Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Fiction 3 2018 | Page 134

When the bus arrived she walked onto the bus alone with her head down. Almost everyone on the bus was
staring at her, whispering to each other. Jaclyn tried her best to ignore she didn’t hear or see anything.
Jaclyn looked to the seat next to hers, but Audrey wasn’t there. She started to think about Audrey but
stopped herself for doing so before she was going to start crying again. She knew that no one was going to
come sit next to her, so she was all alone on the bus from the way to school and the way back home.
Days past, then weeks, then months. No one ever came to sit with Jaclyn, and Jaclyn was all alone. She tried
really hard to not think about all those bitter thoughts, and that did make her feel a bit better over time.
One day after school, when Jaclyn came home, her parents had some exciting news for her.
Chapter 5
“Jaclyn! Welcome home! How was school today? We have some really exciting news for you! We have
been contacting Audrey’s parents recently and found out that Audrey is free during summer break this year!
They’re staying in Hong Kong for quite a long time, and we have scheduled a trip to Hong Kong during
summer break a long time ago! We can be visiting Audrey very soon! Aren’t you excited for that?” said
Jaclyn’s parents that day when Jaclyn arrived home.
Jaclyn dashed towards her parents and hugged them as tight as she can with all her strength before her
parents even got to finish. “This is one of the best things I’ve heard in my life! Of course I’m excited! I’m
extremely thrilled to hear this news! I can’t wait until summer, I wish summer break can just start
tomorrow!” Jaclyn exclaimed frantically. She was deliriously happy, she felt pumped, excited, more alive
than she had ever been. She glowed from inside out, like a brand new golden ball. She smiled her biggest
smile, so big that it cracked her face. She just had a wonderful feeling about the day, nothing that felt this
right could possibly go wrong.
Chapter 6
Summer arrived very soon, and Jaclyn was off to Hong Kong with her family members to visit Her friend
that she felt like she hasn’t seen in ages. The way from home to the airport seemed to last forever, Jaclyn
was desperate to just jump out the car and fly to Audrey’s house within a few seconds.
Jaclyn arrived in Hong Kong and met up with Audrey the next day. Both Jaclyn and Audrey were both so
glad and so overjoyed to see each other! They played together like they have been with each other the
whole time and they were just continuing from where they left off last time. They went shopping, they
went swimming, they went ice skating, and They also went to each other’s houses and had 7 day sleepovers.
After the first time meeting up with each other in such a long time, they decided that every year they would
at least visit each other once during vacation. Every time they visit each other, they go to a different place to
spend their time together. Ocean park, Disney, and The Hong Kong park, have been their top 3 favorite
places to have their playdates at.
Jaclyn and Audrey got in touch with each other shortly after the first playdate that they had in Hong Kong.
They found out that they both had Skype, so they added each other and talked/texted each other whenever
their devices are with them, like they were never separated before. Both of them mail gifts to each other on
certain holidays and of course, their birthdays. This has been one of their traditions that they started doing
since Audrey left.