Lost Child of Hide and Seek
When I got home, I received dozens of voice messages from a parent. They had been sent in the group chat with other parents of children in the same kindergarten class as my daughter, Lily.
[Ms. Channing, didn't I tell you that my daughter is allergic to furry toys? Why did you allow that boy, Sparky, to give my daughter a hugging bear?]
Ms. Channing quickly denied this. No child called Sparky had ever studied in the kindergarten.
Another parent was also furious about this.
[How can you claim that? My son said Sparky would always force him to play hide-and-seek. If he refuses, Sparky would grab his hair!]
I quickly asked Lily what this was about.
Lily took out a hugging bear from behind her back and told me about it.
[Ms. Channing can't see Sparky. Only smart children can see him. Sparky is a little boy with red eyes. Every child who plays hide-and-seek with Sparky will get a hugging bear.]