"The next thing in the circle, what's this?" " A hard hat!" " That's right it's a hard hat." "And who wears a hard hat when they work?" "I know, I know!" "A builder." "Very good." "And how about an architect?" "They might also need to wear a hard hat." " My dad's an architect!" " That's right, Malte." "Do you want to tell everyone what an architect does?" "They work with computers and drawings and things." " My dad's a veterinarian!" " Me too!" "You're a child." "You can't be a veterinarian." "Yes I am!" "In fact, my whole family are veterinarians." "I think you're confusing the word veterinarian with vegetarian, Lina." "Oh, right..." " Okay, this is what we're going to do." " What?" "Take turns and tell us what you'd like to be when you grow up." " Police officer, doctor..." " Lawyer!" "Okay, very good." " Leave the hamster alone!" "LITTLE CHILDREN, BIG WORDS" "Let's be quiet and let everyone speak without being interrupted." "Sophie first and then anti-clockwise around the circle." "Which way is anti-clockwise?" "Good." "Sophie, what would you like to be when you grow up?" "I want to be a teacher." "Well, that's a good choice." "I'm sure you'd be a very good teacher." "Next." "Anna, what about you?" "When I was little, Mummy said should open a monkey sanctuary  because I used to love monkeys." "Then I got bitten by a monkey at a circus in Thailand  and Daddy said we could sue the owners of the circus." "So now I think I'm going to be a lawyer  because they earn a lot more money than people who look after monkeys." "Well that's an interesting story." "Being a lawyer is a very good job  but perhaps you shouldn't just think about money." "Some of the most important jobs in the world don't pay much at all." "The main thing is to find a job that makes you happy and that you enjoy." " Next?" " I want to be famous." " Famous for what?" " Nothing special." "Just be on TV and stuff." "Alex?" "Alex, what do you want to be when you grow up?" "When I grow up I want to be a rapist." "What did he say?" "I don't think you mean that." "Do you, Alex?" " What's a rapist?" " What does a rapist do?" "Do you know, Alex?" " What is a rapist?" " Tell us what it means." "What does a rapist do?" "Perhaps we should talk about it another day?" " No, it's important." " What things does a rapist use?" " Just tell us, Miss!" " A rapist isn't a job." "Well, what is it then?" "A rapist... steals something." "Like a burglar?" "No, not exactly." "A rapist takes something from another person that's not a "thing"." "Not like a TV or a computer." "A rapist takes something from here inside." "Where all your feelings live." "He takes it away without asking." "Then that thing inside you..." "is just gone." "Maybe forever." "And you have to work very, very hard to try to get it back." "A rapist forces you to change the way you see the world." "Like before, you saw a field of flowers and thought it was beautiful." "Then after that, the same field might make you feel frightened and lonely." "Or you'd hear a child laughing and you'd be happy." "Then after that, the same sound makes you want to cry." "A rapist forces you to feel things that you shouldn't have to feel  that you don't want to feel." "Like anger." "We talked about anger last week, didn't we?" "And sadness." "And fear." "And you miss the thing he stole from you." "You miss it... more than you could ever miss anything  or anyone in the whole world." "Okay, then." "It's break time." "Get your coats and I'll see you outside." "Alex?" "Can you stay here for a moment, please?" " Do you want me to go?" " No, you can stay." "Alex?" "Where did you hear the word rapist?" "I found my Ferrari front spoiler in the end." "You did?" "It was in my shoe on the stairs." "I was in bed  and remembered I put it there when I was playing with my cars." "It sits on the front of my Ferrari." " Your Ferrari?" " Yes, my Lego Ferrari." "Dad's not coming back." "What do you mean?" "Your mum said he's away doing National Service." "He is." "But yesterday when I went to get the front spoiler  from the shoe on the stairs, I heard Mum talking on the phone  and she was shouting." "What did she say?" "Alex?" "You can tell me if you want." "She said never." "She kept saying it." ""Never, never, never"." ""You'll never see me or your son again"." "And I'm the son." "I'm Alex." "Did she know you were listening?" "The door was only open this much." "She said, "You will never see your son again"." "And then she said it." "Shall I take care of that for you?" "I can hold onto it for the rest of the day, if you like." "You'd better go now so you don't miss break time." "Are you okay?" "Yes."