Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Fiction 2020 | Page 53

Hong Kong Young Writers Awards 2020
Knock knock…
“Hi, are you there? I just wanted to ask… if we could, uh, go to the park later…?”
No response.
“Hello, Hong?”
Gong opened the door and it let out a faint creak.
“Hong? Maaauuuu? Where are you? This isn’t funny. Where are-”
Gong noticed the window was open and immediately rushed towards the window.
“HONG?! MAU?! MA MA! BA BA! HONG AND MAU AREN’T HERE! Why…
why did they leave me here?” Gong wailed miserably, shaking his head. Mr. Zhong appeared
behind him and placed his weathered hand on his son’s shoulder.
“Go back to sleep, Gong. We’ll take care of this in the morning.” Mr. Zhong
replied firmly.
Hong and Mau disappeared into the night. The last anyone heard of them was the small
creak that came from opening the window before they fled into the darkness. They ran away
from everyone: their neighbours, their friends, their parents, and most importantly, their
brother. Gong became miserable after the incident and refused to talk to anyone other than
his clients, family, or coworkers.
When Hong and Mau were proper adults with jobs, they decided to go their separate
ways since they both had very different interests. However, they promised to keep in touch.
As Hong ran away and gained independence, he became good with self-management and
saving money, so he grew up to be a rather wealthy man. He was talented in finance, which
helped him amass his wealth. Other than finance, he was also interested in gardening. He had
a large garden and he was fond of growing bauhinia trees.
“I’m so proud of my garden. I hope everyone will see it soon! Jie Jie and Ge Ge- Oh…
Ge Ge…”
Mau developed an interest in tourism. She owned a popular travel blog, which made her
famous because everyone would read her blog to see where to visit. Her blog in particular
stood out the most because she was consistent with her updates and each post was as good as
the rest. Mau lived in Edo, which was the former name of Tokyo.
“This place is really beautiful. I can’t wait to invite Di Di and-! Ge Ge… Right, he’s not
with us…”
Since Hong and Mau’s disappearance, Father Zhong became very controlling over Gong.
“Please finish this paperwork. It is due soon, sir.”
“Can you take over for me in a meeting next week? I need to have a discussion with Mr. Tamako.”
As his father’s assistant, Gong was given many responsibilities, restrictions, and tasks, but
as he had his parents, he managed to keep up with all of the work. He had 9 children when
he became an adult. His children inherited their family’s land once they reached a certain age.
As all three siblings grew up to own land, they all managed to become successful people.
They all had different interests, but still found success due to their hard work and perseverance.
All three of them were known to be economic powerhouses in their respective fields.
Hong, however, became the richest child among them because of his field of interest
and dedication.
They were finally happy due to their success.
“Time to write in my blog again!”
“Woo! My stocks have grown!”
“Finally, a break!”
They got what they wanted.
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