I Became a Kindergarten Teacher for Monster Babies!

Alina crossed her arms. "Raise your hand if you’re vegan, sweethearts."

A pause.

Only one hand rose.

Or rather, one head.

Boo floated gently upward, his big eyes round with curiosity. "Teacher... was I vegan?" he asked sincerely, spinning upside-down in the air like a sleepy cloud. "I only eat meat when they give it to me. Last time I think it was... um... very long ago. I don’t remember. But it had bones!"

Alina sighed. "No, sweetheart, you’re not vegan."

Boo nodded sagely. "Then who is?"

"You’re the only one who raised your head."

"Oh." He floated down and lay flat on a desk, looking thoughtful. "Maybe I wanted to be vegan and just didn’t know..."

Drake raised his hand again, his little brows scrunched into the most serious baby frown. "Teacher... what’s vegan?" he asked, clearly puzzled. He thought it meant people who only eat vegetables but then he remembered eating carrots and chicken nuggets last night, and now his tiny brain hurt. "I eat vegetables too, so I’m vegan," he mumbled to himself, eyes narrowing in deep thought. "But I also eat meat... ugh, this is so confusing!"

"No, sweetheart," Alina said patiently, "vegan means someone who doesn’t eat any meat or animal products. They eat only vegetables, fruits, nuts—things like that."

Drake looked scandalized. "Only leaves?!"