“Margo and Paolo,” Friend, August 2025, 33.
Margo and Paolo
Hide and Seek
Lucas, let’s be animals! I’ll be an elephant.
Margo, Grandma’s sleeping, remember? Have fun, but quietly.
Aw, how can we have fun if we have to be quiet?
I have an idea. You hide, and Lucas and I will find you.
Ha! I’ll hide so well, and be so quiet, you won’t find me in a million, billion years.
Just go! We’ll count to 20.
Hmm …
Found you!
Again!
Illustrations by Katie McDee