The girl sat in the passenger seat, head bowed. Her hair fell beside her cheeks, hiding her expression.
The car slowly pulled away.
Tomb Ghost wondered if the girl would still call out to it the next time they met.
Its expression froze.
The girl lifted her head and looked out the window.
The sudden movement caught Tomb Ghost off guard.
Its heart gave a jolt.
Then it saw the disappointment on the girl's face and found its own nervousness rather amusing.
At this distance, how could a little human girl possibly see it?
It watched the car drive away.
For a moment, the girl leaned out and looked up into the sky.
But she quickly pulled her head back inside.
It faintly heard a few familiar voices.
"Idiot."
"Got scolded, huh?"
It couldn't help pouting.
Even as a monster, it knew that sticking her head out like that was dangerous.
Tomb Ghost returned to the cemetery.
To the girl's mother's grave.
It took a small flower basket from behind the tombstone.
It had hidden it there on purpose.
It had worried someone might take it if it left it out in front.
Besides, there was already a small flower basket in front.
This was clearly the little flower basket the girl had given it.
If it put this one in front of the tombstone too, wouldn't people think both baskets belonged to the person buried there?
That wasn't true.
Tomb Ghost thought, feeling a little awkward.
This little flower basket belonged to it.
Not to the person in the grave.
After playing with the little flower basket for a while, Tomb Ghost put it back behind the tombstone.
When it was about to leave, it hesitated, then crouched in front of the basket again.
The tiny flowers