Chapter 1 ta band in town Braaaaaaaains Emilio holds up a messy handful of pumpkin innards and dangles them near his mouth A small string of pumpkin sticks to his lip and he shrieks and tosses the goop aside Jeez Emilio You’d think those really were brains judging by your screams Lola rolls her eyes
Ugh How can the inside of a pumpkin be so gross Emilio scoops out another gooey spoonful of seeds It’s a crisp October evening and Emilio Lola and Fab sit in Fab’s driveway carving jack-o lanterns Emilio glances at Fab You alright there buddy Huh Fab pretends to be absorbed in carving I’m fine Just finishing this he mumbles There Done Fab doesn’t want to say Emilio’s zombie joke put him on edge Any mention of zombies these days
puts Fab on edge Which isn’t very convenient considering the name of their rock band I’m finished too Lola says She pulls her lime-green hair into a ponytail then rolls her pumpkin next to Fab’s She drops candles in each of them then dips in a lighter Her jack-o lantern blazes to life with the words Electric Zombie Woo hoo Our band’s name in lights Lola grins Nice Emilio says I’m almost finished with mine
He squints at the front of his pumpkin where he’s attempting to carve a lightning bolt and zombie hand These little carving tools stink Next year I’m inventing a mini chainsaw You should That would actually be a useful invention Lola says What You think my other inventions aren’t useful Course not Lola chuckles Fab’s jack-o lantern flickers in the breeze and he bends close to adjust the candle
