New Journey to the West
Carmel Pak U Secondary School , Yip , Hin Ching - 13
I woke up in tears . Della .
I dreamed again . Her midnight-black hair flowing over her shoulders , her cherry sweet lips … My girlfriend , my Della . Della , the girl I met when I was thirteen , the girl I had loved since first sight . She was so kind , so gorgeous , like an angel from the heaven . I told her how much I loved her . I asked her if she would be my girlfriend . “ Yes .” -- the one word that gave warmth and love to my cold heart , the one word that changed my life forever … I couldn ' t believe she would say that .
However , things didn ' t go so well . Her mother would never let her daughter marry a poor guy . She was so beautiful , so young and so rich . I was a stupid , ugly and poor guy . Being with her would only make her suffer . I didn ' t want that to happen . I was about to give up when she told me , “ No matter what , we have to be together .”
“ Come on ,” I said . It was midnight . The moonlight and the twinkling stars illuminated the pitch dark sky , forming a beautiful picture . We packed our things well . I looked at her in the dark . Her eyes were glistening in the dark , like crystals . I held her hand , and our journey began , to the West , to the unknown world ...
At that night , we slept on the grass , watching the stars and the silvery moon glistening in the sky , feeling the gentle breeze caressing our faces , smelling the damp scent of the grass , holding each others ’ hands … I looked at her , lying beside me , her ocean blue eyes shone in the dark , even brighter than the stars , and my heart was illuminated with warmth and light .
“ I love you ,” I said . She smiled back . And it was when I suddenly had a strange feeling that I was going to lose her , that I needed to protect her from something , but I didn ' t know what that was . I held her hand tighter . And suddenly , everything vanished in front of me .
When I woke up , it was at dawn . The sky was grey , and the sunlight was sickly ; the birds stopped singing , and the flowers stopped dancing . “ Della .” I looked , and right next to me , there were a lot of snowy-white feathers . Where was Della ? Panic rose inside me like a swelling tide . Where was Della ? Tears streamed down my face . “ Della !” I cried desperately , until I lost my voice .
She was gone . I tried to believe she was still next to me , sleeping , that this was just a nightmare . But no , I knew that she was gone , and that I might never saw her again .
I hadn ' t eaten for days . What was the meaning of my life if I had lost Della ? But then , I thought of her eyes . In her eyes , I saw faith , hope and love . I felt strong . I had to live on , for Della . “ I ' ll find you , Della .” And I continued my journey to the West .
One , two , three … And here I was now , walking and walking , hoping that I would see her again someday . The beautiful memories were now so painful . The day I met her , the day she said “ yes ”, the day I held her hand , the night we eloped … I couldn ' t help thinking about her . I had to find her . Despite the ache , I continued my footsteps , slow but steady . I hadn ' t stopped for days , for months , for years . All because of Della .
But then , one day , I saw something , something I hadn ' t seen for a very long time -- a rainbow . It hadn ' t rained for a long time . How could there be a rainbow ? I walked , and walked , finally to the end of the rainbow . And then I saw some eerie green mist . I walked inside .
My eyes hurt from the bright light . I couldn ' t see anything . “ Luke !”
I recognized the voice . But could this be happening ? “ Is it you ?” “ Yes , Luke . It ’ s me ! I ’ m Della !”