Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Fiction Group 3 - 2017 | Page 277

and remembered everything and pulled her aside.
“This man is crazy! I am positive today was 2016 20th of November.” Ella told her confidently.
“Wait! Listen to me, he maybe is right, we went into a time machine, remember?” I reminded her.
“Oh right, but I didn’t remember launching a place change, or maybe I did! It was a red button, and you pressed
it!” Ella said remembering everything again and pointed at me.
“Okay okay, I’m so sorry. Then now we need to find a way to go back.” I said trying to make her relax and not
blame me for everything, even though it was my problem. “We could make another time machine or something.”
“You can’t! The materials are not even here!” Ella whined.
“Hey! Are you girls lost? You could come to live at my place.” A man said.
“And why are you offering that?” I asked.
“Well, because when I look at you,” The man said pointing at me. “ You look so familiar just like one of my
family members. By the way my name is Adam, and this is my wife, Sally.” Sally waved at us and smiled brightly.
“Your name is Adam! My dad’s name was Adam, and you’re Sally?! My mom’s name was Sally!” I said
surprisingly while taking a family picture out of her pocket to show Ella.
Then, Adam and Sally showed them the way back to their house. He gave them each a room of themselves with
a wooden bed, wooden desk and a wooden wardrobe filled with Sally’s old clothes.
“I’m so sorry, but we are still poor so we couldn’t afford a lot of things and they are all wooden. So sorry.” Adam
said to the girls guiltily.
“Its fine Adam. Besides, we won’t stay long because we got to figure how to go back home, so don’t be sorry.” I
said to him and cheered him up.
“Great! You girls can do whatever you want before dinner.” Adam told them. “But, if you want to go out, you
need to tell me or Sally first, okay?”
“Okay!” Ella and me told him and scurried back to our rooms.
“Can I go out for a while, so maybe I can check this place out?” I asked Adam.
“Sure, but wear one of the clothes in your wardrobe or other wise people will have bad thoughts about you and
maybe they would think you are from somewhere else.” Adam said to me, then I quickly went back to my room and
picked a white dress with blue and purple flowers on some places. I also wore a pair of light blue high heeled shoes and
got a white shiny hand bag then went to Adam, so he would give permission to go out of the house.
“Is this look okay to you?” I asked hoping a yes so I can go out.
“Yes! But remember to come back to eat dinner in 6:30, okay? Don’t be late.” Adam told me.