Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Fiction Group 3 - 2017 | Page 58

The Journey into the Book
Carmel School, Goldberg, Ella – 9
“M
y name is Ashlyn and my Chinese name is 金冰爱. When the sun shines on my dirty blond hair it
sparkles like gold. I love new adventure. I am from Australia but I live in Shanghai now because of my
Dad work for Manulife. I am 15 years old and attends American International School in Minhang Qu.
My mom, Kate works in a jewellery store called Tiffany & Co..”
Two days later on a Sunday in the Summer in June, my mom and I went to a bookstore called Book City on 465
Fuzhou Lu. The store stock English books on the top floor, so I went to check the books. I saw a book called
“Two keys”. I picked it up and read the back of the book. It is about a girl named Eli. Everyday she explore a new
adventure.
I’m in the Bund going to Yuyuan Garden. My dad is taking me. Yuyuan garden is a beautiful and peaceful place to
visit and it is more than 400 years old, it was ransacked during both of the opin war. It is one of my favourite place
to come to relax. I found a quiet place away from the crowd with Dad. As I make myself comfortable on the bench
under a tree, I begin to read the book. As I read, I saw a weird word, magic. When I read it the ground was
shaking everybody froze and there was a door. I opened it and from nowhere the pages of the book begin to flip
slowly at first, then faster then ultra fast! A black hole appeared in the page of the book. I felt something
tucking...oh no------ I went inside and I disappeared into the book.
I fell through the pages of “Two Keys”. I am in Chapter Three....Hi I’m Eli. I'm really Ashlyn that's my real name
not Eli! I teleported into this book. Help, I don't know how to get out. OMG, I just found a clue on a tiny strip of
paper. What I need to find are Two Keys. One will be in a chapter and one will be in a very tall building with 100
floor of glass.
On a very hot day there was a girl called…Eli or Ashlyn? Anyway she was in a hot place called Yuyuan Garden.
The book said I'm now on my way to 100 glass floors. I am riding a bicycle; I found another clue in the end. But it
was not actually a clue it was Eli's diary and notes were.
Before the Opium War in Shanghai during 1839-1842, was a mere “fishing village.”
“I am in the 100th glass floor well it might take me one hours,on my way now I am in the first floor….third
floor…..who cares I have to go to the 50th floor. I'm so tired .here we go an hour past I'm in the 50th floor
finally!” explained Ashlyn.
On the 50th floor, the clue read,” Stay and at 2:00pm your key will appear…” I am waiting for the key to appear
magically. At 1:58, two minutes more. “What do you think? Who is going to give me the key? How do I know if
it's the real key?” “One more minute to go….and it is exactly 2:00” Ashlyn said to herself. Suddenly everyone that