Just then a black van pulls up the quiet street It parks in front of the house directly opposite Fab’s The side of the van reads Mr Fleshman’s Moving Company No way Someone’s finally moving into that old house Emilio whispers 10
Mr Fleshman Fab says What kind of weird name is that Even weirder who moves in at night Emilio asks The boys watch as three figures emerge from the van A man a woman and a teenage boy 11
Do you think he’s our age Fab whispers I think he’s older But hard to tell in the dark Am I seeing things or are they all wearing sunglasses The family of three head up the path to the front door of the house But the way they move seems odd They are walking so slowly They must be tired Fab thinks Must have been traveling all day You have got yourself some interesting new neighbors You lucky WHOOPS 12
Emilio accidentally steps on the pedal at his feet and his bottle rocket launcher blazes to life Before they can stop it a bottle rocket flies across the street and it hits the boy in the back Oh no Fab and Emilio shout You okay Emilio calls to the boy Bizarrely the boy’s parents don’t even bother to turn around They just keep lurching their way into the house Meanwhile the boy doesn’t even flinch from the bottle rocket sticking out of his back 13
