Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Fiction 12 | Page 538

His mom and dad were sitting on the lower floor of the bunk while reading books , and his little brother was sitting on the chair and looking at some wooden car toys . “ Dad and mom , this is my friend , and we are hungry !” He said to his mom and dad . “ Welcome !” Qiang ’ s mom said to me . “ I ’ m going down to make lunch for you guys .” I sat on the little carpet , and the wait was so long ! I saw Qiang talking to his dad , “ Hey , Qiang ’ s friend , I know you ' re hungry , but there is only one kitchen for the whole building , so each family has to take turns to cook , I hope you understand .” Qiang ' s dad said to me . Finally the food was here . It smelled so good and tasted so delicious ! “ Can I use your restroom ? I need to pee .” I said nervously . “ Our restroom ? we don ' t have our own restroom , we only have a public restroom down the street and it smells bad .” Little Qiang continued , “ Me and my brother pee here , so you can pee into here too !” He said as he pulled out a little bucket from underneath the bunk . “ No ! I would never pee into that bucket .” “ But I need to pee !!!” I screamed . “ Are you alright ? sweetie ?” I heard my Mom ’ s voice . Then I realized it was just a dream . “ Mom , I need to pee .” I sat on my clean and cozy toilet , I was relieved .