Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Fiction Group 2 -1 2019 | Page 37

Bang!
The ship rocks violently back and forth.
Pow!
We all hit the deck.
Crash!
Shrill screams fill the air.
It’s complete chaos.
Arrows rain down.
Captain Zheng stands in the middle of all the terror, out of instinct I dive, the tray before my face. I see the
arrow pierce my plate and turn to Zheng He. It would have hit him in the neck.
Then just as quickly as it started, the battle is over. Our cannons score a direct hit on the Cheung Chau
pirates’ and their junk is sinking fast.
Captain turns to me.
“You’ve done good las, I’m assigning you to my personal cabin. Thank you for your bravery.”