Pearl of Love (Written by Xiaomeng Chu)

Main characters:
James Johnson
Emily Radcliffe
Mr and Mrs Yamamoto (Hara Yamaoto and Sakura Yamaoto).

James Johnson was adopted by Mr and Mrs Yamamoto (Hara Yamaoto and Sakura Yamaoto). The owners of the restaurant, a young Japanese couple, feed him up until he was ten years old in 1930. The Japanese couple was force to back to Japan for some reasons. Little James said he would stay in America because he wanted to find his parents. Actually, after the Japanese couple gone, little James spend out all the money they left, so he had to beg on the street until he saw a poster that encourage people to joint in army in 1938. After that, he met Emily Radcliffe, the drought of the main chef of his team finishing his infantry. However, in 1939 the Word War II started. James was sent to Hawaii to protect the military base there. Emily was so sad to say good-bye with James; she said she would wait until James comes back. And she gives James a letter and said to him: “Open it unless you feel it is the end of your life.” James went to Pearl Harbor. Everyday he dreams about the war finished and he went back to America. Sometimes, he dreamed that he found Emily and gets married with her. Unfortunately, most of the times, he was dreaming that he couldn’t get married with Emily for many other reasons. Times goes to Dec 1941, just before Charismas, James feel that he was missing Emily so much. As he usually does, he take off the letter Emily wrote to him and trying to open it. But he put it back again. And he wrote a sentence” I miss you.” And date:’ 6^th Dec, 1941’ (The night before Attack to Pearl Harbor. Then the Japan attack Pearl Harbor in the early next morning. Americans are brought to World War II. James was the teams’ leader of Marine. He tried his best prevent to fright. His team met a Japanese team from soldiers, but he found that, their leader was Mr. Yamamoto. One of the James’ team member killed Yamamoto. James felt so sorry for that. He cried and all the good memories were getting worse and worse. Finally, the war finished in 1945. James could get back to America. Also, he became a hero. Before going, he took off the letter Emily Wrote. He thought Emily must not wait him anymore, as almost 6 years passed. He opened it, the letter only has “Emily” in the front page when he turned over, it said: “Every minute, I love you.” He smiled. James back to America, he saw Emily at the place they first met. Finally, they got married and James bought the oil Japanese restaurant. While they came in the restaurant, they are Emily’s father’s good friends, Mr and Mis Johnson…