Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Fiction 2020complete | Page 325

The Story of a Girl and her Dolphin Yew Chung International Primary School, Sun, Grace Crystal - 10 Bees were hovering in the sky, birds were fluttering on the roof, happily tweeting. Lights flashed. A new day was beginning. The number nine, Jones Garden was woken up by the sound of roosters chirping. Ariel Joyce sat up and yawned as she stretched her arms and slumped down in her bouncy bed. She wiped her hair off her face and reached down below her bed for her overnight bag and hop-scotched out of her room. Today was the day for the field trip to The Shenzhen Fish Market. Chapter Two The fisherman rose the net from the sea. Then, a sudden flash of something pink caught his eye. It was a dolphin, the most peculiar dolphin. It’s left eye was closed, but it’s right eye was wide open, winking at the fisherman. The fisherman jumped at the sight of this. He did not know about pink dolphins, so he threw the dolphin out of his net. It was still sleeping. The fisherman tried to throw the dolphin out again, still, the dolphin slept. Later after several tries, he gave up. He deliberated this, and finally decided to take it to the market and let the manager deal with the dolphin. The fisherman lifted the net, and carried it all the way to The Shenzhen Fish Market. ... The market was a crowded place. The sounds of people chattering filled the air, and the vibration of different kinds of fish splashing, wiggled the net. The glorious dolphin became a huge attraction for the visitors. At that instant, a teacher followed by a line of vigorous students came in. “Single file! Single file everyone! Single file!” The teacher shouted. Chapter Three Ariel sat on the bus for hours and hours, and it didn’t seem to end. She did not find it easy to sleep on a damp old chair in the bus. Kids were either having a gossip or sleeping. Alvina Livy sat next to her, still drifting lovingly in dreamland. Ariel moved slightly left, and did not want to wake Alvina. Everything went quiet as the bus rode through the pitch black tunnel. Abruptly, the bus woke to a stop. They have arrived at the The Shenzhen Fish Market. ... Ariel was not in a fully awake mood. “Isn’t this exciting AJ?” Alvina said as she walked in. “Un-huh” murmured Ariel in a drowsy voice. She regretted that she didn’t sleep on the bus. Unexpectedly, the sound of a ‘squeak’ woke Ariel. Right in front of Ariel and Alvina, was a coral coloured dolphin, undulating on the floor. Then, an extraordinary thing happened. The dolphin leaped up, and right into the arms of Ariel. Chapter Four Everyone was shocked. Why would a dolphin ascend into a school girl’s arm? Ariel looked at the dolphin, and the dolphin looked at her, smiling. How could a dolphin smile? Ariel looked at the dolphin