Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Fiction 1-2 | Page 191

New Journeys to the West
Diocesan Preparatory School, Leung, Yat Hei – 9
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lmost 1400 years ago, a brave young monk, Xuanzang, was accompanied by the Monkey King, a
friar, and a talking pig, to India to find true spiritual fulfillment.
1400 years later, a young Hong Kong boy named Tongtong wanted to follow Xuanzang’s steps in
going to India to find the true spiritual fulfillment. He took a flight to Xi'an (Old name is Chang'an), which
was the starting point of Xuanzang’s trip to India.
On the aeroplane, Tongtong met a knowledgeable friar, who was an university professor. They talked about
the journey to India. The friar was interested in following the boy to India, so he asked the boy if he could
follow him. The boy accepted the suggestion.
After they have got off the plane, the friar and the boy rode their bikes to the high rail station where a train
could go to India directly. Suddenly, an odd person ran out and knocked down their bikes. At the same
time, the friar’s computer fell out of his bag and shattered into pieces. The odd person took off his scarf and
apologised to Tongtong and the friar.
The appearance of the odd person was actually abnormal. He had a lot of hair on his body and face. He
really looked like a monkey.
The ‘monkey’ said, “Uh, sorry, I don’t have any money, so I cannot compensate for your computer but I
can work for you.” He was embarrassed and red cheeks came out from his face. He added, “Although your
computer’s broken, the hard disk is not damaged. If you want to use a computer, I can use some simple
electronic devices to mend the computer for you.”
Thinking that the abnormal person was a computer expert, Tongtong invited him to join the trip to India.
The ‘monkey’ was over the moon because no one else had ever wanted to be his friend. Therefore, the
‘monkey’ accepted the invitation.
Then they got on the high rail train.
On the train, the three met a fat boy who was playing mobile games and eating hamburgers at the same
time. The ‘monkey’ saw the fat boy and intended to make jokes with him. The fat boy noticed the
‘monkey’ and said, “Hey monkey, let’s play games together!” The ‘monkey’ did not say a word. He went
back to his seat, got his mobile phone out and pressed a few times on the phone.
After a while, the fat boy screamed as though he was spitting out lots of saliva, “WHO DARES TURN
OFF MY WI-FI!” He looked about, anger on his face. The ‘monkey’ covered his mouth. “IS IT YOU?
YOU TURNED OFF MY WI-FI? TURN IT ON NOW!!!” The ‘monkey’ refused.
He said, “We’re going to India. Do you want to come?” The fat boy was interested in going to India after
hearing the good news and decided to follow them. Tongtong invited the fat boy promptly.
One day later, they went to a town where lots of people were playing mobile games. They all had black
eyes and looked sulky. The fat boy was curious of what the people were playing. Therefore, he got out his
mobile phone, and downloaded the game. At the time when he was playing, black eyes appeared on his
face. However, he didn’t notice that. Surprisingly, he said, “Wow! This ‘spiderwoman’ is so p-p-powerful!
I’m going to beat her! Kill her! Get her! Ooh! Lovely weapons are available…”
The friar stretched out his hand, and said, “Hey, stop! Stop playing the…”
“No! I can’t stop! Look! It’s the basilisk! Kill him! Get him…”
The friar was surprised. “Fatty is addicted to the computer! He needs help! Now! Quick!”
The ‘monkey’ shouted, “Just give me a computer! Let me break the spell of the game!”
A few minutes later, the fat boy looked as though the addiction had gone. “The ‘spiderwoman’ was so p-
p-powerful!”
All of a sudden, the ‘spiderwoman’ appeared in front of the four people. “Why did you disturb me? I need
everyone, the whole world, the whole universe to be addicted to my game!”
Scarily, all of the people in the street became zombies walking towards the four traveller. The
‘spiderwoman’ said, “Say goodbye to your life-in one minute!”
“ONE MINUTE?!”
The friar was scared. “Go and break the spell! Urgh… 20 seconds left!”
The ‘monkey’ was typing very fast as though he did not press any buttons. “Come on! 5…4…3…”
The four people were very close to each other. “Done!”
The ‘spiderwoman’ shouted, “HOW DARE YOU! ONLY 0.001 SECONDS LEFT AND YOU DUMB
GUYS DID IT!”