Creative Writing: The Red Girl

"Wrong again." Two beautiful girls sit on a red large canopy bed in the corner in a golden room highlighted with red gold and pink. In their hands, they hold dark wooden embroidery hoops securing white threaded cloths.

One girl, dressed in red pink and gold sighs in frustration, she then unravels some of the red thread from the white cloth leaving behind tiny holes in the fabric.

"Will I ever get this right?" The girl in red laments to herself as she began to start from where she messed up.

"In time you will, Sister." The other girl dressed in blue puts a supporting hand on her sister's cheek and brushes it with her thumb.

The girl in red sighs again, she puts down her embroidery hoop down on her silk red bed. She leaves her bed and treads across the room behind the

"Pork Butt!"

Chu hua lets out a heavy exhale and pinches the bridge of her nose.

"Goodness, Fen, you are such a child." The red princess bursts into laughter, even the Empress let out a giggle. One of the concubines shudders in laughter only to be shoulder bumped by another.

All of a sudden, the two paper double doors quickly open causing the room to fall silent. Four woman walk in the room in silence. They walk toward the table in formation with two in the front and two in the back. In the middle of these woman, walks a handsome black-haired man dressed in a deep wine red, black and gold robe.

"Father!" The sister's call out in unison.

All of the women including the sisters and the Empress stand up to address the Emperor. The front concubines pull the chair from under the table next to the Empress, allowing their ruler to gracefully seat himself.

All of the concubines fold their hands together and bow with grace and beauty.

"Your Holy Highness." They all say in unison.

"My Emperor." The Empress copies the same motions of the concubines.

After taking his seat, the Emperor breathes in then exhales.

"Good afternoon, Ladies."

"Now we can eat!" Fen giggles with