Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Fiction 2020complete | Page 143

The Future Adventures of the Greater Bay Area Hong Kong Baptist University Affiliated School Wong Kam Fai Secondary & Primary School, Lai, Suet Ching - 10 Ali was staring at the television and laying on the couch. She seemed to be a part of the cramped grey couch. Suddenly she screamed “I want to go Zhuhai for my 12th birthday!” she had been watching an advertisement about a cheap trip to Zhuhai. Grandad sighed, he was tired of Ali always spending the whole day watching television or texting on the phone, and watching so much television is not good for her eyes. He hated the television make it Ali so lifeless, he hated watching Ali staring at shopping at advertisements every day, but he could not do anything about it. Ali had a very bad temper, if you switch off the television for even five minutes if you already be shouting and screaming so loud that the neighbours would complain. He hated watching Ali staring at shopping at advertisements every day but he could not do anything about it Ali had very bad temper, so bad if you switched off the television for even five minutes if she would already be shouting and screaming so loud that the neighbours would complain. Grandad remembered his childhood in Shen Zhen and he remembered that the farms around the river edge but most beautiful places on the day is outside playing with other children, grandad remember that he used to play outside with his friends all day. He wanted Ali to see the beauty of nature instead of messages on her phone, then she had an idea. He remembered about his secret wand. "Ali what do you know about the greater Bay Areas?" Grandad asked. "Nothing. "Ali replied. "Ali, do you know about Macau, Hong Kong and Shenzhen " Granddad said, frowning. "That's not all, right?" Ali asked. " There is still Foshan, Zhuhai, Huizhou and Dongguan, Zhongsan, Jiangmen and Zhoaqing. The total number of people is over 70 million."Grandad said. "What? So many? I can't imagine so many people!" Ali looked at grandad trying to figure out if he was fooling her, this was the first few seconds that Ali had looked away from her phone for two hours. Grandad smiled, and chuckled slightly, he whispered with a low voice “There is a secret wand that can give you a love of learning with me, I have never told anyone except your Grandma. Come with me.” Ali loved secrets, she couldn’t believe what she was seeing inside Grandad’s room, Grandad opened up a long velvet box with delicate carvings on it. There was a stick, no ordinary stick, a wand which is still stored with powerful Magic. Grandad said,’ ‘This is a portal wand, it will take you to the place you want to discover and the wand will transform into a tour guide, explaining the place.” Grandad chanted a spell and the place started to shake, Ali and Grandad both floated and they disappeared, floating first over Hong Kong and Macao, before stopping in Shenzhen. At the age of four, Ali was already told that magic didn’t exist. Now at the age of eleven she really could not believe it was real!But she was with Grandad in one of the Greater Bay Areas! A panoramic view was right before her eyes, and a mechanical robot which could fly spoke in a robotic voice’’ Hello, I am Sahka890. You may call me Sahka, I’m glad to see you again, owner! It’s a pleasure to be your tour guide today!” Ali said "I like technology. " Grandad said "Let's go to Shen Zhen,Sahka,please take us there." With the click of Sahka finger, they were in Shenzhen. "Shen Zhen is high technology everything is first call not convenient! Everything is so convenient if you just press a button can't driver, without talking to him! So nobody on the streets bring wallet," Grandad added. "They pay with their phone?" Ali asked, finally getting interested." "Yes, they only have to scan a code and that's it."