Chapter 7: Brotherhood Connection
Later in the afternoon, Oahu was already out in the beach with his ukelele and strummed a little tune and sung a song that he wrote about his brother's popularity and made him feel left out.
Hiding away
Losing the day
As if it doesn't really matter
Saying goodbye
Scared to say why
Afraid it will shatter our world
Show me some faith now
Trust me somehow
Why are we keepin' our
secret?
Why are we hiding ourselves away?
Anyway we can hide away
I don't wanna fake it
I wanna make you believe, what I say
I won't let you... hide away
Where do we go
How do we know
What we're ever really after
Sometimes it's clear
When you are here
Nothing can shatter our world
I need some faith now
To trust you somehow
Why are we keeping our secret
Why are we hiding ourselves away
Anywhere we can, hide away
I don't wanna fake it
I wanna make you believe... what I say
I won't let you hide away
Maybe I, maybe I, Maybe I'm losin'
Maybe I, maybe I, maybe I'm okay
Turn around, look around, go around in circles
Don't run away, drift away, don't hide away
Why are we keeping our secret
We are we hiding ourselves away
Anywhere we can hide away
I don't wanna fake it
I wanna make you believe what I say
Oh, what I say
Believe what I said
I won't let you hide away, hide away
Hiding away, losing our day
As if it doesn't really matter
After strumming the song, he turned around to see Chicken Joe, Jonah, Cody and Muka'i listening to it. He felt completely embarssed by this. He chuckled nervously and said, "How long have you guys been standing there?"
"Honestly, long enough." said Cody.
"So, Muka'i told us about how you really feel about him and that he's really appreciative about having a brother like you." said Jonah.
Oahu stared at Muka'i and asked, "Are you serious?"
"Absolutely serious."
"Thanks, bro."
"I guess you took our talk to heart." said Oahu.
"Of course."
Muka'i and Oahu walked to the forest and wanted to surf together in North Beach. Jonah and Cody decided to talk to each other about what happened 7 years ago.
"So, what really brought you to Pen Gu?" asked Cody.
Jonah, Joe and Cody sat down in the sand and Jonah explained, "How should I put this? 7 years passed by so quickly since we've last seen each other and I thought so much about what we've done as kids and we've really missed out on a lot of things we like to do, which is surfing. When someone from Shiverpool told me that you were living in Pen Gu Island, I wanted to see my old friend again. Plus, I moved out of Swirlymills because I needed a place to live because I'm 18. So, I found a whale that is going to Pen Gu and it took me 4 1/2 days until I saw the entire island. So, when I saw you, I felt as if maybe we can keep up with the times that we totally missed and living here has changed my life, so."
"Dude, it's like you're growing up." said Joe.
"Of course I'm growing up. I'm almost a young ." said Jonah.
"True, but still, you're still the same Jonah Pennington I knew 7 years ago and you haven't changed much." said Cody.
"I'm still me. I'm still funny, good-looking and laid-back cool." Jonah admitted.
"Just like me. I'm a surf-loving, easy-going, laid-back, carefree chicken from the other side of Lake Michigan. When I met Cody, it felt like we have a brother connection. Just a penguin and a chicken surfing together and hanging out. I'm lucky to have a friend like Cody." said Joe.
Cody sighed and smiled at him. He said, "Thanks. The same to you, too, man."
"Being here in Pen Gu changed both of our lives, hasn't it?" asked Jonah.
"Absolutely."
"Hey, whatever happens, we're here, right?" asked Cody.
"Count on it." said Joe.
That song was called "Hide Away" from Hilary Duff. I love that song. It's so sweet!