Alina had told her mother and aunt that the kindergarten was busy. That they should visit later, after all the activities were done. She had made excuses that made sense. She wanted to show them properly, she said. To give them her time and attention so they could see the kindergarten the right way. They agreed, though they said they didn't mind Sports Day and thought it would be better to see the kindergarten when it was lively.
Alina needed more time to think. To figure out how to tell them something she had been hiding for so long it had become part of her.
She watched Vlad Jr. help a younger child from Class C adjust their decoration, his movements careful, his voice patient. She watched Luna pause her organizing to help Rocky find a stone he had dropped. She watched Kelpie's face slowly brighten as another child complimented his water patterns.
Her family deserved to know.
She just didn't know how to begin.
Next day
Plantation Day
