Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Fiction 4 - 7 2018 | Page 249

“ Wukong ’ s making a speech .” The former pig-being glared at his more toned and muscular brother .
“ Sandy , that stupid jerk isn ’ t worth watching . So get your eyes off that magic mirror and focus on dinner with the kid .” He spat in disgust , signaling to Guang , who was sitting opposite him and next to his brother .
Sha Wujing sighed at his brother ’ s hostile tone . He could understand his brother ’ s unwillingness to forgive Wukong for the immoral action of killing innocent children to break the seal , but he never understood why he held onto his loathing for so long
His finned ears twitched as his thoughts were cut off by Pigsy ’ s rambling to the human child .
“ You see that monkey on that magic mirror right there ? That ’ s what killed , like , thousands of human kids before you . This is exactly why you never leave this place , kid . We can ’ t risk you getting killed by that heartless- ”
“ Pigsy !!” The man in question flinched as his shoulders were forcefully grabbed by muscular arms . “ Have you ever took the darn time to take a close look at our brother ?”
“ Sands not in front of the kid !!” The man ’ s eyes darted toward their visitor frantically , but he seemed to be unmoved by the conflict .
“ Just look !!”
Grumbling reluctantly , the former pig being squinted at the silver mirror in front him , to see Wukong standing on a golden stage in a public square , speaking into the mic .
“ It ’ s just another speech about killing kids and getting-Wait , is he drunk !?” Pigsy ’ s eyes widened as he saw through the Monkey ’ s magic . He scowled at the hidden crimson face . “ Oh great , now he ’ s a drunkard . As if being a crazy murderer wasn ’ t enough- ”
“ For heaven ’ s sake , Pigsy !!” He flinched at the loud , thick voice . Wujing sounded like he was about to cry . “ If you hadn ’ t left , he wouldn ’ t have to drink to stop himself from breaking in front of a crowd !!”
“ He ’ s a child murderer-just think about how many kids he killed !! How many we failed to save from death !!”
“ He just wanted to save us from this prison of a mountain ! and killing kids was literally the only way to go ! Did you actually think he actually had a choice ? Did you think he actually wanted that ?! Sometimes I think you seriously don ’ t care about him anymore .”
Wujing spat , turning away abruptly from a trembling Ba Jie . “ I want to go .” Both brothers jumped as Guang spoke-They ’ ve forgotten his presence in their heated argument . “ Let me get out there ..” He repeated , his voice determined .
“ D-didn ' t you hear anything we just said , kid ? You ' d die the second you step out of there !” Pigsy found his eyes warming up with tears . “ No ! We can ’ t risk another kid getting killed ! You ’ re not walking out that door !”
“ W-why would you want to leave ?” Wujing asked shakily . “ k-kid , I understand you miss your family , but- ”