The boy's grip on her was strong, too.
The girl instinctively ran along with him.
"You..."
The driver rubbed his temples.
If he'd understood correctly...
"This child misunderstood..."
He glanced at the boy.
Soon, his gaze returned to the girl.
"You weren't actually in danger."
"That was your uncle."
"Your uncle was just playing around with you..."
"Right?"
"Mm."
The girl's expression turned a little sheepish.
And a little aggrieved.
It wasn't her fault...
Driver: ...
He took a deep breath.
He'd even thought that a familiar acquaintance might have committed a crime...
And felt sorry for the girl.
But...
He'd been overthinking it.
Some acquaintance committing a crime...
They were just an adult and a child playing around.
He hadn't expected such a huge misunderstanding to arise in the eyes of someone who didn't know what was going on...
"Didn't you try explaining it to him while you were on the way?"
The driver was confused.
The two children must have been running for a while, hadn't they?
All that time, the girl had just let the boy pull her along...
Without saying anything?
Of course.
If it hadn't been convenient to talk while they were running—
After all, it was hard to speak when you were gasping for breath.
"Why didn't you say anything when you got in the car?"
He'd even seen the girl crouch down like the boy and sneak a look out the window...
She'd had enough time to say a few words.
Even just shouting, "He's my uncle!" would've been enough...
But she hadn't said anything.
She hadn't said a word even when the boy said her uncle was a bad guy.
It was only when the driver was about to call the police that the girl finally reacted.