The day when bubbles took over

 I sat at the kitchen table, spooning cereal into my mouth while scrolling through my blog on my tablet. “Bubbles, look! My post from yesterday got five whole comments!”

Bubbles, my tiny stuffed-hippo-turned-real-friend, peeked over my shoulder. “Pfft. Only five? If I ran that blog, it’d be way more exciting.”

I rolled my eyes. “Well, you don’t have fingers to type, so good luck with that!”

I finished my breakfast, grabbed my school bag, and hurried out the door, leaving Bubbles sitting on the table, eyeing the tablet.

As soon as the front door shut, Bubbles sprang into action. He hopped onto the tablet, using his tiny hippo nose to tap the screen. “Time to make this blog interesting!” he thought.

He clumsily navigated to the “New Post” button and started typing:

BREAKING NEWS: THIS BLOG HAS BEEN TAKEN OVER BY BUBBLES, THE MOST AMAZING, HANDSOME, AND WISE HIPPO EVER.

He continued:

FROM NOW ON, THIS WILL BE A BLOG ABOUT PIZZA, ADVENTURES, AND WHY BISCUITS ARE OVERRATED. I MIGHT BE SMART, BUT LET’S BE HONEST—BUBBLES IS THE REAL STAR HERE.

He added a picture of himself (well, more like a blurry selfie where only his ear was visible) and hit “Publish.”

Later that afternoon, I came home and threw my bag onto the floor. “Bubbles, I’m home! What did you do all day?”

Bubbles tried to look innocent. “Oh, nothing much… just… made some improvements to your blog.”

I raised an eyebrow and grabbed my tablet. As soon as I saw the new post, my mouth dropped open. “Bubbles!”

“Yes, my dear co-blogger?” he said, grinning.

“You hijacked my blog!”

Bubbles nodded proudly. “And look! Twenty-five comments! My plan worked!”

I stared at the screen. He was right. People loved his ridiculous post.

I sighed, then giggled. “Fine. But if you’re going to take over my blog, you at least have to learn how to take a proper selfie.”

“Deal,” Bubbles said, striking a dramatic pose.

And just like that, my blog became twice as popular—and twice as chaotic.