1 A crane 2 A frog 3 A paper cup The cup was the one that was going to save us I folded the monopoly money as quickly as I could An origami paper cup We already have cups Claire said holding up her empty milk glass These aren’t for milk I said I made my last fold and popped open the top of the cup Perfect I made a second one and
then motioned for Claire and Grandma to lean in and I quietly told them my plan Grandma Sadie smiled I could tell she was proud Brilliant Pipsqueak she whispered Okay are you ready I asked Claire nodded and Grandma gave a thumbs-up as she sat down on the couch I stood on the couch and put my legs over Grandma’s shoulders When she stood up I felt like the tallest person in the world Well maybe not the tallest in the WORLD but definitely tall enough to reach the cameras
I took one of my origami cups and placed it over the lens of one camera It was a near-perfect fit Wow cool Claire said from the ground When we get out of here can you teach me how to make those Definitely I said proud of myself I quickly covered the second camera and then Grandma Sadie set me down
Okay kids hurry We don’t know how long it’ll be before they notice that they can’t see us anymore But we’ll be ready Grandma Sadie whispered We got to work keeping our voices low so they wouldn’t hear our plan It took about five minutes before we heard fast footsteps coming down the hall We crouched near the door When the lock clicked Doreen Uncle Ricky and the other MaLa bad guys who had taken Cosmo all rushed into the room What is ACK Doreen didn’t get a chance to finish her sentence because she fell slipping on the
