Evie and her friends hatched an elaborate plan today at school. When I got home from work, Evie wanted to know if I could drive her to school tonight, after it was dark. The plan was for the girls to meet at the playground so they could go to magic land. Some of the girls were going to sneak out and drive their Barbie cars, but Evie, not having a Barbie car herself, required a ride.

Evie informed me that, when she emerged from Magic Land, she would have green eyes and a neon dress. When I asked her why she wanted to have different colored eyes, she told me that she needed green eyes so that, “if the sisters come to Florence’s house again and bring a flower, then I’ll have something to pet.” “Is she on acid?” I asked. We were thoroughly through the rabbit hole here.

We tried to convince her that the other girls would not be allowed to go to school in the middle of the night either, but she’s not buying it. She’s convinced she is going to be left out; the only kid who doesn’t get to visit Magic Land. I mostly felt like she was speaking another language.