Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Fiction 2020complete | Page 306

As she looked out at the breath-taking view from the carriage, she relaxed for the first time since
the graduation project was announced. At the same time, another design idea popped up in her head! She
breathed a sigh of relief. This is really worth it. After stepping off the ferris wheel, she saw a colourful sign
with the words: HIGHEST THRILL RIDE - HIGHEST SKY DROP GAME! And surrounding the sign
were the floating words:
Follow
Me
To
What
You
Seek...
And so she got on. Up-down-up-down-up-down-BAM! Lisa closed her eyes shut and hung
onto the bars for dear life. She waited for the crash, but it never came. She opened her eyes and saw herself
safely on the ground, sitting on her bag.
Looking around, she realized she was no longer in Guangzhou. Wondering where she was, she
took out the mapestry. She saw a small X hovering over Macau.
Lisa walked around, without realising it, she reached the well-known ruins of St. Pauls. She was
admiring the beauty of this broken piece of history when another idea for her design flew into her head.
Lost in her excitement for her design, Lisa tripped over the long stairs in front of the ruins and blacked out.
When Lisa opened her eyes, she found herself sitting on a bench overlooking a familiar sight. It was
Victoria Harbour. She looked around. She saw that she was back in Hong Kong at the Star Ferry Pier in
Central. Still dazed in her thoughts, Lisa walked to the edge of the pier. Those magical words again appeared
hovering over the water:
Follow
Me
To
What
You
Seek...
SPLASH! Lisa felt herself being pushed from behind. Her legs buckled, and she fell headfirst into
the water. She kicked, struggling to reach the surface, but she was helplessly trapped in some weeds. Lisa
closed her eyes for the last time.
Lisa woke up in her garden. She looked around and thought about what had just happened. She
looked around and realised it was all a dream. Lisa was so excited with all the ideas still fresh in her head.
She took out her laptop and sprinted back home. She now had the inspiration she needed. A smile stretched
across her face and she worked the night away.
Five days later…...
Her hands were clammy with sweat. She looked at her designs again, which showed the beautiful
animals and architecture of the Greater Bay Area. Lisa swallowed the lump in her throat, took a deep breath
and pressed the ‘send’ button.
1 month later…...