Baldo by Hector D. Cantú and Carlos Castellanos for May 25, 2023

There is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

It’s true that being sympathetic is better than telling someone to cheer up.

I was never sad when the school year ended.

I don’t know where this is, but here in suburban Philadelphia, school doesn’t end until June 15.

God, I loved the limitless freedom of the seemingly endless summer stretching out before me on the last day of school.

Misery loves company.

Large sign outside school: “PARENTS: TAG, YOU’RE IT!”