When people were at a loss for words, they sometimes laughed.
Child's Mom's mouth twitched.
"Isn't passing out serious?"
What did she mean, she'd only passed out?
Child's Mom was so angry she laughed.
"No!"
Teacher Lin belatedly realized that what she'd just said could be misunderstood.
"That's not what I meant!"
Teacher Lin explained quickly. "I mean..."
"Although Anna fainted, she wasn't injured..."
Teacher Lin's voice grew quieter, and her speech slowed.
That explanation...
Sounded a little strange, too.
But was it really wrong?
What else could she say?
Anna's fainting had given everyone a fright.
But she had only fainted.
The doctor had examined her—
Ah!
Right.
Teacher Lin hurried to add, "The doctor examined Anna."
"There's nothing seriously wrong with her."
As soon as she said that, Teacher Lin vaguely remembered explaining something similar to Anna's mother over the phone earlier...
"...Then why did she faint?"
Child's Mom checked her daughter over and reluctantly accepted what Teacher Lin had said.
Physically, the little mushroom-haired girl truly didn't have a single injury.
So...
That raised the question.
If the little mushroom-haired girl didn't have a scratch on her...
And had been perfectly fine...
Why had she fainted?
Teacher Lin was stumped.
Why had Anna... fainted?
That question...
She wanted to know the answer to it, too.
"You don't know?"
Child's Mom was stunned.
"How could you not know?"
"Did Anna leave your sight?"
"No."
Teacher Lin shook her head.
Not only had Anna never left her sight...
In fact, right before Anna fainted, Teacher Lin had been the person closest to her.
"Then..."
Child's Mom couldn't understand.
If Teacher Lin had been watching Anna the whole time, why didn't she know what had caused Anna to faint?
There had to be