Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Fiction 4 - 7 2018 | Page 101

Xavier was dazed and tried to release Major Lin ’ s tight hold
“ You set me up . I ’ m gonna kill you- “
Those were the last words he uttered and the Major went limp to the ground .
" NOOOO !!! What are you doing ?” Scar bellowed , “ What have we done you to …?”
Another SHOT fired .
Genevieve screamed as she clung onto Xavier tightly knowing that they might be next . But the bullet never fired . It was a deafening silence . The three of them on the floor of the truck , their legs couldn ' t hold them up anymore .
Xavier was trying to make sense of all this chaos and frantically wondered , “ Why target us ? Was there going to be another man to remove the now deceased Major and Scar ? Who is that man in the speaker ?
Suddenly , the truck ' s door violently opened and soldiers barged in screaming , “ Hands up now ! Show me your hands !”
Julian collapsed in panic and fainted . One of the officers handcuffed Xavier first then Genevieve after . Xavier dropped his head and gave in and noticed the American Flag on one of the soldier ’ s uniform . Julian was brought out on a stretcher . They were brought to a location unknown to them as they were blindfolded throughout this mission .
In Jail Cell
Xavier was alone . He couldn ’ t fathom what was happening to him .
“ How is Genny doing ? Is Julian alive ? I knew I shouldn ’ t have agreed to this ?”
He put his hands on his face and wanted to cry but no tears came . His life had always been sad and his heart had grown cold over the years . He started shivering from the chilly air and put his hands under his arms to stay warm . When he did this he noticed a crinkly sound and reached into his chest pocket . It was a piece of paper . He unraveled it and realized it was Major Lin ’ s map !
It read , “ Phase 1 Complete ; Phase 2 : Mission HackNet .” On the back of the paper was a detailed map of a military base with two red dots . Xavier soon realized that one dot represented where he was now and the other was the place he should get to .
“ But how ?” he wondered .
He looked at the map closer and saw a “ XIX ” at the very bottom of the paper . Soon he started to look for this “ XIX ” in his cell and found it right under where he was sitting . Xavier looked at it and pressed down .
The room magically projected a replica holographic image of himself sitting on the floor . The lights went out and the cell door opened . He quickly ran out and into a room that had its door open . Xavier shut it and the lights came back on .
He whispered , “ Ah Major Lin , you clever man . Phase 2 to here I come ”