It was a sunny and windy Sunday. The weather was genial. James, Annie and their parents went for an outing on this breezy day. On the top of the Gold Mountain, which was the highest and loftiest mountain in the town, James and Annie were flying a kite. Their laughter reverberated in the mountain. However, they soon disputed with each other.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s my turn.\u201d Annie yelled angrily. Her white frock and blonde hair fluttered in the soft breeze.<\/p>\n
\u201cWait for a minute.\u201d James shouted back impatiently. James, who wore a plaid T-shirt and blue jeans, was an extrovert and bossy boy.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have waited for a long time already.\u201d Annie grumbled and wrested the kite from James\u2019 hand. James snatched the kite tightly. The thread of the kite could not withdraw their violence. It was snapped and flown away.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s your fault. If you didn\u2019t wrest the kite, the thread would not had been snapped.\u201d James censured Annie\u2019s foolish behavior<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you let me fly the kite, I wouldn\u2019t wrest it\u201d Annie condemned.<\/p>\n
They argued with each other severely. Ultimately, they reached the consensus to trace back the missing kite. It seemed that they were reconciled. However, the scar of wrangle left its mark.<\/p>\n
They made their way through a jungle woven with creeper and vine. However, they could find nothing. The jungle was a menacing maze. They were hedged in by the trees. The sunlight was covered by the bushy trees. The wind was chilling. The caw of crows was reverberated through the forest.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s like a hell\u201d they thought and shivered with cold. They walked as quick as lightning to leave the forest. In the darkness, a lamp was sparkling like a diamond under the leafy shade.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat is it?\u201d Annie asked curiously and opened the lamp.<\/p>\n
A spooky wind came out of the lamp and somebody wrote in the air. \u201cI can help you go back home\u201d<\/p>\n
Suddenly, two paths appeared in front of James and Annie. They were astonished and their minds went blank. It continued to write. \u201cYou have to choose either the left path or the right path. Only one of them can help you return home. But you have to give up your most valuable thing\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you can help me return home, I will do whatever you request\u201d James clamored hastily.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo\u201d Annie shouted \u201cJames. Don\u2019t trust it. We might \u2026\u2026\u201d she was interrupted by James.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u201cYou just follow my orders. Let\u2019s go that way.\u201d James responded and pointed to the left hand side<\/p>\n
\u201cJames. Don\u2019t be so domineering.\u201d Annie answered.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou are nuisance.\u201d James shouted furiously and ran away.<\/p>\n
James\u2019s rudeness made Annie boil with rage and she ran to the right path.<\/p>\n
Annie was walking in the path alone. It was dull and the silence was deadening. It was bitterly cold. \u201cIt is a hell.\u201d She thought. She was as blind as a bat and felt extremely scared of being alone. It seemed that she was enclosed in a suffocating cave. She took a solitary walk but the journey seemed endless. She was extremely fatigued<\/p>\n
\u201cIf James was here, I could lean on his shoulder and he would console me with soft words.\u201d Annie murmured and missed her brother very much. She was mired in a deadlock. When she was in despair, she saw that a lamp was glimmering at the end of the road. It was as bright as sunshine. She didn\u2019t hesitate and chased for the lamp, which was her flash of hope.<\/p>\n
James was walking in the path alone after he left his sister. In this road, the air was full of butterflies and the birds were singing. It was a garden in paradise, which was vibrant with life. The air was warm and fragrant. Flowers bloomed in the garden.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am as free as a bird.\u201d He thought. He lay on the lawn and enjoyed the soft breeze. Suddenly, the harsh light hurt his eyes. A lamp was sparkling at the end of the road. James neglected it because he didn\u2019t want to leave this place, which was no sorrow and anxiety.<\/p>\n
He walked around the garden and felt bored. \u201cIf Annie was here, she would love this place very much.\u201d James whispered. He missed Annie very much and picked some roses, which was Annie\u2019s favourite flower.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am alone even though this place is nice. I cannot share my happiness with Annie.\u201d He exclaimed and he wanted to go back to find Annie. Suddenly, his fingers were hurt by the thorns of the roses. Besides, the crows were cawing loudly in this paradise. He had a strong intuition that his sister was in danger.<\/p>\n
At the same time, Annie clutched the lamp in order to leave this appalling place. However, she felt stiff and was scared. She had a sudden intuition that something bad would happen. She tried to move her lips. \u201cJames\u201d she squealed and it was the last word before she fainted.<\/p>\n
\u00a0All roses in the garden withered and James insisted to go back to find his sister. Somebody wrote \u201cyou can\u2019t go back once you\u2019ve made a choice\u201d James was thrust by a gust of wind to move towards. Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind. \u201cI could find Annie in the lamp.\u201d He thought. When he reached the light, he found that his sister lost her consciousness and her body was as cold as an ice. He was terrified and shook her body vigorously.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat happen to you? Help! Help! \u201cHe yelled but nobody answered him. He was trembled with fear.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou can\u2019t bring her back. This is the cost that you have to pay for your selfishness and distrust. No one can save her and she will disappear forever.\u201d It laughed wildly<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, I am sorry. I shouldn\u2019t leave you alone. You are right. It is as sly as a fox.\u201d James apologized and he sobbed aloud. His tears dropped on Annie\u2019s face.<\/p>\n
\u201cJames,\u201d Annie said feebly. It seemed that her brother\u2019s tears woke her up. \u201cDon\u2019t leave me alone anymore.\u201d Annie begged.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am sorry, Annie. I will never leave you alone.\u201d James promised and they embraced each other warmly. \u201cLet\u2019s go home.\u201d James said and felt delighted. He went away and Annie walked behind. But, James was still aware of the warning. \u201cYou can\u2019t bring her back\u201d The feeble sunlight was fading and the wind grew stronger.<\/p>\n
\u201cDad, Mum, we come back.\u201d James exclaimed happily.<\/p>\n
\u201cJames, you are sweating.\u201d his mum replied and handed James a cup of cold water.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnnie, do you want to drink some water?\u201d James asked and looked back to Annie. However, Annie was disappeared.<\/p>\n
\u201cCrack\u201d James dropped his cup. \u201cAnnie, where are you?\u201d he screamed vehemently.<\/p>\n
\u201cCalm down, James. Who is Annie?\u201d Mum asked in astonishment.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat? Annie is your daughter. Are you kidding, Mum?\u201d James questioned \u201cShe is walking behind me.\u201d He said frantically.<\/p>\n
\u201cJames, nobody is called Annie here.\u201d Dad answered.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, I \u2026\u2026\u201dJames paused and knelt down because he realized that he had lost her forever. He was shocked and he could only hear in his head \u201cshe will disappear forever.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It was a sunny and windy Sunday. The weather was genial. James, Annie and their parents went for an outing on this breezy day. On the top of the Gold Mountain, which was the highest and loftiest mountain in the town, James and Annie were flying a kite. Their laughter reverberated in the mountain. Ho.........<\/p>Read More<\/a>","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":8474,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1735","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","language-en","classlevel-others","schoolyear-35"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/buddingwriters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1735","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/buddingwriters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/buddingwriters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/buddingwriters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/buddingwriters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1735"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/buddingwriters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1735\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3441,"href":"https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/buddingwriters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1735\/revisions\/3441"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/buddingwriters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8474"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/buddingwriters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1735"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/buddingwriters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1735"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/buddingwriters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1735"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}