[ as per usual, it was a cloudy day in Mandela County. at least it wasn’t raining; the kids could finally play outside and have recess! the playground at Mandela Elementary was buzzing with the sound of kids playing and chatting joyfully. ]

[ one interesting detail was that most kids actually held what seemed to be comics in their hands titled “The Scary Night.” Mark was standing next to Cesar, the boy nervously handing his story to friends and classmates who wanted to read it themselves. ]