Fiction: Group 3
Phoenix and The Rose
The Chinese Foundation Secondary School, Wong, Nicole - 12, Fiction: Group 3
he Pearl River Delta, a place where the hidden tales to be told. A mysterious tale with passion, love
and friendship between to worlds and deceitful people.
1976, vexation was haunting the village. Many vehicles on the waves have crossed the seven seas,
searching of riches and to build a colony. In the village lived a middle-aged well income woman and her
young graceful, elegant, exquisite and aesthetic daughter, Feng-Huang (or as we say in English, Phoenix).
Every gentleman in this under-developed town had their eyes set on the prey….. Phoenix. Across the
oceans two gentlemen who used to inhabit the land of Elizabeth II. One was a 40-year-old duke while the
other was a 23-year-old gentleman who was valorous, intelligent, headstrong and quite charming and took
the name Sir Walter Edward Augustus (or just Walter). They were on an adventure, and adventure that will
take them to a whole new world. Although technology was quite usually in most parts, they were going to
an isolated resort with limited access to what was then the modern world.
Sir Walter and Duke Augustus set foot on Pearl River Delta, they were very elevated. Duke Augustus
encountered the entrepreneur he was looking for and decided to allow Walter to roam the town on his
own. Walter went to Qian Street to but some rations, but then he laid eyes of the most alluring lady he had
ever perceived. He followed the lady in the pink and peach silk garment with blood red lipstick and peach
pink blush. He followed the lady all the way to the lady’s back yard. In the garden there were numerous
tress and flower that blossomed and bloomed. On the small bridge that lies above the small river, there, it
was the lady.
Walter right went up to the beautiful lady and shyly asked, “Wh..whats..you..r nn..name?”. Phoenix seemed
extremely confused, then Walter tried again, he pointed at himself and said “Walter”. Phoenix then
understood, she tried to speak Chinese to him but he didn’t understand, she ended up pointing at a picture
of a phoenix and pointed at herself. He understood. Phoenix showed and taught him how to buy himself
stuff. They fell in love. They went on for hours until Phoenix and Walter`s parents called them each home,
they said their goodbyes and left.
`Why on Earth are you talking to this Western folk! You are banned from talking to him ever again! ` They
argued for over an hour, the final decision was no. Phoenix`s mother disagreed with the Western
gentleman. Her mother decided to make an appointment with the matchmaker. A few days later, her
mother told Phoenix that she is going to marry the rich dude next door in two days. Phoenix knew that she
couldn’t get out of this so she went out to find Walter to inform him. A few hours later, she finally found
him. She tried to tell him about the wedding but just couldn’t get Walter to understand. He thought that
something was suspicious so he decided to follow her around for the next few days.
Two days later, the day of were one broken heart and one heart of desire for a beautiful lady. When the
matrimony ceremony was just about to begin, Phoenix cried her heart out as she was dragged outside. Then
when the connection ceremony was about to begin, Walter appeared in a flash and tried to stop the
wedding, but the guards pushed him back. Phoenix threw the rose in her hair to Walter and pulled out the
dagger that she hid in her dress. She aimed it at her heart and before anyone could stop her, she pushed it,
right into her heart. The red blood rushed out, with the red liquid squirting out. Walter was crushed; he
pulled out the rose and dipped the thorns in the poison that was kept in the pocket of one of the guards.
Then he pierced his finger with the thorns of the rose. The poison infected the finger as the poison flew
through Walter`s veins. He fell on to the ground and froze as the poison decimated him. Both Walter`s and
Phoenix`s father and mother bawled at the sight of the two corpses. Then, as fast as a flash of light, Phoenix
burnt to ashes and came back to life as a Phoenix that held a rose that meant that both hearts were as one,
together. Their parents understood and made a vow never to be racists and believed that love will always
find a way.
That is the tale of love, culture and hatred with the moral of following your heart and that you can’t force
love.
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