What were they talking about?
What would the doctor say to her child?
Was it about the big tree?
Child's Mom really didn't want the doctor—
No.
She didn't want anyone talking too much with her child about the big tree.
It was just an ordinary big tree.
There was nothing to talk about.
Anyway, her child wouldn't go there again.
Much less go see that big tree.
So, it was best to let everything about the big tree pass.
There was nothing more to say.
Child's Mom was starting to lose patience.
It really had been a long time...
She began pacing back and forth.
She didn't make any effort to control her footsteps.
Her irregular steps sounded quite noticeable.
After pacing back and forth a few times, the girl's mother's anxiety grew increasingly unbearable.
She stopped.
She looked in the direction she'd come from.
After hesitating for a few seconds, she started walking.
Child's Mom cautiously peeked out and looked toward the pavilion.
She saw her child.
Hm?
Where her child was...
Was she coming to find her?
Child's Mom was slightly taken aback.
When she'd left earlier, her child had been in the pavilion.
Now she was outside it.
Had they finished talking?
Child's Mom was about to pull her head back.
Then she noticed someone looking at her.
She raised her eyes.
And met the young doctor's gaze.
She: ...
For a moment, she felt both awkward and embarrassed.
She saw the young doctor say something to the child.
Then the child turned her head.
Child's Mom instinctively smiled.
Though she knew her smile probably didn't look very natural.
Oh dear.
Child's Mom felt her cheeks grow warm.
Had she just been caught spying?
Child's Mom felt terribly embarrassed.
She'd