{"id":463,"date":"2010-09-06T14:34:17","date_gmt":"2010-09-06T14:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/web02.carmelss.edu.hk\/buddingwriters2\/archives\/463"},"modified":"2015-05-24T06:53:04","modified_gmt":"2015-05-24T06:53:04","slug":"family-spirit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/buddingwriters\/archives\/463","title":{"rendered":"Family Spirit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One night, I was awakened by the sound of distant thunder.&nbsp; As I opened my eyes, I saw a white ghost floating around my bedroom.&nbsp; It was crying poorly.&nbsp; At first, I thought I was dreaming.&nbsp; I bit my finger as hard as I could to check if this hurt.&nbsp; I hoped it wasn&rsquo;t painful because I never wanted it to be true.&nbsp; Unfortunately, it hurt.&nbsp; All I saw was true.<br \/>&nbsp;I was so frightened and covered myself tightly with a quilt.&nbsp; After a few minutes, there was no sound anymore.&nbsp; I pulled my head out of the quilt.&nbsp; The white ghost had disappeared&hellip;<br \/>&nbsp;The next morning, I told my brother about what I had seen in the night.<br \/>&nbsp;&ldquo;Don&rsquo;t be silly, brother,&rdquo; he replied.&nbsp; &ldquo;There aren&rsquo;t any ghosts in the world.&rdquo;<br \/>&nbsp;Then, I went and told my parents about what I saw. &ldquo;Wow,&rdquo; they said, &ldquo;our little boy&rsquo;s made up a ghost story this time.&nbsp; What a creative idea!&rdquo;<br \/>&nbsp;I was so frustrated because no one believed me.&nbsp; They thought I was making up a story again.&nbsp; I knew that in their hearts, I was a liar.&nbsp; However, I was going to prove that I was not a liar.<br \/>&nbsp;During that week, I stayed up every night for the white ghost.&nbsp; I took my Nikon camera with me so I would be able to take a photo of the white ghost to prove that I didn&rsquo;t tell lies.&nbsp; I was really scared, but I knew that I could overcome it.<br \/>&nbsp;On Thursday night, I heard the sound of distant thunder again and I knew that the white ghost was coming.&nbsp; I turned on my camera and was ready for a great shot of the white ghost.&nbsp; The door of my bedroom had been slightly opened.&nbsp; My heart beat faster and faster.&nbsp; Suddenly, the white ghost appeared!&nbsp; I quickly pressed the button of my camera and took a picture of the ghost.&nbsp; Flash!<br \/>&nbsp;&ldquo;OUCH!&nbsp; Haven&rsquo;t I told you that I hate flash?&rdquo; cried the ghost.&nbsp; What?&nbsp; Ghosts were scared of flash?&nbsp; So ridiculous!&nbsp; I strode nearer and nearer to the ghost and uncovered its white cloth.&nbsp; It was my brother Bryant!<br \/>&nbsp;I was so confused.&nbsp; How come my brother became a ghost?&nbsp; Then Bryant explained, &ldquo;I know that you didn&rsquo;t sleep very well these nights because of proving that you didn&rsquo;t tell any lies.&nbsp; So I pretended to be a ghost and helped you to prove that all you said is true.&rdquo;<br \/>&nbsp;I felt warm and touched after hearing Bryant&rsquo;s explanation.&nbsp; But then, I found something strange.&nbsp; How about the distant thunder?&nbsp; How could Bryant make the sound?<br \/>&nbsp;As I was thinking of this problem, my door had been slowly opened.&nbsp; There appeared the ghost!&nbsp; Bryant and I screamed as loudly as we could.&nbsp; And I even forgot to take a picture!<br \/>&nbsp;After the ghost left our room, I heard Bryant whisper, &ldquo;Oh, I should have believed you, my dear brother.&rdquo;&nbsp; I grinned and gave him a big hug.&nbsp; I was no longer afraid of the ghost because I knew that whatever I met, my family would always be with me and support me.&nbsp; Then, a moment later, I heard my parents scream very loud.&nbsp; Bryant and I stared at each other and laughed.&nbsp; He said, &ldquo;It seems that you don&rsquo;t need to prove what you have said, my dearest brother.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One night, I was awakened by the sound of distant thunder. As I opened my eyes, I saw a white ghost floating around my bedroom. It was crying poorly. At first, I thought I was dreaming. I bit my finger as hard as I could to check if this hurt. 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