Zombies 4

Fro-yes or Fro-no?

"Mmmmmmm." Wyatt moaned as he took another bite of his Froyo. "This stuff is the greatest thing ever."

Eliza chuckled as she took another bite of her own. "Is this your first time eating Froyo?"

"Yeah, why?" Wyatt asked, looking up from his cup. "Is it bad?"

"You got a little something right here." Eliza replied, wiping the corner of his mouth with her thumb.

"Can't take me anywhere I guess." Wyatt chuckled, picking up a napkin and wiping his mouth again just in case.

Eliza smiled. "So what flavor did you get Wolfie?"

"Peanut butter and bones." Wyatt replied. "Though I think it's just peanut butter froyo with peanut brittle shards mixed in. What did you get?"

"Blood and guts." Eliza replied. "Though I think it's just strawberry froyo with strawberry syrup swirled in it."

"Either way." Wyatt shrugged, taking another bite. "This stuff is awesome."

"Agreed." Eliza nodded as she stirred her Froyo around in her cup. "You know, I wonder how Zed's making out at his appointment. I can't wait to see the color of his new Z-band."

"New Z-band?" Wyatt questioned.

Eliza nodded, holding up her wrist to show him her new red Z-band. "Z-tech created new Z-bands since the monster laws have been abolished and alot of us are graduating this year meaning some of us will start to travel for college."

Wyatt nodded in understanding. "That makes sense, but what about you? Are you going to travel for college?"

"I don't know yet." Eliza admitted. "I want to see the world and I've gotten lots of offers from different tech schools, but Seabrooke is home. What about you?"

Wyatt sighed. "I don't know if I'm going to college."

"What do you mean you don't know?" Eliza questioned.

"I grew up in a cave in the woods." Wyatt reminded her. "I'm used to the pack hunting and gathering food, sleeping under the stars, and learning from the elders. When we joined Seabrooke High, that was the whole pack's first time attending a real school. Now all the sudden people are talking about jobs and college and preparing for the future. I don't know what I want to do, I don't know what career paths there are. I don't know anything about houses or cars. I grew up a wolf, that's all I know. And I don't know how to live like a human while still being part of the pack."

Wyatt didn't look up as he slowly stirred his Froyo aimlessly around in his bowl and Eliza's heart went out to him. Wyatt was right, the wolves were new to society and they were getting ready to be thrown into a world they had no knowledge of how to navigate. 

All this time she had been worrying about what college to attend, Wyatt had been silently drowning in his own worries. He was a boy from two worlds who had no idea how to balance them.

"Wyatt," Eliza's voice was soft. "Why didn't you say something before?"

"And say what Eliza?" Wyatt questioned. "Sorry I don't know how to live a normal human life? Yeah, that doesn't sound ridiculous at all."

"Wolfie," Eliza sighed, reaching across the table to take his hands in hers. "You may have human parents but you will always be a wolf. No one can blame you for being unsure of what your future holds."

"Right now there's only one thing in my future I am certain of." Wyatt replied, meeting her gaze.

Eliza tilted her head curiously. "What?"