Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Fiction Group 2 -1 2019 | Page 35

The next day, King Lozi and his people stood by the shore to wave us goodbye. I saw Savana’s red scarf in the middle of the crowd. After King Lozi was sitting down on his chair, watching the farewell dance just like everyone else was, Savana pushed her way through and I let a rope down the side of the ship, as she climbed on the deck. There, I took her to the lower deck and then climbed back up. There, the show had just ended and everyone was waving us goodbye. After I let the praise soak into my body, I held up my hand for silence. “Dear people of Africa, you have been a wonderful host and a welcoming country, I would be honored to come back and visit you all again, farewell friends!” With that, we started our long journey back to China, with a hidden passenger under our decks… Not long after sailing, a colossal wave roared ahead of us, ready to destroy everything in its path…… The people on the decks scream in horror as they face the upcoming danger, with nothing to prevent it.. .