Read the following sentence. Noah attempted to perform his first (and what he hoped would not be his last) magic trick for his little brother.
What is the purpose of the parentheses in the sentence?

Ash: are we going to the dance? kate: yes, why wouldn’t we be? ash: because jessie told me you wanted to go with him. kate: yeah, because jessie is my best friend! ash: okay well i’m you’re boyfriend kate: well we can all go together! ash: okay i guess. kate: what are you going to ware? ash: just a black suit you? kate: a purple dress. ash: oh cool, i have to go i’ll talk to you later. kate: okay katie: why did you tell ash we were going to the dance? jessie: because he does not deserve you! i do! katie: we have been best friends for years what are you talking about? jessie: exactly! we have been friends forever! i love you more than he ever will! katie: that’s crazy this needs to stop! jessie: i won’t stop until you go to the dance with me and not ash! can you translate this into asl? you so much!