Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Fiction Group 3 - 2017 | Page 330

New Tales of Old Shanghai
Shanghai Singapore International School, Chong, Calista - 13
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hanghai was a modern country now, but of course being this modern there’s lots of work, it takes time also. Of
course when people didn’t know about it, they might just think that China is outdated or more in the old farm side.
While a girl called Kam she was a girl who likes “adventurous places” which is like those farms that they don’t really
have in the country she used to lived, so she was bagging to go to china when she heard that China was a not so
modern country from her classmates.
Kam, she had a dream of her giving up her studies and went to china to explore around. She told her classmates about
bout it the next day and also her parents, “stop dreaming so much me and your dad is not going to allow you to give up
your studies and bring you to China and let you explore China like how it will be in your dream.” Said Kam’s mum, of
course Kam is very sad and also kind of mad at her mum for say that heart breaking things to her, but she is trying to be
respectful to her mum for not exposing her anger out of how she feels.
The next day she went to school like how her normal life is like, she went to askher best friend Jan for advice, what
should she do “Just listen to your mum, stop thinking for your own, your mum could be right in a way, you’ll never
know” “ But she if she don’t tell me why then, how do you want me to accept the fact that I will not be able to go”
“Why can’t you listen to your parents” “ WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU, YOU USED TO BE ON MY SIDE BUT
NOT ANY MORE.” “ I THINK YOU’RE THE ONE WHO HAVE A PROBLEM NOT ME” They
didn’t talk for the rest of the day, they just have a fight.
The next day was just a lonely girl on herself, she still went to school and suddenly a girl run to her “ Hi, my name is
Pertrisha, nice to meet you, I heard that you want to go to china, Right?” “How do you know that?” “ I heard the
conversation between you and your friend, and I’m on your side, cause I know how you feel.” “Okay, so what are you
trying to say?” “I’m going to help you and bring you to China” “REALLY” screamed Kam. She was so exited, just
when the time she feel like giving up, there’s someone is there to support her.
Pertriasha is from a rich family, and normally her parent listen to her. She went home and decided to ask her parent for
money. “Hey mum and dad, can I have some money, I will need quite a lot of money, it’s like the mount of money that
two people will need if they are on a vacation for a year or two, I g uess” “Oh yea sure, I will hand you a credit card with
the money inside the password will be your birthday.” Said both her parent together.
They were face timing through out the whole night, they had decided to start packing their bag tonight, and leave at
3am, so that no one in the family will find them traveling without telling them. Kam was excited but scared and
worried at the same time, but for pertrisha she was mainly excited, because one reason that makes her want to move is
because of her parent, she thinks that all they want is their money not life, so she was excited to leave the house. She also
like the life with freedom.
They meet outside the school gate like a few meters away, they went to the airport together, the got the money they
need and the things they need, the moment they got there, they went to buy the tickets. They went on the flight and
arrived Shanghai.
They went to get a taxi.