[say]"That is what I said,"[/say] Mateo says brightly. [say]Una montagna. It means mountain, in the travelling tongue where my dad is from."[/say] Still swinging his legs, he meditates on the prospect of not having a meaning to his name, before wrinkling his nose. [say]"Your dad's name is Gill?"[/say] he guesses. [say]"Maybe I should make up a meaning for it myself. Mateo means... big tree,"[/say] he decides.
His brow furrows as well to hear Everest speak so - and in the years to come, the expression will also become a familiar one for Mateo, but only in the presence of his friend. [say]"Most animals pick fights with one another, I think,"[/say] he objects. [say]"But only humans go shopping. Want to come and get milkshakes with me?"[/say]
His brow furrows as well to hear Everest speak so - and in the years to come, the expression will also become a familiar one for Mateo, but only in the presence of his friend. [say]"Most animals pick fights with one another, I think,"[/say] he objects. [say]"But only humans go shopping. Want to come and get milkshakes with me?"[/say]
