Fiction: Group 3
bubbling wake trailing behind it. A deformed head of a carp slowly rose out out of the water, sharp teeth
gnashing, powerful fins pushing the carp against the current. The carp let out an earth-shaking roar,
knocking down Xiang. Xiang’s eyes were wide with terror and scrambled to his feet, and ran for his life.
Xiang was haywire and headed to the village, leaping and running with surprising speed and agility (I guess
that happens when you’re running for your life) He appeared screaming his head off into the village square
where everybody stopped moving and stared at Xiang. Xiang’s couldn't just stand there and let
embarrassment take over him, he had to apprise the people of GuangZhou that there is some kind of beast
lurking in the waters of the Pearl River Delta. Xiang said “ Villagers! There is some sort of fish lurking in
the riv… …” Before Xiang could finish, the carp leaped over the tree line and landed right in the middle of
the village. Huge amounts of water splashed and sloshed around, soaking everything. The carp roared and
smashed it’s fin onto a small hut, completely obliterating it. A small gasp emitted from the elderly woman on
my right, she whispered “Nooo!!! My whole fortune is in that hut! Nooooo!” Xiang bit his lip in anger,
how could this carp destroy their village, it had no right. Xiang had to end this destruction, he needed a
weapon to defend himself, so he leaped over an overturned table and snatched a harpoon lying on a
wrecked house.
Xiang gripped the harpoon tightly, face grim with determination. Many years of fishing made handling a
harpoon easy, he held the hilt of the harpoon, finger twitching with anticipation as he rested it on the
trigger. He walked to an empty area where he could have a clear shot at the carp, Xiang aimed at the carps
stomach, and pulled the trigger. In Xiang’s perspective, everything slowed down, he saw the spear barrage
out of the harpoon, twirling in the air as it headed right where he wanted it to. The spear slammed itself
right into the carp, and remained there until the carp fell over, snapping it in half. Xiang felt a rush of
adrenaline and pumped his hands up in elation. The whole village was in tumult as they whispered about
Xiang, the savior of the Pearl River Delta. Although Xiang knew he had saved the people of Guangzhou,
he had one more deed to do, he had to put the pearls back into the Pearl River Delta. He ambled towards
the river and threw the pearls as far as he could into the depths of the water. Xiang looked at the sunset, and
reflected. He was foolish because he was greedy and attempted to take all the pearls at once. This act had put
the lives of other people in risk, Xiang scolded himself, frustrated at what he did, Xiang vowed to never be
so foolish and headed home.
