Fiction: Group 4
“Okay, I am not going to argue with you about that. But I’ve got to remind you, don’t judge your dad, he
leaves us because he loves us.”
“Okay, I don’t argue with you about that. Cook me eggs and do what a brother should do.”
Mae irritated Hua.
“No eggs today. I didn’t have enough money to buy eggs.”
“Fuck you.”
“Don’t be childish, be educated!” Hua scolded her. While he knew, Mae would ignore it. She only listened
to her mom.
A petty argument is the last conversation with his sister. Hua regrets it. He should have told Mae he’s going
to leave, not just leaving a letter to her. Although he wrote, “wait for me” in the letter, he wasn’t clear
about what would happen to him, especially he’s in a weird city now.
GUANGMING, JAN.,2025
It is a beautiful river
The government praises her wealth
Dare you drink the water of goddess
It costs you a hundred more RMB
‘What’s her name?’ you ask
It’s always be Pearl River Delta
Jin reads out her poem in class, everyone claps.
“A nice poem Jin. What’s your inspiration of it?”
“My dad, Ms Tong.” Jin smiles with pride.
Jin lived in a perfect family. Her dad, Curt, was a county head in China. Curt managed both economic and
environmental issues in China; while his wife, who was talented in languages, was a famous translator in
Guangming. Jin inherited her parents’ talents, becoming the youngest parody in Guangming. However, she
didn’t like her parents. They always forced Jin to follow their routes, and they always had arguments behind
the scene. She hated being a charming doll fed by her parents’ money; she needed a friend who would lead
her to the path of rainbow.
GUANGMING MARKET, MAR., 2025
“Don’t step on my high heels, you little rug rat!” A lady with shiny, gold jacket disdained Hua.
Hua stared at her. Although he didn’t understand what rug rat meant, he didn’t feel good.
“Don’t stare at me like that, or else I’ll call the cops,” the lady intimidated him. Yet the message didn’t
change Hua’s reaction. He even gazed offensively.
“Wait mom, there’s no use to call the cops. They only bring us inconvenience and scandals. You’ve told me
the only way to change a person is by educating him. Why don’t we take him to our home to guide him?”
Hua noticed an elegant girl approaching the lady. Her warm smile made him have butterflies in his stomach.
