Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Fiction Group 3 - 2017 | Page 420

7 Seconds of Shanghai
St. Paul's Convent School, Mohan, Suyasha - 12
I
once heard, “If you ever loved anything or anyone, you should let it go.”
I loved my life, so I let it go.
5 th April,2OXX
I was sitting on my hospital bed ,more like my death bed with my tumour running around in my brain when suddenly-
“Nurse, nurse.” yelled my mother.
I saw my mom rush out the room. Everything was blurred. It was like a storm in front my eyes.
I felt
a gust of motion happen on my right side - my
brother, Austin knelt down and said,”Just hang in there, Avery.”
My doctor, Dr. Jimee darted into my room with my mom. She looked around the room of nurses with eyes which clearly
asked, what happened. My mom panicked and stuttered,” D-d-doctor,Avery ww-was doing just f-fine when her h-heart rate
sudde-suddenly just shot up an-and she just, I just, I don't know what happened.” My mom broke down into tears, scared for
my life.
Things were getting more blurry. Voices were fading. I could barely hear sentences.
Dr.Jimee rushed around and instructed, “Inject one of epi and-”
“And what?”I heard myself shout.
Instantaneously, I realised I was standing in the middle of nowhere, it was pitch black and there was a pin drop silence. I could
see nothing or hear anything except of my shaky breaths. I gaze above me for moments.