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The Pledge: There’s something really strange about Scoutmaster Colton McKeon. I (Jonah Wheeler) recently joined this troop, but I’ve been here long enough to know that he’s not like the other Scoutmasters. He comes across as being quite stern. He doesn’t smile that often and his eyes bore into you when he talks to you… When he called me into the office to take my pledge, my heart sank. Why him? Why not one of the friendlier Scoutmasters? He makes me so nervous sometimes that I forget my own name! How was I ever going to remember the pledge?! He sat me down opposite him and asked if I was ready. The simple thing, of course, would have been to say yes, but the fear took over and I started burbling. He asked if I was willing to do everything he told me to do, and I must have said yes because, at that point, he told me to stand up, before attaching a pin to my uniform pocket. What I wasn’t expecting was for his hands to linger on my upper chest… Colton McKeon, Jonah Wheeler. Scout Boys.