Child's Mom raised the Rabbit Doll's hand and gently touched the mushroom-haired little girl's face.
"Anna, don't be sad."
"Look at Bunny."
"Play with Bunny."
"Then Anna will be happy."
"...Mm..."
The mushroom-haired little girl buried her face in the Rabbit Doll's head.
"...Mom."
After a while, a muffled voice came from the Rabbit Doll's head.
"Yes?"
Child's Mom answered gently. "Mom's here."
"...Lulu's home phone number is..."
The mushroom-haired little girl furrowed her brow and thought for a while.
Just as she was about to panic, thinking she'd forgotten, she remembered it.
The mushroom-haired little girl let out a huge sigh of relief.
Thank goodness.
After getting Lulu's family's phone number, Child's Mom called it right away.
The mushroom-haired little girl perked up her ears.
Her expression grew visibly tense.
Mom was calling Lulu's family...
Seeing this, Child's Mom smiled faintly.
She raised a hand to cover the child's eyes.
The sudden darkness in her vision made the mushroom-haired little girl pause.
Huh?
But she didn't look around.
She only blinked.
When the light returned, the mushroom-haired little girl saw Mom standing up.
"Mom's going out for a little while."
Child's Mom left the child's room.
She decided not to make the call in front of the child.
Otherwise, the child would hold her breath and stare at her the whole time.
The call went to voicemail.
Child's Mom was a little disappointed.
But not too disappointed.
At this hour...
People were at work or at school.
It was perfectly normal for no one to answer at home.
Child's Mom put away her phone.
She returned to the child's room to tell her.
The mushroom-haired little girl's chin sank into the Rabbit Doll's head.
She