Chapter 6: The Message:
Zhu Yingtai's POV:
Lian Shanbo and I spent the rest of the afternoon together. He makes me feel like I can fly, but he does not feel the same way... not as long as I am in disguise!
. . .
I just received a note from my Father... he wants me to come home! But how can I leave my Lian Shanbo? Oh, who am I kidding? He sees me as a brother! Before I go, I must tell him who I really am!
"You're going to tell him," asks Yenzing.
"Yes," I said.
"Good," says Yenzing.
"But what about your irrational fear of being arrested," I asked.
"I got tired of everyone calling me Ralph," says Yenzing.
"Good afternoon, Ralph!"
"Thanks a lot," says Yenzing.
. . .
I was at this lake. Someone came. "Lian Shanbo, I have a confession, my name is Zhu Yingtai! Would you ever consider... marrying me?"
"Lian Shanbo is running a little late," says Ma Wencai. I then turned around. "So, I was right! You're a girl! Well, if Lian Shanbo won't take you, I will! Heck, I'll take you even if he does want you!"
"I will never be yours," I said, "I love Lian Shanbo!"
"You will be mine," says Ma Wencai, "and I will make sure of it!" He then trips and falls in a bush. He then gets up and awkwardly walks away.
. . .
I then spoke with Lian Shanbo.
"Is there a problem, Brother Jo," asks Lian Shanbo.
"There is something I must tell you," I said, "I am not your brother!"
"I didn't think you were my literal brother," says Lian Shanbo.
"I meant my real name is Zhu Yingtai! I am a girl!"
"What?"
I then showed him my hair. "I am sorry for deceiving you," I said.
Sei Gao's POV:
Ralph and I were secretly watching, and I couldn't believe my eyes! Zhu Jo was a Zhu Yingtai? And I just realized Lian Shanbo's pet bird, Ba Guo has been with that pink bird the whole time! Do I need glasses?
Zhu Yingtai's POV:
"Shanbo, will you forgive me," I asked.
"I need time!" He then went in the water.
Lian Shanbo's POV:
While in the water, I had time to think...
Lian Shanbo: What day is it
And in what month?
This clock never seemed so alive
I can't keep up, and I can't back down
I've been losing so much time
'Cause it's you and me
And all of the people with nothing to do
Nothing to lose
And it's you and me
And all of the people
And I don't know why
I can't keep my eyes off of you
What are the things that I want to say
Just aren't coming out right?
I'm tripping on words
You got my head spinning
I don't know where to go from here
'Cause it's you and me
And all of the people with nothing to do
Nothing to prove
And it's you and me
And all of the people
And I don't know why
I can't keep my eyes off of you
There's something about you now
That I can't quite figure out
Everything she does is beautiful
Everything she does is right
'Cause it's you and me
And all of the people with nothing to do
Nothing to lose
And it's you and me and all of the people
And I don't know why
I can't keep my eyes off of you and me
And all of the people with nothing to do
Nothing to prove
And it's you and me and all of the people
And I don't know why
I can't keep my eyes off of you
What day is it?
And in what month?
This clock never seemed so alive!
That's when I realized, a part of me might have known the whole time and that's when I realized... I loved her! I am so glad to know I was not falling in love with a boy!
Zhu Yingtai's POV:
Lian Shanbo then returned to the surface, and we looked in each other's eyes.
Sei Gao's POV:
Ralph and I were still watching them. I then took a look at Ralph, and I realized... Ralph was a girl too! I really do need glasses. She then kissed me all over the face.
Zhu Yingtai's POV:
That was the day our love began!
. . .
We had to separate, but I know we will reunite one day!
To Be Continued
In the next chapter, Ma Wencai makes a deal with the witches.