The alarm clock buzzes loudly. Leo jumps up and grabs his red cap.
He pulls the cap down over his ears and zooms out the front door into the warm morning sun.
Three friends are already waiting at the corner. Their backpacks bounce as they skip along the sidewalk.
A sudden gust of wind blows the cap off his head, sending it tumbling toward a bubbling fire hydrant.
Leo chases the cap, laughing, until it lands softly on his best friend’s nose like a silly hat.
They all stop to look at each other’s grinning faces, then put their hands together in a happy pile.
The group walks side-by-side toward the school gates, singing a bouncy song under the golden sky.
He adjusts his red cap, feeling the cool metal button, and steps through the gate with his friends.
