Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Fiction 2020complete | Page 236

A Special Day Shanghai United International School WanYuan, Guo, Bambi - 10 When I opened my eyes one morning, I was surprised to find that I had landed in something soft. I touched it and it stuck to my hand. I stared at it carefully. It looked like cream. Then I tried to lick it. It tasted sweet! What? It was a bed made of a cake! I poked myself and found I was not dreaming! I was very excited. “Hurry, I’m hungry!” I murmured to myself and started eating the cake. “Hmm, how tasty the pillow is, especially the big lollipop roll inside!” I said with satisfaction. “Oh, no!” suddenly I cried, “I ate my bed! I don’t have a bed to sleep in tonight!” “I must buy one!” After calming down, I decided to buy a new bed. I went outside. Forgetting to tell you, I lived in Guangzhou city, located in the Greater Bay Area of China. It was totally a paradise for humans to live in because all the best wishes would come true here. That’s why people all over the world were attracted to come here. Now, as usual, the streets were bustling with people and activities. But different from usual, I noticed it was really weird because all things here were made of sweet stuff, even the houses! The houses were made of cake, the cars were made of cream, and even the roads were made of chocolate! I wondered if toilets were made of candy! And, what if pianos were made of ice cream that could not melt? It must be tasty! I love it here! “Hi, boy, happy Children’s Day! Want to buy a flying car? Won’t you?” when I immersed in the big surprise, a middle-aged man appeared. “Yes! Today is Children’s Day!” It suddenly dawned on me why everything was sweet. It’s a special day for kids and their wishes would come true. The man continued, “The car flies fast and it’s cheap. It only costs ten galleons. What a fantastic car! Every kid deserves it today. Look, they are coming! ” From the direction the man pointed, I saw many flying cars driving on the road. Sometimes they were flying across the blue sky and sometimes they were running along the sugar road, just depending on the traffic conditions. But the man didn’t know it was me who had invented the flying car. I smiled at him with a secret happiness. Yes, I got funded by the Scholarship of the Greater Bay Area and invented the flying car two years ago, though I was a child. And I was also invited to participate in the development of traffic regulations for flying cars. I was very proud because a very important regulation I proposed was adopted by the government. That was, no parking flying cars on land in heaving traffic. Park them on clouds! Wait! What the man said, “galleons”? Suddenly, I remembered the man’s words. What the heck? How could Harry Potter’s coins come to our real life? Were they also gifts for children? I was so surprised that I could not say a word in this moment. At the same time, the man’s words reminded me I should buy my bed. But where could I get galleons? Ah! Gringotts Shop! When I arrived at the Gringotts Shop, a young man greeted me with pleasure. “Hi, little boy, what can I do for you?” “I want to get 50 galleons.” I replied, “I have a question, sir. Is galleon from the world of Harry Potter?” “Oh, no, Galleon is the money used in the Greater Bay Area, and now more people are using it around the world.” The man laughed. I tumbled. We usually used online express payment and it had been a long time since I had paid in cash. “Wait a minute please. I’ll get you some galleons.” As he spoke, he ran into the door. A few minutes later, he was back with 50 galleons in his hand. “Here you are, boy.” “Thank you!” I said. The young man beamed a warm smile at me. Out of the Gringotts Shop, I’d buy my bed. There were many shopping malls in the Greater Bay Area, but the largest one for beds was in Hong Kong. I jumped on the Guangzhou-Hongkong high-speed train and set out towards Hong Kong. It was very convenient in the Greater Bay Area; with trains departing every five minutes, it only took ten minutes from Guangzhou to Hong Kong. At the moment I got the supermarket in Hong Kong, I was a little overwhelmed. There were a dazzling array of beautiful goods, with different colors, shapes and flavors! They were made of sweet food, including all kinds of beds. Some beds were made of cake, chocolate, or fruit and others were made of cold ice cream. Every bed looked so good that I couldn’t make up my mind which to choose. Just as I hesitated, an assistant came. “Can I help you, chap?” she asked politely. “Could you introduce these beds to me? I want to buy a bed for myself, preferably one that smells good.” I replied. “Sure! These beds are really unique because they give off different fragrances which will relax our body and mind. The beds can be divided into three categories according to their fragrance. One is the scent of kapoks, which represents Guangdong Province.