In Greenland city, morning sun popped its head out, flickered on Gogyoshi hotel. The well-known and super hotel in the city, built by one politician from Las Vegas. And now, Tycoons rejoiced with an opened champagne bottle as they filled each room with harlots, dancing with the flow of pop music. And all manners of souls kept arriving, with bags of dollars.        Chris Drake speed into the open-air, slammed on the brake, and hurried out into gardens of rich men and half-naked ladies, playing on chairs and in a pool. He smiled as he raised the gold, imagining how billionaire he would be for the next hour.        He walked close to them and called for attention, “Hey, popinjays.” He raised the gold as they looked at him, “A medieval gold.”        “Wow!!!” they exclaimed.        “Wann

    Harry felt his impulse throbbing as the Fortune teller looked into his eyes for five minutes, but he hides his fear with a fake smile. And then, the fortune teller covered her white hair with a white wrapper and her eyes glow like snow. This is his first time here in this quiet place where the room looked like heaven. And the light flickering from in all corner. Again, the magical and quirky woman looked into his eyes. And he blamed himself for coming here with his friends.        The woman directed her eyes to flames dancing on long white candles. And her lips moved, murmuring as if she was reciting incantations. And she dropped some incense onto three big plates and the air tango with its smell. A bird flew from a white pot and landed before Harry, gazing at his eyes. He looked away as fear danced in his heart. And then, in shocking silence, the bird flew to the woman, and she plays with its feathers. Now, her ever cool, ever-char

    Putting my hands in my pocket, I sauntered in the rain. I looked at the sky, closing half of my eyes, seeing thunder striking amid the blackness and gloomy clouds, shedding more rain on my face. It helps me cry. As a man, when pounced by my opponent, have learned not to show the pain. And now, I followed my heart and break the rule. Letting all the hidden pain to flow out of my heart, I satisfied my eyes, and am glad rain washed it off my face.        Cars fleet on the street as the rain keeps saturating my clothes, and the cold air darted itself to my face. I can embrace it, but I can’t embrace the pain in my heart. The pain of losing everything I worked so hard for. And now, glancing everywhere, I saw a homeless mother folding her daughter with her long clothes, before a closing door. And then, suddenly, the door was opened, and a man stormed out, pushing the woman away. “How many times have I warn you not to come here

    Harry and his two friends sauntered to the riverside through the morning light. Reuben and Alister slept at Harry’s house last night as they get home at the dark hour from the fortune-teller chambers. The water crawl to the shore when Harry stood, watching his friends pushing their canoes into the water.        Alister looked back. “Let’s catch some fish before we go home.”        “I want to say that too, but I think it would tire you guys to listen. Would Harry join us?” Reuben asked.        Harry shrugged his shoulder. “We forget to bring a net.”        “One was here,” Reuben said, gesturing for them to see the net in his canoe.        “I’m not feeling well today,” Harry said.    &n

    At the riverside, Harry and Reuben enjoyed their half-truths and half-lies conversation. They can’t do without it. Whenever Harry get to know that a listener enjoyed his talks, he would hook it with lies, to keep the talks burning. And now, as they finished eating all the fish, Harry remember that Alister and the man they saved was still on the sea. Glancing at the sea, he saw no one. And then he looked at Reuben. “Where did they paddle to since?”        Reuben widened his eyes, standing up as if to stave off any catastrophe. “You have distracted me with your talks. I forget to watch them.”        “You let me speak too much. You shouldn’t have listened while I speak,” Harry said.        Alister took a step forward, staring at the sea. “Where are they now?”        “They had gone more than an hour,” Harry said