"Of course." The little kid looked at me with a puzzled look on his face. It seemed like he was asking me if there were any other choices.
I put down the fork I was holding in my hand and looked at Munchkin seriously." Munchkin, can you tell me why you'd want to go back to Whaldorf City to study? Did you have a fight with Tina?"
I was worried for a moment, and I even started to worry that Munchkin and Tina might have accidentally heard my conversation with Theo back then.
Not to mention Munchkin, I reckoned that such a sensible child like Tina would probably figure it out as well.
Could it be that Munchkin and Tina had a
fight? Was that why Munchkin wanted to give up on such a good friend and go back to Whaldorf City to study?
I did not want something like that to happen.
"Mommy, what are you talking about? Of course, it's nothing like that. Tina and I will never ever fight with each other,” replied Munchkin.
‘Never’ was a word that a child could say out loud without hesitation.
However, since they did not have a fight, then what was the reason?
“But didn’t you tell me that you like Zenon? I thought of asking you if you wanted to study in Zenon,” I asked.
I asked the question in a more straightforward manner.
The little kid tilted his head and replied," I've thought about it too. Zenon is a nice place. I have friends here, and I might run into them in school.”
This was exactly what I thought, then he added, "But Daddy and Mommy are working in Whaldorf City now. If I'm schooling in Zenon, it'll make things harder for the two of you. I can’t bear to see both of you so tired."
My heart throbbed a little.
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