Fiction: Group 3
The Adventures of Scarlett Saderica
Elsa High School, Hyams, Josh - 12, Fiction: Group 3
“Catch me if you can Dad,” Scarlett said. “I’m coming for you Scarlett,” Dad said. They were playing tag
on the green and wet grass. They have been playing for half an hour now. Scarlett went to get the bottle of
water. Scarlett reached over to the bottle. She lay down on the grass and looks up at the afternoon sky while
drinking water. “Here is the water Dad, Dad, Dad!!!” Scarlett shouted. Scarlett looked all around where
they were playing. It would be easy to spot someone hiding because it was an open space. Scarlett started
panicking. She couldn’t find her Dad. She started running all over the place with fear but couldn’t find her
Dad. She ran back home and told her Mum that she couldn’t find her Dad. “Don’t worry, Dad probably
just went somewhere near and he would come back tomorrow,” Scarlett’s Mum told Scarlett. The next day
came across and her Dad wasn’t there.
“Happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear Scarlett, happy birthday to you!” All her friends celebrated her
19
th
birthday in her house in Shenzhen. “Go on, blow the candles and make a wish!” one of her friends said.
Scarlett said to herself, ‘I wish I could see my father again.’ She blew the candles out. She was reflecting back
on the time where she was playing with her Dad and she was reflecting how all the agriculture had been
taken away and been replaced by buildings and skyscrapers.
There have been so many differences between the land then and the land now such as the whole land itself
being a place full of agriculture and now it’s a place full of buildings and skyscrapers. There are more jobs
and things to do now because back then there were little buildings and roads but not as much as there is
now. Also the variety of food you can eat now. They also have their own kind of cuisine.
Scarlett went for a walk outside with a nice breeze brushing past her face. She was taking a look at what she
didn’t know was in the outside world. She wanted to explore and try new things. She was an adventurer
and her Dad always use to call her that. She decided to try one of Shenzhen’s specialty foods and that is
Longgong Chicken.
She finished her food and went back to her house. Scarlett turned on the TV and there was breaking news.
The reporter said, “There is a man whose name is Alan Spears, he is walking around with a gun in his hand
and he is shooting everyone he sees. So far he has killed 21 people. Jeff, give us some more information
about this horrible crime.” She recognized that person but she couldn’t remember who that person was.
“Thanks Clyde, Alan Spears has for the past hour trying to look for a girl named Scarlett. We don’t know
what his aim is but we now are warning whoever lives in Shenzhen, Bao’An District, lock your doors.
Goodbye and this has been CBB News.” Scarlett lives on that street and her name was mentioned in the
news report. She had a feeling that it was one of the members in her family. She was frightened. Someone
was looking for her and he had a gun. She was thinking, ‘Who is Alan Spears?’
Suddenly there was a gunshot on the doorknob and the door opened. “Dad?” Scarlett asked confusingly.
“You, you, you have no idea what in the world I have been. Where were you when I needed help?
WHERE WERE YOU?” He pointed the gun at her head. “What in the world is happening? Why are you
going to shoot me? What do you mean, when did you need help?” Scarlett questioned. She was terrified
and confused. “You left me there, didn’t you see someone attacking me? You didn’t see me bleeding and
suffering. I want you to feel the pain that I felt during that period of time.” He said threateningly. Why
would you do that? I’m your daughter! “You’re not my daughter, I’m your…” He didn’t get to finish his
sentence. Someone attacked him from behind. “Oh my gosh, I have no idea what in the world just
happened. Thanks so much Ella.” Scarlett said. After that life-threatening moment Scarlett sat on her bed
thinking who he was and why did he want to kill me. She decided that she wanted to move somewhere else
and try to forget what just happened. Scarlett liked the skyscrapers and the restaurants in the Pearl River
Delta so she decided that she wanted to move to Macau and that’s exactly what she did.
