Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Fiction 3 2018 | Page 152

“With surprise. And with you. Your father was powerful, but sometimes he let his ego get in the
way. He’s observed you. He knows you are smarted. You have the ability to think fast, to find ways to do
things better than anyone, just so that you could keep up with your father. You may not have powers, but
you are stronger than any other normal human. With Wujing any my help, we can right this wrong. So
what do you say? Do we get your father back?”
I should be shocked, I should be scared. But I’m not. I’m excited. This is my challenge, my
journey. I will save my father. I will prove to everyone that I am not just his mortal son that will never
measure up to him. I will make a new journey to the west.
I turn back to Bajie.
“Let's do it.”