Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism

Chapter 256 Good Cop, Bad Cop

"What are we going to do for lunch, then?"

"Why have so many of the town's restaurants closed up?"

"Are they no longer open for business? It's all rather peculiar!"

The inn staff were taken aback to find them all still in town.

"Didn't you lot go out rowing together?"

"No."

"Well, that's a shame!"

The inn staff looked genuinely sorry. "Your school had organised the rowing activity to finish up at Lake Skyward, famous for its crabs. Many of the town's restaurant owners were called in to help cook there, but you missed out."

Half of the restaurant owners were busy preparing meals, while the rest didn't want to miss the crab feast and set off early in the morning.

That was why the town was now so quiet.

On hearing this, everyone was dumbfounded.

Silence grasped them.

Then, shock grabbed their hearts.

What? Today's rowing is meant to end with a crab feast at Lake Skyward!?

Good Lord, we've missed out, big time!

Why hadn't they mentioned this earlier?

you tell us yesterday? I would

at the comment. "Lake Skyward is near our town, and it's really renowned. Didn't you check all the info beforehand?" A momentary silence

"No."

prepare meals today, we've got plenty

instant noodles compare to a crab

They were speechless.

Words failed them.

task, but now

them out quick. I'm famished. Haven't eaten a thing

but cautioned, "Mind you, the instant noodles aren't complimentary." Silence hung in

covered by the school, hence there were

a lavish crab feast at Lake Skyward that was open for everyone, these students

shores of Lake Skyward, Violeta and her companions had already

first-served, it was more of a motivational ploy for the rowers. In the end, everyone would have an

bountiful spread of fresh food awaited, buffet-style, offering

a crab banquet was

feast to their heart's

carved from wood. They were made in the image of

lot of work into these souvenirs. Every crab had little differences between one another, but all looked like they could spring to

eclipsing lunch

didn't have to row back; transport was arranged, and they were all ferried back to the

was a day's end that

who had joined Violeta's group couldn't

hesitant about the boating trip, they had expected little in

they know they were headed

photos and shared them,

with instant noodles. They crumbled about the lack of exquisite crab soup

their meal