Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Fiction 2020complete | Page 68

Mystery at Bayford University
Chinese International School, Ma, Kaitlyn - 8
I am a sophomore at Bayford University in the Greater Bay Area. I am very familiar with the campus. The
university is a lot of fun but some professors are very strict, while other professors are very nice. My friends
are Jenifer, Ashley Jane. But my best friend is called Laura and we had a mystery to solve in the university.
Secretly, Laura and I work for the ITA. Someone had taken the identity of a new professor working in the
university. It was all connected to a company competing against Identity Theft Agency (ITA).
“Everyone here?” I asked my friends.
“Yes!” they replied. We were at a Babysitter’s Club meeting.
“RING”, the telephone rang. Jane went to answer the telephone.
“Hello, Mrs. Newton, what can I do for you?”, Jane said.
“Tonight I need a babysitter for Lucy,” Mrs. Newton replied.
“I will take it,'' Jane said.
After she hung up the telephone, we were all mad. She was supposed to ask all the members before she
offered.
“I do not need any job hogs,” Jenifer said.
I said to Jenifer, “I agree.”
“I better go now,” said Jane.
“Wait up!” said Ashley. “Could you drop me off at my apartment on the way back to your house?”
“Sure,” Jane said as they walked out of my room.
I lifted the window curtain to see if they were gone.
“I thought they would never leave,” I told Laura as I turned away from the window.
“I have a feeling that it is the history professor!!” Laura exclaimed pointing her finger at midair. I knew what
she was talking about. After that awkward conversation, Laura stood up and said “Bye!” As she stood up
from the couch in my room and walked out.
That night, I could not sleep, I kept thinking about the new professor and the history class the next day.
Finally, I fell asleep at 12:30 am midnight!
The next day as I woke up, the history class and professor thing came back to me. I started to have concerns
about it. What if the identity thief was very, very evil or was an illegal hacker? Laura and I could be
DOOMED!
As I walked out of the room, suddenly, Laura popped out in front of my door. She was ready to start our
mission also known as history class.
“Are you ready?” she asked me.
“Yes,” I replied. I walked out of my room. Laura and I were ready. But first, we had to contact ITA. I
picked my phone out of my pocket and emailed the head of ITA, Mrs. Jessica Miller.
At first, when she found out, she was very happy but then she had the same concerns as I had.
When Laura and I got to the auditorium, I whispered to her “I told Mrs. Jessica Miller.” Laura was pleased
to hear our adventure was about to begin.
That day at 2:00 pm, we had a history class. I scanned the history professor. Once we got into the history
class auditorium, I took out my secret spy notebook and noted down: skinny, wears glasses… I was looking
for anything suspicious.
The professor finally spoke, “Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, welcome to your first history class! I am
Professor John Houseman. You may call me Professor John too.”
I quickly wrote down what the professor had just said. Then I took out my regular notebook and was ready
to learn. I was very focused because my mother and father were very strict about my grades and always
wanted me to get A+ grades every exam or test.
After the history class, I felt like I had way more knowledge than before. Also, that was the last class of the
day so I called my family‘s driver to pick me up.
Suddenly Laura said, “Can I hitch a ride?” and scared me out of my wits because I did not know she was
there.
“OK!” I replied as I was getting into the car. “Come on in!”
Laura climbed into the car and we drove home. We live in the same apartment but on different floors. I
went into my apartment then I ran into my room and fell onto the bed.
What a tiring day!