Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Fiction 12 | Page 515

“Yes, do you know where he is?” I said. The guard looked up and put a stick into his mouth. I waited for his answer quietly. After about 2 minutes, he laughed and said “Is he a boy?” “Yes” I said. “Oh...never seen him.” “OK. ” I said and walked away with heavy steps. “I still don’t know who you are after all.” He said with an old and tiring voice. I thought about it. “Actually, I’m not sure either, after all of these strange things happened.” I said. “Huh?-Yes, I have been listening to stories, saving K-ge... and I am not really myself, so tell me who I am.” “I don’t know who you are.” Said the guard. “I just want to go in!” I said. “But why did you not say that straight away?” The guard said with a mumbling voice and opened the gates. Inside, I saw lots of people who were trading with each other. The trading routine went on and on and on... “These Japanese sure like trading.” I thought for myself. Then I saw the prison where I noticed K-ge before. I knocked the door and used the toughest voice I could. “I am the captain of the ship Long, the ruler of the seas. I am here to meet the prison’s owner, the emperor’s orders!” I said with the best Japanese accent I could. “Come in!” I heard somebody said. I opened the door and saw a man with black hair and a coat. I saw K-ge and said:” Free that man! He is going with me to meet the great emperor.” “But the rules say that this man will die in 30 days!” Said the man in coat. “We have already paid for a ticket to the opening ceremony at the castle.” Said another man coming out of the dead’s room. “No excuses!” I said with the best Japanese accent I could. “Captain of Long, the ship of ships has spoken! Lead this man, prisoner number 14 to the gate!” the guard screamed. 3, the way home When K-ge was rescued and taken to me, I led him out of the city gate and stuck my head out of the black coat. “Minima, is that you? ” Asked K-ge. “Do I look like someone else?” I asked irritated. “Oh, yeah!” Said K-ge. “I want to get done with the berries and return home before the Japanese come to look for us. They see the coat so we have to hurry up picking berries.” I said. After a few days we arrived home safely.