Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Fiction Group 3 - 2017 | Page 187

“What is your name?” I asked, I felt I should know how to address this mysterious girl. “Rayna.” She whispered. She was still quiet but much less fear lay in her eyes. “We mustn’t waste any time, we must hurry to find the key to the mystery.” She hastily said this as she grabbed my wrist –once again- and fled through two battered down doors. Rayna then led me into a room and switched on the light. This room was completely empty except for a painting of a key. A key? No, it was too easy. This couldn’t be it. Don’t disappoint yourself again I told myself. “So, what’s with the painting?” I asked inquisitively. “Well it’s the map to the mystery.” Rayna answered with a sigh. She pulled a pocketknife out of her back pocket and plunged it into the middle of the painting. Without hesitation, she dragged her knife down with such a force and ripped the painting open only to reveal an obscure compartment behind. Nothing lay behind aside from a tightly strapped together bundle of papers. Rayna reached in and grabbed it. She ruptured the rubber band holding it together and handed me the pile. “I am here to help you, not do it for you” I nodded my head as I observed the papers. They were all coated in dust, I swept it off and started reading through. The first twenty or so pages were irrelevant information, but, the more I got into the pile, the more interesting and useful the information was. One piece was particularly good. Look high and low Look side to side For where the wind blows Is where the mystery abides No creature shall stop you But the game of minds itself So hurry up searching For this mystery is precious, only one of itself. This specific piece gave me motivation, reason, and definitely helped me with my search for after that I set off, I searched high and low through the city to find the answer. The key . Nothing was found for the next 2 days, but I didn’t give up, give in or give any sign of disappointment. I was going to find it, I had to. So I went in pursuit to find the key to my mystery and at last, I was rewa