Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Fiction 4567 | Page 220

We'll Never Be Apart
Shanghai Singapore International School, Ang, Joey – 15
H
ayden stays at the French Concession in Shanghai. She’s been in Shanghai for very long and has
been enjoying her time in Shanghai. It seemed like an ordinary day when she heard a knock on
her door. She went down from her room and went to the main door. She opened the door but no one was
there. She went to the mail box to see if anyone left anything in there for her.
When she opened the mailbox, Hayden had gotten the doll in the mail. She didn’t know who it was
from, seeing as there was no name on the box and no return address. The doll was beautiful. It stood three feet
tall and had long dark brown hair. Its blue eyes looked far too real in her porcelain face. The doll's features had
been made to give her a delicate and pleasant countenance.
As she took the doll out of the box it had come in, Hayden noticed a sealed envelope attached to the
bottom. She looked at the front of it, which read, “to you,” took the card out and began reading:
Now that I’ve found you,
We’ll never be apart
Hayden was totally unaware that she had been reading the message aloud. As she continued looking at the card,
she was suddenly overcome with a weird, eerie sensation as though someone was watching her . She looked
down towards the doll and saw the doll was looking right back at her, which she swore her head had been
turned down when she had taken her out of the box. What was even creepier was the fact that it looked as if
the doll was trying to hold back a smile; the type of smile that said, “I have a secret.”
Putting the note on the table, Hayden picked the doll up and stood it in the corner of her living room. For
the next ten minutes she walked through her apartment tiding up and trying to shake off the eerie feeling she had
gotten from the doll. At about two o clock that afternoon, Hayden thought it would be a good idea to get out of
the apartment for a while, so she decided to visit her sister. Her older sister, Paige is the only family member
she had left. Ever since they were little girls the two of them had been extremely close. As she walked out of her
apartment building, Hayden hailed for a taxi. Fifteen minutes later, the driver pulled up to her sisters building.
Hayden walked up to the buildings intercom and rung for her sister. When Paige opened the door, Paige
welcomed her with a loving hug.
“Hey Paige.”
“ So how are things?” She continued as the two of them walked to the apartment.
“As good as can be expected.” Hayden responded. When they reached the apartment, Paige made some tea and
the girls sat down.
“I’ve been thinking about mom a lot lately.” Hayden stated.
“I hope you haven’t been blaming yourself for what happened. You know that wasn’t your fault.” Her older
sister responded seriously.