Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Fiction Group 2 -1 2019 | Page 49

“What about your parents?” Ruby said pushing the soldiers out of her way.
“They’re dead. I killed them.” Zheng he mumbled, “For my glory. My power. Forgetting them.”
All he knew now was to Never give up.
At that moment, the sky was as dark as a photo taken from a pitch black cave. Looking up, it
seemed as if he was wrapped by wind. ”Come, I know a way out! ” Ruby announced as she pushed over
rock and jumped the hole eying everyone to follow her. Although there knee shook from side to side, they
knew she had no choice. One by One they climbed into the hole awaiting for the next step. After they got
out they wandered into a deep dark and misty forest. They all felt as if there were thousands of eyes
watching them in the dark, which made them all feel nervous. There wasn’t another path. At that moment,
all the mist cleared. And there it was, a beautiful small village in front of their eyes! The song of laughter
spread, as the frowns on their faces slowly disappeared. The trees swayed from side to side, dancing along
with the wind. Something made Zheng he freeze. It was gold. A lot of gold. The thing he needed to bring
back. With all this perseverance stuck in his head, a plan formed. He didn’t care. He was going to kill Ruby.
He tiptoed into Ruby’s room, seeing a dead body lying there still. Picking up a letter wrote for
him, and read: Perseverance is important. Glory too. But there is always a way around betrayal.