“Look,” this other Pietro began, “I really want to stay in the background of this ‘show,’ since I don’t belong in this little TV world or its main family, and I definitely don’t belong here as some old witch’s fake husband, I mean…” —- he cleared his throat —- “I still need to go to the town post office to pick up the saffron challah my mom mailed me weeks ago!”

Monica gave a soft sigh, then replied “Sorry about tackling you so hard back there then, I also want to get out of the Hex as soon as possible…So where are you from then?”

He steeled his face at her, hard as silver, before replying “Right now I go to school in Westchester County.”