Fiction: Group 4
The Rivers Curse
Ju Ching Chu Secondary School (Tuen Mun), Leung, Claude - 17, Fiction: Group 4
atching the sea, the calm soothing sound of the waves smashing the coast. Looking afar
knowing but able to see the shadows of the desired Haven. Ho Nam the boy who was looking
at the sorrowful sight had decided to escape to Hong Kong. Running through the boarder, Ho
Nam got lost and lost his parents who might be caught alive or dead.
It was 1950, many things happened, Ho Nam roamed the streets of Hong Kong. Hungry, cold, and
hopeless he curses the Hong Kong, sleepy he saw a man walk up to him, carrying him on his shoulder he
smells like cigarette and the warmth of the man’s back made Ho Nam sleep. The next day he woke up in
bed, in a heart beat he remember what happened. Then a man walked through the door, he held two bags
and behind him was a bunch of tattooed man.
“Here eat up, where are you from?”
“I’m from from china, I came here with my family but I got separated when we crossed the river”
“well, if you don’t mind kid, this will be your new home. From now on you are apart of us the Kirin
Group.” Declared the man, “I am Yeung, people call me lamb chop, call out to my name when ever you
are in trouble.” And from that day Ho Nam was adopted by a triad ring leader, all his life needs are carried
by him and finally he turned 15.
Walking down on the streets of his own area, many people who walk by greeted him in a fearful
manner. He then goes up to the restaurant he watches over and had his daily meal. He left a message to the
boss as the bill and walked out the street for a cigarette. Thinking of his past he then walks around a salon
inspecting every inch of the door, back door and everything that has to do with the entrance of it. Ho Nam
smirks as he marks down the valuable information in the notebook.
That night 6 men with black mask rushed to the salon with big swords and knives, 5 minutes later
a fat man with blood all over his body ran out but was instantly caught by some random man and was
stabbed. Running back to the pick up truck the masked men succeeded in murdering a triad boss, one of
the masked men was Ho Nam. Then they celebrated the success of the assassination of fat dinosaur. But little
did they know, that it was the last night they saw their own boss Lamb chop got poisoned and smashed with
a empty glass bottle.
It was a win and a loose for the Kirin Group because their enemy got them back. Also it was a
difficult time for them too, Ho Nam had it in his heart that this path isn’t what he wanted but he also know
that he can’t back down in this type of situation because of his status in the group. He then came up with a
dangerous idea that will end his life or will earn him freedom, so he decides right away before they appoint
him as the next ring leader for the Group. Ho Nam got up at 4 AM in the morning for the sake of the
earliest boat to Macau, because its never safe in his own area of his own people. Until he was caught by his
close brother, he seems to expecting him in the docks some time around, at that time Ho Nam thought he
was dead, but in the end it was actually a good bye hug. He never though he can find other close peoples
other than lamb chop. He got on the boat with some money, and a hope to find new life in the other side
of the ocean. Just then he remembered what he wished for when he was young, and it ended up really
twisted but he didn’t let it put him off.
The next day he got to Macau, but he couldn’t find a job. He went everywhere to find a job but
that the time all jobs were either filled or just not employing. Sooner or later he spent all his money in his
daily life uses in Macau, with only 100 HKD left he was forced to sleep in the streets. All of the things that
are happening now are making it look like Déjà vu. His past story of him when he just got to Hong Kong,
now its happening again with him in Macau, he had a little hope there will be a second Lamb Chop to safe
him, it did happen but not quite. One day Ho Nam was only left with 50 Dollars, and he could only survive
for 3 days. He came around some gambling corners and decides to double his money. So he got on the chair
and with his first 2-3 rounds he won. Ended up with 250 HKD, he kept gambling until he won 500. But
he remembered back then when he was the ringleader his areas had gambling corners as well people who
gamble never end up with a good story, so he quickly went out to buy lunch. From that time on he was
able to survive for another month with just gambling. But the wind never blows on one side forever he lost
all of his money one night, that’s when he saw his dead end. He slept in the cold streets hungry waiting for
the grim reaper to take his life, sleeping num by the cold surrounding a old man came to him and asked if
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