Hazel Bhattarai
Nirvika’s old house was magical.
We had sleepovers every weekend.
We used our magic wands to get coins from
her parents’ closet and went to Five Little Monkeys
to exchange them for dollars to buy the Tay Tah candy.
Nirvika’s old house was tasty.
When we made brownies and almost set the house
on fire. The Fruit by the Foot challenges – whoever
finishes it first.
Two giggling girls crunching Trader Joe’s Takis
while watching Young Sheldon.
Nirvika’s old house was a secret.
The time we made a secret room in her closet.
The LED lights we would put up. And the snacks we would
munch on and make ASMR. All the stuffies we would keep,
so it would be all cozy.
Oh man, I miss Nirvika’s old house.
(Hazel Bhattarai is a 5th-grade student at Cornell Elementary School, Albany, CA.)
