hide and seek by manaal

Did I mention in my last review that these are going to be mini-reviews from here on out? [crickets: no, but that’s fine – go on, please]

High school. I didn’t really hate it – more intensely disliked it – but I definitely don’t want to relive it though someone else’s eyes. However, I trudge on and, like high school, I found bits and pieces of hide and seek to be enjoyable and even intriguing. In this story by manaal, I of course related to nerdy McShy boy (my words, not the author’s) who bears the brunt of our protagonist’s incessant whining about a mystery guy who almost certainly won’t live up to the hype.

There’s also the glum teacher who may or not be into something creepy and weird or about to do something creepy, weird, and illegal. I’m not sure about that, but I would like to know what “the saddest bagel you’ve seen in your life” looks like. That made me laugh out loud – automatic bonus point in my IFComp judging rules (which I didn’t use here, but that’s not the point).

This made me laugh and I can see where this can go several different ways. (At first I was rooting for McShy, but now I think he deserves better.) Overall, my interest was piqued enough to want to see more – which, after all, is the whole point of this comp. And review.