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- ”
“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�