48 - Attack of the Jack-O'-Lanterns (9 page)

Walker turned to Shane and Shana. A smile spread over his face. “When do you
think Tabby and Lee will discover they can just pull off their pumpkin heads?”
Walker asked.

“Maybe never!” Shana replied.

And we all started laughing all over again.

We didn’t stop until we reached the bottom of my driveway.

“Thanks again,” I told Shane and Shana. “You guys were great.”

“You were greater than great! You were awesome!” Walker declared. “A couple
of times, you even scared
me!
And I knew it was you!”

“And do you know what else is great about having aliens from another planet
as friends?” I said. “You two don’t eat candy.”

“That’s right,” Shane and Shana agreed.

“That means Walker and I get to keep it all!” I exclaimed, laughing.

I suddenly had a serious thought. I stopped laughing. “You know, I’ve never
seen
you two eat,” I told the two aliens. “What
do
you eat?”

Shana reached out and pinched my arm. “You’re still really bony, Drew,” she
replied. “You’ll find out what Shane and I eat when you fill out a bit.”

“Yeah,” Shane chimed in. “People from our planet only like to eat very plump adults. So you don’t have to worry for
now.”

My mouth dropped open. “Hey—you’re kidding, right?” I demanded. “Shane?
Shana? You’re not serious—right? That’s a joke. Right?
Right
?”

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