Myli and Mylia Lang, jolynna jean-pierre [read aloud txt] 📗

chapter 1- the beginner                  

chapter 2- the vistor                        

chapter 3- the message

9 years ago...

During the time of the baby boom season in china, many men ages 17 and up had no choice, but to join the army or they would get killed. While the governor sent out his troops to go get more men for the army, my parents and I were too busy making our way toward the boarder line river that separated the northern cities from the middle cities, which was called the Huang He river.

" OK,we're here",said papa, while he was leading the way with me on his shoulders.

We were crossing the river when we heard some voices coming from the forest behind us. We quickly tried to, without drowning, cross the river very fast,and quietly. The voices were getting closer.

"papa, what are we going to do", I said in a crying voice." shush myli, it's going to be fire,"said Fuchang,my father.

It was quiet for awhile. All of a sudden, a deer ran passed and shook some leaves. I got startled and felled from my father's shoulders into the water. (splash)

"There they go, right there,right thereeeeee"shouted a soldier,hearing me fall.
"mama!!!",I screamed while still in the water."Help me" "Go", yelled papa.

Mother quickly grabbed me out of the water,and headed toward a forest up ahead. Though I didn't turn around, in the background I heard papa get shot,and a huge splash. Then that's when I turned around. I saw papa's body lying in the water. I started to run toward papa, but mama grabbed me. We hid in a huge shade behind a huge tree. Night came, and I was freezing. Mama did everything she could to keep us warm.

"Why mama, why did they have to take papa?" I asked,while tears fells from my face.Mama would have no answer for me,but just a look. A look that says I loved him too, sweetheart, I loved him, too. Then she would give me a huge hug,and a kiss on my forehead.

Morning came,and mama woke me up 3 hours before the sun came out. I couldn't see a thing,but I felt safe in my mother's arms as we walked through the forest. By sunrise, we made it to Nanjing. In Nanjing, my mama had a few friends that she knew who could help us.Mama found their home. (knocking)(people speaking chinese inside the house) "Who is it?",asked Chu Fe. "It's me,ling la",mama replied. "Who?!"Chu Fe asked again. "Ling La" mama replied. (door opening) "Ling La!!!It's god to see you. How have you been?"said Chu Fe. "I've been fine"mama replied. "That's good, that's good...oh, come on in",Chu Fe said. (Door closing) "Noooooooo"I yelled,while opening up the door.

Chu Fe turned around,and saw me shivering on the floor. Chu Fe look at mama very confused,pointing at me then to mama then back to me. Chu Fe walked toward me very slowly. I moved back,every time he move closer. He scooped me off the floor very gently, like a newborn or something. When he walked into the the room with me in his arms,everyone stood up and stared at me.

An old lady saw my mother before every else did, and smiled with tears in her eyes."Ling La, come here, darling”, grandma lee, who was known as everyone's godmother. Mother walked in the room. When she saw Grandmother Lee sitting on the couch, mama ran and buried her head into grandmother lee's lap and was crying because she knew that if she told her grandmother that her son had died, she would have died. So mother decided to keep it to herself until dinner time. Before dinner time came, Chu Fe gave mama and me some dry clothes to wear. Grandmother and Fufu were fixing the dinner table while Ling and Fafa were keeping me company until it was time to eat." Time to eat!!!!", Fufu yelled.

Everyone was having a good time at the dinner table except mama. She couldn't get papa off her mind. "Ling La, Ling La, is everything all right?", asked uncle Fufu. "Huh?! Oh yeah,yeah, don't worry about me, I'm fine,yeah", replied mama. " No, Ling La, I haven't seen you in five years, ever since you moved to Beijing, and you know the general over there is crazy and if Fafa and I had went over there with you, we would have got killed,exceptually around this time of year. So please tell me what's wrong?” uncle Fufu said, waiting for an answer. “I’m a widow. Five years ago, I married a man named Fuchang Lee, and had children together. It was around baby boom season, and I had twins. Their names were Myli and Mylia Lang. La is short for Lang. Just yesterday, we were crossing the Haung He River, and he got shot!”(Mama busted into tears) mama replied.
( Grandma busted into tears also) “ No..No…not… not my son…my only son !”, grandma yelled.

“Mama, I have a twin sister”, I asked. “Yes, you have a twin sister, and that’s the reason why I have to go to Hong Kong so I can see my daughter, so please, Chu Fe… Fafa…Fufu, please help me find the Chang Jiang river, please?!” replied mama pleading to her brother, sister, and close friend to help her. “ OK, we will help you sister only under one condition, when we help you, we come with you to see mama and our niece, and that’s it” replied Fufu and Fafa. “Fine” agreed mama.
“I will help you only because my love for you is still somewhere inside me trying to come out” said Chu Fe. “So when are we going to find the river” mama asked.“Tonight at pitch dark” replied Chu Fe.

Night came a little bit early only because it got dark quick. Chu Fe led the way. Fufu held me on his back, while Fafa held mama’s hand. When we made it to the river, there was a man waiting for us in a black rob. He loaded us quickly onto the boat. As he paddled, the water glimmered with the rapids, and the moon reflected itself gracefully across the water. This river was way longer than the first one because this one is about 3 miles across. Fog started to cover the air, and the stars danced across the river like professionals. When we made it across the river, it was still foggy and dark. Fufu still had me on back, but sometimes he’ll carry me in his arms. We decided to rest for a while in a city called Changsha. We went to a motel and rented out two rooms. One room for the boys, and one for the girls.

“Okay, Chu Fe and Fufu, you will share room # 24, and us girls will share room # 25”, said mama. “Okay” Fufu and Chu Fe said, while going to their room.

(3 hours later)

One of the rays from the sun beamed on my eyelid, and I was very hungry. Good smells of the breakfast downstairs woke me up quick. I went to the bathroom, and washed up. I had put on a clean pairs of Pjs and bunny ears. I opened the door and took the stairs down. I was still sleepy at the time because I only had 3 hours of sleep. As I walked into the kitchen, a great big rolling chart greeted me with an unfriendly hit. Boom!!!!

“Oh, child are you okay?” a cook asked.“ yes, mame, I’m… okay” I answered, while shoving some bacon strips into my mouth. “wow… this is good!” I exclaimed. "Why thank you...oh you poor child, you look like you haven't eaten for days, are your parents here?" the cook asked."Yes, but only one of them"I replied.

While back at the room, mother had just woke up and didn't see me in bed. "No, she's probably in her aunt's bed" mother said to herself. "Fafa...Fafa, wake up"mama said. "Wha..what is it?"Fafa said,while slowly waking up."Is myli in bed with you?"mama asked."No, isn't she suppose to be in bed with you"Fafa responded."Yeah, she was,but she's not"mama said.

Fafa jumped out of bed,and quickly put her rob on,and headed out the door.Fafa went downstairs to the kitchen area. Once she turned the corner,she saw 4 official officers sitting at a table near a window. A waitress had walked by,and Fafa quickly grabbed her.She took the waitress clothes and went in the kitchen. Fafa looked around.There in a far corner, Myli was held in a cage because there was a reward out for $30,000 dollars for a missing child named Myli Lang. Fafa was amazed that the waitress, she took the clothes from, was actually the head cook,and the key for the cage was in there.

"Hey,now why you let me put this child in here?" Fafa asked,dressed up as the waitress,"she should be with her mother".

(lock opening)
"Oh, thank you,mame"myli said,while she walked out of the cage.

(Fafa grabbed held of myli's arm,and tilt hat forward)

"You are in so trouble,young lady!!" Fafa whispered.

Fafa took myli upstairs to their room,where her mother was freaking out. Fafa pushed myli inside the room,and started packing up the suitcases and Fufu did the same thing. Mama stared at Fafa like she was crazy.

"Look there are 4 soldiers downstairs,and..."Fafa paused. "And what?!"mama demanded for an answer."Shush!" Fafa said."What does she look like?"asked one of the officers. "Who?"said the lady. "Mame,the one who robbed you for your clothes?"asked the second officer.

Fafa threw all of our suitcases out of the window,and reach for myli. Fafa started down the ladder until one of the soldiers saw her. "Hey you..stop..or i'll shoot" demanded the soldier. "Okay, you will rather shoot,and the winning prize or trade off my life for her reward.Your choice?"Fafa said. "Okay,put the child in the middle and let her choose...who she wants to go for?"replied the soldier.

Fafa had put myli down. But neither of them knew that when myli gets scared, nervous,or even has to choose between two people over a simple thing, caous happens. Though she may had looked, she actually is very angry on the inside.

"little brat,if you don't choose...i'll..i'll"the soldier yelled. "You...will...do...what" myli yelled,while turning toward the soldier. When myli turned toward the soldier,and looked at him, eye to eye, the soldier's gun dropped,forgetting that it's safety was off,and shot him in the ankle. Myli walked toward him. The tip of my shoe had tapped the soldier's boot. The soldier looked at me and kept screaming.

"Ahhhhh,my eyes...it..burns!!"the soldier yelled."Now,what are you going to do to me,huh?" I questioned. "I can't see...I can't see...I'm...I'm blind,nooooooo!!"the soldier yelled.