Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Fiction Group 3 | Page 126

"Lu, it's very windy outdoors, you want to get blown away?" He asked. "I'll be back in 10 minutes, that's all I ask, I need to see someone." And then I opened the door and stepped outside and closed the door, without waiting for them to interject. I ran to dad's room and found him talking to some sailors. I caught some of their conversations. "We are away from any form of land, Xian we are all safe." "This typhoon isn't going to end for some days, do we have enough food?" My dad asked. "Yes, sir." Someone replied. The next day, it grew windier and windier, while everyone seemed to be worried, I was enjoying this. I went outside a lot, ignoring all the swearing from Lai. How can sibling be so different, I wondered. Soon, about two days later, the sun started shining, the typhoon was over! We had made it. We resumed our journey and continued on the quest for friendship. During the trip, we encountered a lot of people, friendly and unfriendly. My love for the ocean waters grew and grew, surprisingly my brothers and I grew closer, they also agreed to swim with me! This voyage had changed a lot of things, I would always remember.