Dragon Road Blog Post #5

Author: Laurence Yep

Pages Read: 240/288

Genre: Historical Fiction

Report Section

Dragons do not have any money, but even though they don't have it, they go to the restaurant expecting that they will recognize them and give the some free food. When they cam into the restaurant, the chef showed them the sign saying NO INDIANS ALLOWED. They explained him that they are not Indians, but Chinese, and as soon as they told him that, he recognized them from the posters that were around the city, so he gave them a free meal. When they finished their meal, they slept in the car. The next morning they headed for their next game. They were playing the Chinese for the first time, and Calvin thought that the team they were playing was their reflection. He saw the chef in the crowd. Their best player, the guard was unstoppable. But even though Calvin tried to pull of the same thing when he insulted the guard when they played against the Davis Brothers, but their guard did not pay attention. It was one minute until the end of the game, when Jack called for the timeout. That was the only way for the Dragons to catch some breath. Timeout finished and Dragons went in the game. Professor passed the ball to Calvin, and Calvin started drilling. He got double teamed, but his quickness allowed him to protect the ball from the opponent's's guard. He wanted to pass the ball to Hollywood, but the guard was expecting that and jumped for the ball. Dragons were leading by one, but there was only 10 seconds left until the end, and the guard was heading for an open basket, when Calvin jumped for the ball, and the guard fell and twisted his ankle so bad;y he had to go to the hospital. When Calvin stood up, he asked Jack if they won, when he saw his teammates cheering, so he already knew the situation. They've won. When Dragons started heading for the next game, Annie had a flat tire. Barney and Alphonse changed, but it wasn't good enough. Jack started arguing with the rest of the team. Topper and rest of the team, except me got angry on him that he did not receive any money, and they are still playing games, so Jack emptied the trunk and invited Calvin to go with him alone back in San Francisco, but Calvin stayed with the team, and Jack left, alone walking. Professor wanted to fix the car, but then Calvin got sick of everyone, even Barney, and he left the team. Calvin left towards the city. When he got in the city, it remained him on San Francisco, but as soon as he heard basketball, he knew it was the Chinatown of that city. Ah Chen saw Calvin on the street and invited him in his restaurant with his two friends, Ah Sam, and Ah Bing. They recognized him from the flier, and asked him what is celebrity doing here. They told him that they know Grandpa Joe and that he is report, which Calvin did not know. 

Response Section

Finally some drama happened out of basketball. It really surprised me when Jack left the team, and then it even more surprised me when Calvin left. I wonder what is going to happen to Topper and the rest of the team, but especially Barney. I like that Dragons played another Chinese, and even beat them by one point, but I feel bad for the guard that he got injured, and he will never be able to play basketball again. Calvin got surprised when he founded out Grandpa Joe is a reporter, but then realized that he was always tired every morning, probably from writing the story for the newspaper. I am really satisfied of what I read. When Calvin left the team, it seemed like a dream, because I never expected for Calvin to say that he was sick of everything, but especially himself. And Ah Chen, Ah Sam, and Ah Bing seem like unreal persons, like a fairy. I don't know what is going to happen next, this really shocked me., but maybe Topper will somehow find Calvin, by leaving the rest of the team, or maybe Barney will do the same, who knows. My recent reading has fulfilled my expectations.

Passage Section

"Suddenly I was as sick of them as I was of Jack. I needed to be alone. You'd be lucky to get two dimes for this heap. I'm not waiting around for anymore empty promises."

That was the moment when Calvin got sick of all of them, but especially of himself, and when he left alone towards the city light.