Next class was playtime.
And for once, Alina decided to keep things simple. "No garden today," she said with a smile as she slid open the colorful toy cupboard. "Let's stay in the classroom. Indoor playtime it is."
The moment those words left her mouth, a loud groan echoed across the room.
"Argh! No outdoor?!" Luna complained, her voice sharp with disappointment and she stomped once like she was about to protest—
—but then, without warning, she dropped into a tiny gray puffball and zoomed toward the reading corner.
Seconds later, she returned carrying her battle-scarred rabbit plushie, one ear hanging by a thread, the other completely missing. Its face looked like it had seen things.
She flopped down on the rug with it, curling around the half-dead toy like it was a war trophy.
Alina blinked. Her lips twitched. "Not even five seconds of rebellion…"
Across the room, a small cabinet rattled ominously.
Alina squinted.
Then—BOOM!
"RAHHHHHHHH!"
