Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Fiction 3 2018 | Page 167

Her horse started to gallop to a stop . Horses need water , but they didn ' t have any . Rosa ' s horse started to stumble on its hooves . As it crashed onto the sandy dirt , she thought , " is all the bad luck a coincidence or is someone really trying to play with my emotions ?" She had to continue the journey on foot . She knew she was getting closer she just knew .
Countries on the map zoomed before her eyes . Maps were hard to understand only if you don ' t know how to read them , but luckily , Rosa knew what she was doing . She was still heading towards Alaska . Infact the way that man was going , there was no place else he could be going except Alaska . " Well that ’ s a coincidence ." Rosa thought . " Me and father were going there in the first place ." Her eyes started to well up , heart burning , as if it was on fire again . It happened every time she thought of Juaan . The sun was setting . Saying it ' s farewells to the creatures of the planet . Rosa set her stuff down and made a fire . She missed story time with her father , so she prayed to him in the fire instead . Rosa took out her father ' s sleeping bag and hugged it as if it was really her father . Her heart started to sink again , as she remembered what had happened to Juaan . She thought : " If I go to sleep maybe it will stop ." So that ' s what exactly what she did . Her mind shifted back into oblivion . An image of Juaan appeared in her mind . Then Sierra . Then Dreco . " Father ! Mother , Dreco ! What are you doing here ? I ' ve missed you so much ! Even though I don ' t remember you very well mother , but it ' s fine ." Says Rosa in her dream world . " But don ' t worry father , I am tracking down your murderer and I am going to backstab him !" A voice started coming out of her father . " No Rosa . That ' s why we all came to your dream world . Us three Gonzalez ' s are safe and sound in the shadow land . Sierra had a vision of you being murdered . You are the only Gonzalez left . Keep the Gonzalez ' s alive please . Don ' t track my murderer down . I warn you . I forbid it ." Even as they tried , Rosa was always extremely stubborn ." What could possibly happen ? I am going out there whether they like it or not ! I need revenge ." She slowly merged from her dream , to see the same person that she saw the night before . She started to make out his face . Black hair , tanned skin , squinty eyes , flat nose . " Hmm familiar ." Rosa thought . Before she had time to think , the person spoke . " It is I , Arigo ." The mysterious man said . " Your father didn ' t pay me , so he had to die . His father didn ' t pay my father so he had to die . So did the rest of the Gonzalez family for years and years . The Gonzalez ' s , never once paid their debt to the Ramos family . So , wouldn ' t it be better to wipe out the entire Gonzalez family ? Then the Ramos family will never have to lose any money ever again !" Rosa started to back away from Arigo , as he pulled the dagger out of his sheath . But Arigo was too fast for Rosa . He lunged at Rosa , dagger out infront of him . Filled with pain , Rosa fell to her knees . Down on the dirt , feeling sick , dreamy , suddenly , oblivion .