Novels by Bella Wang

The nine-storey pagoda represented the nine tribes in the Habitat, each corresponding to a particular grade, such as the first-storey was designed to be used for grade 1 students. Until you became a grade 2 student, you could not go to the second storey, but the higher grade students could come downstairs. Wu Xi was situated on the top storey and Mr. black was the only creature who could live in the Nine-Tower."Mr. Black, that was quick, did you get the message from Baby?" Joy was surprised and squatted down unconsciously."I do not see Baby; I come for anything else. You need to tell me everything during your last meeting with Wu Xi, every little thing counts." Mr. Black was as sharp as ever."So the principal was missing, you can’t reach her, right?" Joy said, it was significantly louder this time. She was grateful that the place was empty."She is in a safe place, but she was off. So I need to know what had happened to her.""Sunshine, Mr. Black has found the principal, but he wan

Dylan's questions put the girls on the defensive, Joy traded meaningful gazes with Sunshine, a game started between them, both comic and dramatic. Several boys were finishing eating and they tried to place all the dishes in the same way as they were at the start of the meal, they wolf-whistled at Sunshine while passing by. Joy studied Dylan's face and kept telling herself that it was a good opportunity to know more about the matter, she pretended to be calm and asked."Dylan, we like hanging out, observing the whole campus.""What do you know?" Sunshine interrupted."Ladies, I asked you first.""Let's make a deal, we can share a great deal of information on a quid pro quo basis.""Deal."They finished their dinner in a short time and then went back to their dorm, on their way back Sunshine and Dylan were watching the road ahead of them and Joy and Benson were in the back started goofing off and roughhousing like they were small. Mysteriously, the sitting room would ordinarily have bee

To her surprise the door was unlocked, it was a communal dorm with many beds, closets, tables and bookshelves. Her bed was lying among dozens of other beds that it looked exactly the same as the one at home, Joy walked straight towards it. There was a note flying to her before Joy could complain about the overcrowding, words in bold-red-larger font letters stick out among other normal black fonts as Dormitory Regulations. "If you would like some personal space, please mark your blood at your territory. With the spell it will present a barrier that defend your place against any intruders. Nobody could go inside without your permission." "Sunshine, have you seen it? It will be like a compartment where you could relax in your private suites." Sunshine's bed was near hers, Joy flung off her bag and collapsed on her bed, Sunshine was standing at her bedside, the frown on her face told Joy that the situation would be especially difficult for her and that she might have words to tell. Joy

When they had landed down on the ground in front of the tower without any disturbance, they waved goodbye and thanked the Kunpeng for the lift. The Tower was a few yards from them but it felt the distance was very far away. There was a significant array stood in the way, which was concealed deep in the shadow so it couldn't be seen from above. Baby beat the rest of them, jumped straight into it and followed by Happy and Sky."Baby, what are you doing?" Joy yelled."To do his job, the array which we call "the Ever-Changing Array". It's a simple performing which is like a mirage, depends on your wise and benevolence, the views on this array vary from person to person. But it doesn’t work on animals, so he is still your guide." Said Sunshine."They went to explore the way for us. They do have a start and an end as a guide.""Indeed, we should split up now. See you later." Said Hayden.For a short time, this world, the very ground she stood on, Joy felt altered, more distant, as if she wa

Suddenly the sky was changing because the sun was beginning to fall behind hills, sending deep gold-colored rays slanting under the trees. The elderly were gravitating in the market, shuffling in cheerful pairs along the streets or jogging in slow motion past the shops, all quickened their pace in panic. Joy was attracted by a bunch of herbs; she was chatting with a vendor who was trading herbs. "For every disease, there are some herbs to cure it. This cinnamon-like medicinal herb is hard to come by, it can wrench people back from the fog of unconsciousness." The keeper said. "It’s getting dark, the market will be closed soon, we need to go out now." Hayden strode towards her. Hearing that, Joy rose to say goodbye while the keeper secretly put the herb into her packsack without anyone else noticing. Sunshine bustled through the street to meet Joy. "What if we could not go out on time? What will happen?" "It is not up to you because it is mandatory, or you are about to bounce off

In following hours, Joy and Sunshine were going to tour the streets and also stroll the open-air market. The streets were crowded with old people and the shops were full of wonderful magic things. One of Joy’s favorite pastimes was going to fairs and markets, but it was Sunshine’s first time visiting the market. It was much different from the markets Joy had been to in the human world as the facts that the basic needs of life were available with minimum effort for Shamans. There was a proliferation of stores, where are trading Dan medicines, traditional herbal medicines, swords, books, charms and spells and so on. When people met on the streets, they would come to a halt and talk or go to the teahouse to have some tea. In the roadside teashops, men sat on low stools and talked over sweet tea. Sunshine and Joy stopped at a teahouse with the traditional wood carvings, artwork, lighting and flooring. "Do you want some tea?" "Sure, Tea houses are a carrier of peo

Professor Sterling was very sharp with her when Christa was late, especially when she didn’t have an adequate explanation for arriving an hour late and upset all his arrangements."It’s very unlike you to be so late. Christa. You don’t look well-perhaps you should go to the doctor." Says Kenneth Sterling standing, who polishes his glasses with a handkerchief."I am so sorry. Professor Sterling. I’m all ill this weekend, but I am getting better now. The class will begin in a few minutes; we should go now." Christa carries his book and follows him to the classroom.Professor Sterling’s affirmative nod seems a shade of reluctance. He chooses Christa as his TA because she is well-connected. Kenneth is one of the few lecturers in this department who don’t have tenure; hence he thinks Christa could be a helper."Attention, please. We have a new teaching assistant for this class today-Christa. Please feel free to email her or call her if you have any questions about the course." Kenneth anno

"Mum, Dad. You come early. How was the ride? I miss you very much." Christa comes trotting down the steps from the lobby and embraces her mother.Savanna Taylor is an educated, amiable, and exquisitely dressed professor at the university; she is an excellent mother and listener. Christa has this unaccounted feeling that red tea belongs to her mother, for it is elegant, composed, and uncomplicated.Dean Taylor, on the other hand, is a severe man who seldom smiles or is easy to talk with. He is a president at the university and home because he is always exceedingly strict with Christa. Fortunately, Christa is not afraid of her father at all."Behave yourself. Christa, you are a married woman now." Dean raises his voice to his daughter. Christa paid no attention to whatever her father had said, but still acted like a spoiled child. Soon there is a tight group of people around them."Let’s move to the garden, shall we? I believe Alfred has already finished his reading." Eva shows the way.

It is customary for the Morrie family to have family dinners on weekends because Alfred Morrie and Eva Morrie love to entertain and have family meals. Everyone follows the custom of family reunions religiously every week; they always dedicate the meal to discussing various social, political, and ethical issues.The weekend break is just the tonic Christa needs, but her attempts to escape from the claustrophobia of family life have failed. For the universe is playing its little tricks again, Christa doesn’t even be able to say NO. She knows instantly that something must have happened at the dinner party that could lead to her death.Lewis made no secret of his hatred for formal occasions; his mother always complains that he makes excuses to chicken out of family occasions such as weekend dinners. Since it is the first dinner together after Christa and Lewis get married, Eva orders Christa to bring Lewis.Early in the morning, Christa gets up to jog and could see her mother-in-law is bu

"Juliet. I told you not to come here. Stop bothering us when we are working. Put your claws away; she is one of us. Christa, let me introduce my younger sister Juliet Bush. She just turned eighteen and shifted a few days ago. "Solomon reaches forward and throws his arms around his little sister.Juliet Bush has short brown hair and a pale complexion; she is about five feet and five inches, the same height as Christa. Her eyes are still red as she tries to pull back her hands."It is so nice to meet you. I am Christa, and I just begin to shift this month. Maybe you could be my teacher." Christa is always kind to strangers; being raised in an intellectual family and receiving an excellent education. She thinks it’s only common courtesy."You are too old to be a student. Why is she here? "Juliet fixed the lady who said hello to her with a hostile glare. Soon Juliet gets rid of her brother and jumps into Evan."Don’t be rude, Juliet. Please forgive her, Christa." Soloman asks for Christa’

"Professor Sterling. It is a great honor to be appointed as a teaching assistant in your class. But I can’t take it. I am sorry." Christa turns down the offer again while standing in Professor Sterling’s office at college on Monday morning."Enlighten me, please. "Kenneth Sterling has a commanding presence and a deep, authoritative voice. They appointed Kenneth Sterling to a professorship in economics at Hissruop university. He is in his late forties, quite tall, and his face takes on an unhealthy whitish hue; finishing his words and pats his growing paunch."I got married three days ago; when you are a wife and student, there is this inescapable, self-imposed pressure to do everything right all the time. "Christa repeats the boring cliche as she starts to look around; a name on the paper catches her attention."Professor Sterling. You are a very persuasive talker. Hence I accept the job. Thank you very much for giving me this opportunity." Christa interrupts; she feels she would like

It’s an isolated spot, all right. They thread through a network of back streets into a remote place. As the driving car reaches the area on the dirt road where the trees closed in around them, Lewis stops in front of a building and past the big gate, which shuts behind him with a dull thud.It appears to be an abandoned medical facility, maybe an asylum or a hospital. Christa pays the taxi driver and alights from the vehicle, hitches up her dress, and sprints down the road after her husband.Christa can see Lewis parks his Mercedes in the driveway through the gate, along with three other SUVs. She wonders what exactly the place does; however, she can’t just budge in and have a good look even though the entrance is not guarded.Christa is hovering in the doorway, resplendent in royal blue velvet for a while. She’s not going to stop for that she’ll find a way to get in.There is movement behind the woods, and Christa spins around to see what it is; her improved hearing activates like a

Joseph's arrival would be an ideal opportunity to cut short of the last leg of their on-going tour; Rebecca took to her heels once she heard that Joseph was coming. Neither Lisa nor Rebecca would admit that this trip was a totally disaster.There were three of the most common health problems that one might experience during traveling was jet lag, altitude sickness and diarrhea. Lisa and Rebecca suffered all of them during this long journey, when they first landed the state which was the Plateau regions, they couldn’t sleep well at night for the time difference. Due to climate on the highland always changed unpredictably, Lisa had trouble with diarrhea and Rebecca got the flu.It seemed they got off on the wrong foot when they started to practice the plan of travelling around the world.They had to stay in the hotel for five days to recover themselves fully before climbing the mountains. One of the most common dangers to climbers was altitude sickness, which could affect even very expe

"I guess we’ve already talked about this but I’ll ask you again just in case. Lisa, do you want to move in and work with me?"Joseph always assumed that if he had ever asked a girl to move in with him, she would be thrilled and accepted his proposal at once; but Lisa didn’t say anything which was an added complication.By knowing her so well, he was convinced that she wasn’t playing hard to get.There was an almost complete lack of awareness of the issues involved; it was important that she realized how much he had given up for her by asking. Lisa was his best choice, but she was not his only alternative.He was very popular when it came to dating.They talked every day through video chat, he liked to chatting with her, sometimes he would wait for her online when he couldn’t pay her a visit. She was a very original and creative thinker who looked at things from a unique perspective and he found it interesting and educating.Nowadays Lisa was busy with the handover, it would take place

"Thank you for the update, Boss. It was a pleasure to work for you, but I have made my mind to quit the job. Please accept my resignation."It took her long enough to summon the courage to tell Charles about her decision, life at the company had not be as lucrative or as fun as it was in the past ever since Peter had gone. Only those who loved their work could enjoy the delight in work, however Lisa hated working for Charles. Lisa wished she could say that it was unfair to judge him on such a brief acquaintanceship. "You are doing a great job. Lisa, are there any special reasons for leaving the job?""There were no left speculating about other motives behind the moves, I resigned for personal reasons. That I need to move to the city where my boyfriend was, a long-distance relationship is really hard and both of us think it is time for a change."Lisa had a hard time express what she really thought, she could not tell Charles that she left the desk because Charles was disgusting and h

"We should work out some ground rules for meeting the other sex, if we're gonna be a couple. "Lisa managed to drop off wake in the early hours, Joseph was holding her tightly even as he slept. Lisa chewed on her lip and stared at his angular face with chiseled jaw, she felt for his sleeping looks and gorgeous pectorals. She tried to get off the bed but her action waked him, he held her down, kissed her on the forehand and let go of her.She was held back by some sense of self-preservation; he wasn't slow to realize what was going on; he closed his eyes and started talking."Like what? Joseph, It's Monday morning-one of the busiest times of the week. Don't you need to go back to be the boss? I need to take a shower before duty. ""I am taking the day off, but I can join you in the bath.""Don't get your hopes up. Enough chitchat, I will be late."Lisa went to wash herself up, she paid scant attention to what Joseph was acting. The best part about being Lisa was that she left all the u

What happened to Penny did not always happened to her, even death was not guaranteed for a cancer. Lisa wasn't going to demean herself by acting like a suspicious lover, she could lose her perspective. When she behaved this way, her spouse and herself would feel suffocated. She could not let her imagination ran away with her, she lacked trust on Joseph.How could she put her trust in him?Lisa called Rebecca and told her that her main reservation about him was that he was a man about town. But Rebecca said it was fear of vulnerability, and when Lisa could not deal with the factor that she may even long for closeness, so she frequently pushed her partner away."Lisa, as your shrink and your best friend, I would not allow you sabotage your love relationship in any ways. You deserve happiness, I don't know if Joseph was the one, but he can cure you. Just try to trust him.""Rebecca, what do you think I should do?""Don't hesitate to ask if you have any doubts. Good Communication is the k

"I am going to move to Thuong city next week. All the people in the building would come to give me a rousing send-off, Lisa, would you like to come to have a drink with us this Sunday?" Penny said it on the phone."Why not? I will see you this weekend, Penny."Lisa and Penny didn't get to see each other too much these days, for Penny was busy in love with Kenny and Lisa spent her time with Joseph. Lisa still didn't tell Penny that she was dating Joseph, Penny thought very badly for Joseph since last camping trip and Lisa didn't have to make excuses for him.The class they have together was already finished after two years' study, the toughest challenge came after the MBA training course had ended, they need to pass the exam to get the degree. Penny had only a slim chance of passing it, but Lisa thought she would pass the exam because she applied herself. There was no magic formula for passing tests- only hard work."Penny, What's going down? Why are you suddenly leaving town?""Lisa,