Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Fiction Group 2 - 2 | Page 89

“ We don’t even know who you are ! How are we spies? ” Alexander argued.
“ Then how did we find you in the middle of the Indian ocean , as if it was a coincidence ? ” He
retorted.
“ I TOLD YOU ! We are NOT from here ! ” Luke shot back .
“ Enough !! Back to your positions ! My eardrums are about to burst ! Li , throw them in the
lowest and smallest cabin and lock them in! ” Admiral ZhengHe roared in a menacing tone , then , turning
to the children he stared into their eyes , “ I’m watching you . ”
After being locked in , Alexander , Rosy and Luke tried their best to pick the lock , but finally
gave up and sat down stubbornly , out of hope .
There was a knock on the door and a dark haired man threw an overcooked fish harshly onto the
ground , “ Ye’ food ! ” then left .
Before the children even had time to get a wisp of the smell of the fish , a gold-crusted book fell
from the wobbling shelf to the ground , opened up it’s pages and started counting down in a robotic voice
“ The portal will close in 10 seconds...10….9…..8...7...6..” The children looked at each other , nodded ,
and jumped inside with absolutely no clue where it leads to , they just hoped that it was better than where
they just were.
“ Ewww , what’s that smell ! You guys smell like fish ! ” A girl wearing pink covered her nose and
tried in vain to swat away the nasty stink coming towards her.
“ I have to go to toilet ! Meet you somewhere later whatever! ” Luke stammered and ran off ,
leaving a trace of dust behind him .
Rosy threw back her head and laughed out loud.