Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Fiction 4 - 7 2018 | Page 313

Journey to the Haunted House Korean International Springboard, Lee, Hae Chan - 12 O nce upon a time Tripitaka, Sun Wukong, Piggy and Sandy were walking down the street when they saw an asylum, little did they know it was haunted? They decided to go in. When Sun Wukong opened the door there was a creepy creaky sound. The place was covered in cobwebs and was really dirty. They started walking down a dark corridor when suddenly they heard a spooky voice. It was a ghost. The ghost had blood coming down its body and was flying through the air. All four friends ran as fast as they could but soon got lost down the maze of different corridors. They had all split up. Sun Wukong then came to a staircase but as he walked up the stairs fell away and he dropped into a pit. Meanwhile Piggy was making his way down a winding corridor he looked through the window of one of the rooms and saw the most amazing food. He eagerly went in, but just as he was about to try the food it turned rotten and the floor gave way and he too fell in the pit. Sandy was more cautious, but he heard a cry for help and went running to save his friend. He fell and went down a hole into the pit. Tripitaka was the only one not caught and the cleverest of the friends. He knew that there was no point fighting with ghosts, so he asked the ghost to “come out and talk”. The ghost did come out and told Tripitaka that he was once a patient in the asylum and bad things had happened to him. He was just a bit lonely now he was a ghost and wanted some people to talk to. Tripitaka told the ghost that he and his friends were on an important quest and that they would come back and visit whenever they were in town. The ghost was happy with that and let the three friends out of the pit. Tripitaka told his companions after they had left the haunted house “Sometimes we have to stop and listen to people rather than fighting all the time.” Then they carried on their journey.