Detours and Designs by Matt Fazio

Author:Matt Fazio
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Action;Adventure;Artist;Baseball;Boys;Bridge;Bully;Bullying;Community;Detours;Drawing;Elementary School;Emerson;Friends;Friendship;Loyalty;Mystery;Mystery Artist;Picture;Pittsburgh;Pirates;Real;Realistic;Storm;Student;Suspense;Teacher;Treehouse;Baseball
Publisher: Torchflame Books
Published: 2018-03-12T16:00:00+00:00

Zombie Days

The final bell of the school week rang, and the students scattered out of Emerson Elementary. Drew, Jeff, and Tommy scampered down the hall toward the staircase by the exit. That three o’clock bell on a Friday was always like music to their ears, but this particular Friday in February was extra special – Zombie Days had finally hit theaters. Drew and Jeff jumped down the bottom few steps while Tommy slid down the railing.

“Zom-bie Days! Zom-bie Days!” Tommy chanted.

“I can’t wait,” said Jeff. “It feels like a holiday.”

“I know,” said Tommy. “It’s gonna be so epic.”

“Yeah, the whole night’s gonna be awesome,” Drew added.

He was referring to more than just the movie. First, the boys were heading to Jeff’s house for pizza and video games. Then, Jeff’s mom was taking them to the movie. Finally, they would return to Jeff’s for a sleepover.

The bridge was still closed, and no one, not even Mrs. Goyle, seemed to have any idea when it would reopen. The boys walked around it and headed down Emerson Boulevard. By now, the detour didn’t feel like a detour at all. It felt natural, like it had always been there.

The boys were so excited for the evening that they practically ran to Jeff’s house. Jeff opened the front door, and Drew and Tommy followed, staggering along limply and groaning in their best post-apocalyptic drones.

“Mom, we’re here!” Jeff shouted.

Mrs. Gray stepped out from the family room. “Okay, Mr. Zombie Man. Are you boys excited for tonight?”

“Of course!”

The boys took their book bags and coats up to Jeff’s room. When Drew unzipped his book bag to switch his beanie for his Pirates hat, his books were exposed.

“Why do you got your science book?” Tommy asked. “We had a quiz today. We don’t got any homework.”

“Uh, I guess I forgot to take it out,” said Drew.

Truthfully, he had grown so attached to the drawing on page 139 that he had been bringing the book home every weekend, even though Mrs. Steinbeck never gave homework on weekends. Regardless if it were the best of times or the worst of times, Drew always felt better when he looked at that picture.

Tommy shrugged and shifted his attention to his phone, but Jeff seemed to be turning something over in his mind. Drew waited for him to say something, but he didn’t. If Jeff did realize that it was no accident Drew brought his science book home, he let it go.

The boys went back downstairs and claimed the living room to play video games. Mrs. Gray said she would order the pizza soon and they would leave early for the 7:10 showing of Zombie Days.

“We gotta play Zombie Days on story mode this time,” said Tommy.

The Zombie Days video game was the boys’ favorite game to play together, even though most of the time two would watch while one played. The three of them took turns. As was the rule in all their single-player games, you kept playing until you lost. While one would play, the other two would give their expert opinions.

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