Telling Another Lie
So, it had little to do with staying at home.
The mushroom-headed little girl was simply that timid.
But at her previous kindergarten, she had been lucky...
On her first day, she made her best friend—Lulu.
It was all right that she did not dare speak to others.
She could talk to Lulu.
They were always together.
With Lulu there, the mushroom-headed little girl became much bolder.
Because Lulu was shy and introverted too, the mushroom-headed little girl made herself braver for Lulu.
Whenever something happened, she was willing to step forward for Lulu.
At the new kindergarten...
There was no "Lulu" who stayed with her and talked to her all the time.
The mushroom-headed little girl looked around.
Everyone was chatting and laughing happily with their own friends, playing and fooling around.
Only she... was alone.
That was normal.
The mushroom-headed little girl was a transfer student.
She was not outgoing or naturally familiar with people.
Unless someone took special care of her, she was practically invisible.
Although she had expected this scene, actually experiencing it...
Still made the mushroom-headed little girl feel awful.
Perhaps...
There had simply been too many things making the mushroom-headed little girl unhappy lately...
So the mushroom-headed little girl found it especially easy to feel upset.
For the mushroom-headed little girl, that day seemed to last forever.
When school ended and she saw her parents, the mushroom-headed little girl wanted to cry.
But she held it back.
The mushroom-headed little girl did not want to worry Child's Mom and Child's Dad.
Besides...
She could not make any friends herself...
What could Child's Mom and Child's Dad do?
Change to another kindergarten?
Wouldn't it be the same?
The mushroom-headed little girl suppressed the