the house, but she didn't want to be around to meet him. So she will go stay with her brother for a while, and only return sporadically to check on the girls. And Vetle shouldn't feel safe about this marriage at all, because he has really betrayed her trust by keeping this information from her.
So the next morning, Mariana was gone. Ronja found that hard to deal with, of course.
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Despite her age, she understands enough of this to be really scared her mother will never return. Vetle is freaking out a little over the fact that he's now responsible for three small children on his own, but he's trying to stay calm and strong for them.