Chapter 37: Brand

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Chapter 37 |

Brand

"So, you really want to do this?" Colleen asked me nervously.

I nodded. "Definitely yes."

"But really, Imo," Yeshua swallowed hard. "Are you sure you want to—"

"Ang kulit mo, dude. Diba sinagot na ko ni Imo na pumapayag siya?" Umirap si Colleen, "Wag mo ng bigyan ng pagkakataon na magdalawang isip si Imo. Just have her accept it before she can change her mind." Tumingin siya sa akin. "You're about to go through a sacred ceremony no one had ever seen—"

"Or done, because we never had to even do this," Pag tapos ni Yeshua sa paliwanag ni Colleen.

"Kung ganoon, bakit kailangan ko pa itong gawin?"

Pumunta si Colleen sa isang kwarto. Nakanguso lang ako habang pinapanood si Radleigh na seryoso lang na nakatingin sa kawalan. When Colleen came back into the room he was carrying this huge book. He held it out in front of him then blew the dust out off it. Napaubo kaming lahat doon.

"You know I have allergies."

"Anong problema mo? You don't just blow dust at someone!"

"How did you get that thing so dusty?"

Pinagpag ni Colleen ang libro. "It's really just dirt, Rad. I made it look dusty for effect." Suddenly he held the book over his head. "Now behold! A sacred book with an even more sacred text for our eyes only!"

"Ano iyon?" Tanong ni Yeshua. Nanliliit parin ang mata sa libro.

"The Bro Code!"

"Rad, as a leader, you shall do the honors of knighting, Imo," He announced. "Well, arrow thee I mean, since I'll knight you as a arrow... Now I'm just confusing myself."

Radleigh took the lightsaber by its hilt, looking at it unsurely as if he was trying to figure out how stupid this was on a scale one to ten.

"Imo, lumuhod ka," Nakangising sabi ni Colleen. "Go down on one knee as if you'll propose to him."

Napakurap kurap si Radleigh. "Wait—What? Why, Shannon? You can't just say that."

"You shouldn't have—Don't ever say it like that," Napabuntong hininga ako.

"Oh come on! How hard is it to go down on one knee? All guys do it at one point of their lives," He said before adding. "Hopefully. It's easy, just do it like this."

Iniluhod ni Colleen ang isa niyang tuhod. Para siyang nag po-propose. Tumingala siya at tiningnan si Radleigh. Napaawang ang bibig ko nang makita ang pagkislap ng mga mata ni Colleen kay Radleigh.

"I don't care if you're my friend, I will kick you. I'm only telling you this as a warning because you are my friend."

Not wanting that, he turned to Yeshua and even grabbed his hands. Before he could say anything stupid, Yeshua casually kicked Colleen on his chest and knocked him on the ground.

Inayos ni Colleen ang kanyang sarili at tiningnan ako. "Do you want me to be knighted with a lightsaber or not?"

Napairap nalang ako sa kalokohan ni Colleen. Bakit ba naging kaibigan ko ang tatlong ito? Wala narin naman akong nagawa. I went down on one knee.

"How does it go again?" He thought aloud to himself. "Oh right." He then whispered something into Radleigh's ear before opening the book.

"Do I really have to say it like that?"

"Exactly, Raddy."

"Really?"

"It's no fun if you don't." Kindat ni Colleen.

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