Chapter 17 (1/2)
KS Chapter 17
After a light drizzle has passed, one by one the people returned to the plaza to continue the prograe is wrapped in foil and pinned on it are the letters CAPTAIN WHO IS OUR HERO Six kids just finished dancing ”La Bah to use up a 36-shot roll of Kodak Before that, soh Energy” The people are happy and diligent in clapping whenever a barangay tanod shouts ”Don't you have any hands?” There was just a bit of trouble at times when the people at the back co on their father's shoulders are blocking their view
”How are you aaall!” Caselyn Francisco's voice rings out on the microphone ”My, who knew the people of Pelaez are so beautiful and handsome?”
The people al their hands The one who organized this whole event is the corrupt and Mayor Suico's disagreeable partner Vice Mayor Virgilio Sa the funds ht skinned vice ant show
”I'et to know and honor the hero of Pelaez and the whole country…none other than Captain Who!” Fredmoore Delos Santos e He asks the people, ”Are you guys excited?” Aside fro to see so yes like e the kids coest Bazooka Bubble Gum!”
More gaift packs of Silver Swan¹ There were break-dance shons, Madonna and Cyndi Lauper copycats, and so that caused two audience ' Revilla Jr was introduced to proave away free passes Prominent and not-so-pro with Hetty, Mico Milkshake, Susy and Geno, and the rand showing took place over three hours before the celebrities went home and the people started to leave It was only then that the actual honoring of Captain Who started, headed by the vice mayor
”To the hero that has saved thousands of our countrymen's lives, may this 30,000 pesos serve as our token of appreciation,” opened the vicethe envelope that once contained the true donated aanizations, ”I now present to you…CAPTAIN WHO!”
The band plays The hands of the people were yet to touch in applause when the savior appears on the stage and nervously shook hands with the politicians He stands for several minutes in front of the mic before he is able to speak But the people didn't hear him because the microphone wasn't turned on When he pushed to switch it on, out ca the audience to hold their hands over their ears while kneeling on the ground Sos freed themselves from their leashes and ran to somewhere far away By the ti in the hearing of all present
”My job may be difficult but I do it for all of you,” Captain Who repeats the things he said to the dead o ”Thank you”
The people stare at each other before anyone clapped One person, which becaain their senses and everyone started clapping again But Captain Who was just about to grab the envelope from the hands of the vice mayor when a voice from the audience broke into the scene
”I fro”
The watchers let out an Oooh The savior clie and reo Aaah The tanods irab the impostor
”It's a good thing you came!” shouted a female councilor
”I will never let the people of Pelaez fall victi,” answered Captain Who, who inside the helmet is none other than the councilor's husband Severalthemselves one after another
”I am the real Captain Who!”
”No, I am!”
”Stop it! I am, like, the savior!”
”I…amh the…Cap…tan!”
”Old man, you're way too obvious You could have at least tried using a younger voice I am the true Captain Who!”
One by one Captain Who's started sprouting up fro and oldSuper is in chaos over the P30,000 to be given to a person no-one even knows The barangay tanods ju which made the situation worse nobody immediately noticed arenade
”You won't giveJose's brother stretches out his hand, pointing to the crowd the explosive ”We are victims of the Mayor, but the Municipal didn't approach us even a single ti, drunk, and insane ”If Captain Who has saved all of you…he didn't save us! We are the one who lost the most, we should be the ones compensated!” There are still tooa but push the people away In the blink of an eye, the veteran threw the grenade at the stage still full of people But the grenade is pushed away from his hand and only rolls a few feet The person who stopped and pushed away the grenade is Bok-bok Everyone starts shouting The people around the explosive ran There were broken slippers, chairs turned over, tripped elders, and children trapped in the stampede