The Yellow Rose

Wei, where is everyone, all die liao issit.
Aiyoh pls pls pls do update the blog, it is being severly neglected.
Well, in an effort to try to save this blog, i have came out with something and i really hope u guys like it. It is sort of a Yin Yue Ri Ji that kinda thing. U would understand what i mean better if u noe this 933 show. But this is the Yin Yue Ri Ji of the blog industry i am trying to create here. I believe wenya has done similiar things on her blog too, writing stories, that is. Well, the difference here is that u can write anything under the sun. Science Fiction lar, Love Romance lar, Mystery lar, ghost story lar, fantasy, whatever u got lar. These stories can be false, written by yourself, copy from somewhere or based on a true story of coz it is better if u all can write a brief introduction for us lar, tell us the origins of this story and what-so-ever.

Hrmm, the story i am gonna share with u guys today is entitled "The Yellow Rose". It is a true story but i changed the name of the characters and the setting a bit lar coz i forgot some of the detail. It happened durinf the Second War World period, so hope u guys enjoy the story and pls give mi feedback k?? Through tagging or whatever.

The Yellow Rose
John Marshall was walking along the street. The atmosphere was quiet and the mood was really intense. Few months ago, rumour has it that the Second World War was going to start and it was confirmed this morning when he received a letter telling him to report back to his unit to prepare to fight for the war. John was an orphan and most of the time he was used to being alone, but it was this morning that he realize that he needed something to guide him through the war time– a companion.

Without realizing it, he came into a second hand book store and there he bought a book without realizing that this book would soon to become is companion during those lonely nights at the warfront.

John started reading his book when he is about to set off and found out that the book is scribbled with notes made by the previous reader in between the lines, the margins or just any space there is on the book. It was really really annoying at first, but soon, he found that those notes made by the reader were really inspiring and he wanted so badly to get to know this person.

Soon, he found out that the previous reader was called Beverly Thompson and he gotten her address after frantically searching for it. John immediately wrote a letter to her, in his letter, he requested that she becomes his pen pal so that he would be able to keep his morale high while he fought on the battlefield. John also complimented her inspirational messages she in the book, it was her messages that kept him going on, gave him the strength to continue fighting for the freedom of the country. It was to his shocked that he received Beverly’s reply a few weeks later saying that she will be so glad to be his pen pal and pillar of hope in this time of uncertainty.

Letters started flying here and there, from England (where Beverly leaves) to the warfront, and from the battlefield back to England. Months and months went by and it was in one of John’s letter that he posted a picture of his own. He requested that she, too, in turn send her back her photo.

This was her reply,
“Dear John,
Thank you for your photo but I am really sorry that I can’t do the same. You see, my friend, if I send my photo, it will completely defeat the purpose of us being pen pal. I want to leave our friendship as such, so forgive me for doing this cause I do not want our friendship to change. I apologize again and I look forward to receiving your next letter soon.

Beverly”
John was a little bit disappointed upon receiving this letter but he understands the situation and respected Beverly’s decision.

And so the both of them continue writing to each other until one day, John received news that he will be dismissed from the army as the war is about to end. Almost immediately, John went to his room and began writing this letter to Beverly,
“Dear Beverly,
I have just received news that I will be dismissed from the army soon. I do not have any family members so I really hope that upon my return, you will be at the train station to receive me, and it will be a great honour is you would agree to have a dinner with me. I will be at the station with the very book that I bought from the second hand bookstore, the very book which you once own, and the very book which has given me a wonderful friend. Please be at the station with a yellow rose so that I will be able to recognize you. Looking forward to see you.

John”

John had alighted the train and is at the station looking and searching anxiously for a woman with a yellow rose. He had been waiting at the station for almost an hour and he now starts to think that Beverly might not even appear. Just then, he saw this gorgeous woman in a red dress approaching him.

“Hey soldier, wanna go some place and have a drink or two with mi.” the woman said seductively.

John is now confused, he did not know what to do, the woman was not carrying a yellow rose but he so wanted to get to know this woman. He was so tempted.

Just then, he spotted it, the yellow rose he had been looking so anxiously for the past hour, but it was on a fat woman’s hand. The woman weigh at least 70kg and has freckle all over her face and the dress on her doesn’t help much either. John did not know what to do

After much struggling, he rejected the woman’s offer and the woman walked off rolling her eyes as she did so. John approaches the woman carrying the yellow rose.

“Hey Beverly, I am John Marshall. You know what, it is great to finally get to see you in person. You have been such a great friend and it will be my honour if you agree to go to dinner with me.”

“Wow, wait a minute young man, I don’t know what is this all about but I was sitting here waiting for my train when the woman in red, the one whom you talked to just now, pass me this yellow rose. She told me that if a young soldier approaches her to look for a person called Beverly Thompson, I was to tell him that he pass the test and ask him to meet her at the café across the street.”

With that, John dashed towards the destination to look for the real Beverly Thompson.


END

Well, hope u guys like the story, so now its ur turn to write ur own story. Let the creative juices start flowing. Oh and stay tuned to the next story coz it is in the making le. Pls also give feedback so can improve mar. Haha.
Oh and sorrie i cant join u all on the East Coast Park trip, abit tired coz first week of training still not used to it. Hope things get better. Oh yar, and xinying promise mi to update soon and come out with another new feature, will look forward to it lor. So hope to cya guys soon, in the meantime, UPDATE BLOG!!!!!! Haha!

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