Careful with hair says a low voice Fab turns and is startled to see his friend Zee lurching over to them in his usual snail-like fashion Zee lives across the street from Fab but none of them heard him approach
You no want to set spikes aflame Zee says in his heavy accent Fab runs a hand over his spiky hair Very true he says
Fab is surprised to see Zee They invited him over but he declined Emilio thought it was because Zee was too old for it He’s sixteen now Emilio had said He doesn’t want to sit with a bunch of thirteen-year-olds and carve pumpkins Fab had nodded along with Emilio but secretly he thinks age has nothing to do with it He thinks Zee just isn’t very fond of fire You change your mind Zee Lola asks We still have one left
She rolls a pumpkin toward Zee’s feet and he glances at it As always he wears sunglasses even though the sun set a full hour ago No thanks Where I come from we uh no attack vegetables on Halloween he mumbles Really Emilio asks You don’t carve pumpkins in Iceland Ah no Zee mumbles Fab eyes Zee warily He knows he isn’t from Iceland He doesn’t know where Zee comes from really but he can only imagine the things they do
