Blasphemous Way of Light

American Christian Coming of Age

This story contains themes or mentions of sexual violence.

Written in response to: "Write a story that includes a betrayal." as part of Whodunit?.

Back when Josh is still in high school, he befriends with Anthony and Sam. They both like to read bible together and sing some gospel songs about grapes and some wines. Sometimes Anthony correlates it with "Wine and Women" song by Bee Gees on their early prime on 1965. Anthony is quite active when it comes to singing and play some instruments, especially guitar since it's easy to carry on with. While Sam playing bass because Anthony forces him to. But Josh, he's a very conservative man, read his bible on his bed while they both fall asleep. Sometimes he kisses both of their foreheads, make them shock and question his interest. But it's not it, Josh is just an innocent man without blasphemous thoughts on his head, even Anthony shakes his head several times to create some sense on him, about the reality of the world and how to survive on this burglary era.

They live under the rule of a priest named Priest Jimmy. A bald guy with nerdy glasses and face.

"I bet he never get laid is the real reason he goes to seminary." Day by day goes very good. They watch a movie called Godspell, released on 1974, with list of songs Anthony recording it layer by layer. "I will change the lyrics and get laid with Suzie Q once I get the grammys." Josh listens to him daydreaming in a shower, a lotions on the floor and he pretends not to know it. Not because he doesn't know what is it, but he just thinks Anthony just want to get cleaned. Sam knows it, but he pretends doesn't know. Day by day Anthony just have some papers, look at the gospel songs, change the lyrics, then record it all over again. "Once I have with some peers. Wine and white round bread, I will get some meal in a church when sister Melody with, A paper with some scriptures, I get write it, when I look at it, and I love my soul...."

Sam applauses on him. At night, Sam cooks some macaroni and cheese he gets from Father Jimmy, "Get some meals, children. Don't forget to pray." "Got it, Father." They take the meals and eat it with their tongues slipped everywhere. "Let's watch A Brady Bunch," Josh insist to him. "That childlike show," Anthony jokes about it. "But it's very wonderful, especially the songs if you really that artistic, cowpoke," Josh stand up for himself with doubt. "Watch your mouth, squeleer lip." "Hey take it easy, take a look on the screen you both maniacs." They immediately watch it and somehow look at the intro. "Yay, it's still the intro," Josh looks very happy, but Anthony focuses on other things. "What are you looking at, pal?" Sam slurp some melting cheese. While Anthony take some slurp with some meaningful tongue move across his lips. "Here she is." "Who?" Josh asked him with his cheerful innocent eyes. "Oh, I know it. It's Jan." "No," his creepy smile tied like a shoelaces. "Oh no, you don't say..." Sam facepalmed himself. "It's Cindy. She grows rapidly." "Alright, let's don't talk about that," Sam a peacemaker, as always. They just laugh together at the moment Anthony put his tongue on a bowl wildly. Father Jimmy looks outside with a smirk. He doesn't want to disturb his boys having fun their whole life. Right on 10 pm, Anthony goes out from the room, and gets to the church. "What does he do this time?" Sam is being curious. "I think he wants to weep the floor for Father Jimmy," Josh smiles brightly. "No, he won't do the generous thing, only if..." "If what?" Josh's pupils get bigger. "If he gets some communion and the wine all by himself." "Oh that's great, he wants all holliness inside him, it's a Holy Spirit talking." Sam just reach into the room and sees him eating the waffle. "Jesus, Anthony!" "Come in, friends. Let's get some feast." Little did they know, they betray Father Jimmy and The Holly Spirit, or probably not. "I make some album, our band will called, Sacramental Waffle." "Ohh that's weird." Sam called him. I put some GHB inside that little glass. If Father Jimmy notices it, just give him that." "But he will die," Josh is concerning again. "Then we will send him to heaven, right on our Big Father full of lambs and screaming, "baaaaaa". "Together, Anthony repeats and they all yell, "BAAAA!"

"Where is the money for the poor?" Sam finally gets with Anthony. "That's my brother. Three of us will become saints, and we will have a new world order, Rock n roll to the fullest, and teaching some poor kids how to write and read." "Sounds like a good idea," Josh knows it. "Hey kids, what's going on?" Sweet Father Jimmy goes to them. "Jimmy we need to have some new idea to have.." "I know it, three of you now released, go on boys, let's keep going and kidnap some donation seekers, give it to the ones who deserve it.

Right after that, Anthony has a stone tablet with a story in it:

Let me tell you a story: A man named Josh walking around the bushes and talk to himself on the same period he often walk on the way to the school. It's a little garden with some cats took a piss several times, makes grounding even more natural. "The trees and skies look so lovely today." He tries to climb onto a tree infront of him, but it doesn't even grow for a bit. He picks his little shovel and play with it. "Hey, look at him. A weird kid with some paper and pen on him. "Hey kid, you won't make a living with those dirty papers and pen." Josh doesn't respond right away, he doesn't like to put his fists dirty. "Get lost you Sam. Probably you get a lot of chicks beside you. But remember Peggy still carry my hands everytime he looks at me, what a fool you are. "You son of a-" Anthony immediately grabs his hand, tries to calm him down. "Calm down man, this kid with a bible on his hand only makes his way to a seminary, even some nuns won't get laid with him." Josh keeps shoveling. Everybody knows his uncle teach him some boxing, but Sam is often wrestling since he was 10, and stole a karate kid on our school by beat him up, almost unconcious. "See you later, pastor." Anthony oftenly makes fun of everyone, but he never really knows what to do with his life, so he rather following Sam most of the time, even probably gain some bromance feeling on him, even though he's straight. Back in the school on the sunny day, Ridgemont High. Every girls still often staring at josh. But there is a girl named Veronica, she only stares at Anthony. She's calm and cold,but gain some warmth everytime she approaches him. "Hey Tony, she got some hots on you," Sam said. "Oh really? I thought it just coincidence." "Really, dude," Sam keeps insist. Anthony several times put his feeling too much on his mind, sometimes it turns out differently. It makes him quite realistic in a sense of way. "Hey look at him, a weird bible guy," Sam approaches Josh again. "Beat it, Sam, have something else to do," Anthony sighs. "Let's get to the canteen an grab some tea," Anthony suggests. "Yeah, I'd rather drink tea rather than get some fetish from an old nun miss Mary.," he said it with whispers of hatred. "Who's is sister Mary?" Anthony asked. "On my wet dreams when I was 13," he speaks with a horny mouth. "Ok, I got it," Anthony being a little sarcastic. He knows Sam often made some story from himself, and then he writes it off and sell it to Veronica. "Hey look at that," Sam looks at Veronica. "What is it mate?" Anthony put his collar neatly, even though he doesn't need to. "Hey Josh, it seems my confused friend Anthony will beat you up on this case-" "Hey Tony, what's wrong?" Sam immediately concerns. It's a stomatch virus, and Tony's hands are trembling. He knows it, it's from a diesease called, "itch". "I probably end this now." Anthony immediately put his collar neatly even though he doesn't need to. " I only know about colorful papers and pen, and I'm not quite good with mathematical equations." "Ah please Tony, don't you start." Anthony often walks like a robot. It's on his final test to make a dissertation, and he stucks on the chapter four just to made some constanta and turn it from negative to positive. He immediately brings his guitar and sing wonderfuly, " Nine sixty oh nine. There is no reply. I'm getting all concious, you maybe have my way. Light and easy weight. Could be there anyway. You make me all concious, you know it what I mean. When the rain stops to blow, I be there. When I walk like Michael there, I feel my way. When the starts and the rainbow, It tooks me to the sky. Swim the sand and through the water and the ice. And the ice. And the ice. And the ice......." Some of the students applause on him. Anthony has his stomatch crumbling again. "Poor Old Johnny Ray-" "Enough Tony, you cost Eileen some ten bucks if you keep singing it," Sam stops him touches his shoulder with some laughter. "You know guys. Next year I will be on my accounting degree. I can easily made it for three and a half year, and I just put all the numbers into my balance sheet accounts. And when it comes to some expenses, I leave it to you, Caroline. I mean, Veronica." Ridiculous thing is Caroline is there, a girl he doesn't even know exist. Jerry and Paul, two middle schoolers sees Anthony, their seniors with awe. Just in case he becomes their inspiration to make some songs and put it on Sharon. Everybody goes silent again. Ridgemont High is a very formal school, everyone keeps being passive and not talk about anything in a class. Except Anthony and Sam, who several times pick on Josh. Caroline and Sharon keeps pity on him. But Veronica seems doesn't care. Josh goes to a bible class. Anthony who gains some wisdom after beaten up by Josh right on the stomatch have some sense, and read a bible several times a week. Even though sometimes he's forgot why he keeps loses when playing Exploiding Kitten Card games. It's painful though, for a man who doesn't know what's going on in his mind. Barely make a paper plane and a boat. But he's a dream boat for sure, even though he's too innocent to even knows it. When he walks on near the alley, Paul and Jerry confronts him.

“Oh hello kids, still daydreaming about the scene?” “Yeah it’s very cool Tony, I hope I can make it with Sharon this year,” Paul said it. “Really Paul, you even barely gets closer with Estelle.” Anthony doesn’t really know what they really mean. They both 8th graders and he’s almost graduate. “Keep up the good work kid, see you on Ridgemont High, I mean, Ridgemont University. “I don’t think it exist,” Paul confused. “Don’t worry Rembrandt, I bet you gonna get it,” he winks. Rembrant is a nickname for a guy with some artistic skills, and it’s on Jerry.

Posted Jul 23, 2026
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July 23, 2026 07:34

I really enjoyed the group dynamic and the interactions among them. The characters were vivid and authentic, and their banter felt natural and funny. I also liked the themes of friendship, questioning authority, forming their own identities, and the search for meaning. Great work!

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