I walked into the ninja themed store at the shops and the two young men who worked there tossed ninja shuriken stars back and forth like frisbees.<\/p>\n
One boy carelessly tossed a star, missed the target, and injured a customer in the leg.<\/p>\n
This brought disgrace to the boy and to his family too.<\/p>\n
The following day, to make amends, the boy\u2019s parents brought him back to the shop, cut into pieces with his body parts in boxes.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Reymundo and I left the mall and walked down the marble steps.<\/p>\n
It was as if we were at the US Capitol Building when wraith-like stone sculptures of the Founding Fathers suddenly came to life and impeded our way.<\/p>\n
Thankfully, Reymundo and I both carried military grade assault rifles and we shot them all down.<\/p>\n
Even though the Founding Fathers were ghosts and made of stone they still bled\u2014their remains now a bloody rubble.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
A man spoke to his two sons.<\/p>\n
The father was Old Testament stern\u2014severe like Deuteronomy (21:18-21).<\/p>\n
He favored the younger son, a charming boy loved by all. The elder, a rebellious teenager, ran with a crew, huffed glue, and drank tall cans. King Cobra.<\/p>\n
The younger son died and on the day of the burial, the surviving son\u2019s face was flushed red from tears and drink.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt should have been you that died,\u201d his dad told him.<\/p>\n
The words didn\u2019t surprise yet they pierced the boy\u2014down to his marrow.<\/p>\n
The father then gestured toward a man in uniform who stood at the top of a steep hill, and I considered whether this was the undertaker or the gravedigger.<\/p>\n
My heart hit the ground when I finally realized: my father intended to bury both his sons on the same day.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
We were at my friend\u2019s house, shooting paintball when my mom barged into the backyard.<\/p>\n
She stood there looking all snooty and said, \u201cYou deserve a visit from your mother.\u201d<\/p>\n
I was embarrassed in front of all my friends and all I could think to say was \u201cYeah, maybe I do.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI brought you some cake,\u201d my mom said as she held out a plate with a thick slice of yellow cake and chocolate frosting on top.<\/p>\n
She then set the cake on the ground and my friend\u2019s three German Shepherds rushed towards it in a blur.<\/p>\n
I did what I could to keep the beasts away, but I eventually gave up.<\/p>\n
Bewildered by her cruelty, my friends and I looked on as the dogs ate my cake.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
She set the cake on the ground and my friend\u2019s three German Shepherds rushed towards it in a blur. I did what I could to keep the beasts away, but I eventually gave up.
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