{"id":7950,"date":"2021-04-06T11:48:25","date_gmt":"2021-04-06T11:48:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/buddingwriters\/?p=7950"},"modified":"2021-04-06T11:48:38","modified_gmt":"2021-04-06T11:48:38","slug":"the-magic-face-mask","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/buddingwriters\/archives\/7950","title":{"rendered":"The Magic Face Mask"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>One year\nago, there was a pandemic of Red Death in the town where I\nlived.&nbsp; Therefore, we had to wear face masks\nwhen we went out.&nbsp; I periodically went to\nthe convenient store near my home to buy face masks.&nbsp; One day, as usual, I went to the convenient\nstore.&nbsp; There were different kinds of\nface masks.&nbsp; Suddenly, a special mask caught\nmy eyes.&nbsp; There was a time machine on the\nmask.&nbsp; I didn\u2019t see such a special mask\nbefore so I bought it immediately.&nbsp; It\nwas $100.&nbsp; It was more expensive than the\nones that I usually bought. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I got home, I put the mask on my bed.\u00a0 I started to do homework.\u00a0 After 45 mins, I felt tired so I stopped and took a rest.\u00a0 I lay on the bed and saw the face mask I just bought.\u00a0 I tore the plastic bag and took it out.\u00a0 I went to the mirror and put on the mask because I wanted to see how I looked with such a mask.\u00a0 Suddenly, there was a flash and I fainted.\u00a0 I did not know how long I fainted.\u00a0 When I opened my eyes, I discovered that I was in strange place.\u00a0 There were some people who were wearing weird clothes.\u00a0 The buildings looked like the ones I saw in the Chinese History book.\u00a0 Some soldiers were burning books.\u00a0 Some soldiers were pushing some people into a huge hole.\u00a0 I thought, \u2018Oh no!\u00a0 They want to bury the people.\u2019\u00a0 Without hesitation, I rushed to the soldiers and shouted at them, \u2018Stop, what are you doing? \u00a0Do you want to bury the people?\u00a0 Why?\u00a0 Why are you so cruel?\u2019\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the soldiers answered, \u2018Who are you?\u00a0 Emperor Qin Shihuang ordered us to kill them.\u00a0 Do you want to get killed?\u2019\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018What? Emperor Qin Shihuang?\u00a0 What year is it now?\u00a0 Where am I?\u00a0 Why am I here?\u2019\u00a0 I screamed.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The soldiers said, \u2018It\u2019s Qin Dynasty.\u00a0 Are you sick?\u2019\u00a0 Finally, I realised that I was in the Qin Dynasty.\u00a0 I felt scared and shocked.\u00a0 How come I was in a dynasty long time ago?\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the other hand, I knew what the soldiers were doing because I had learnt the bad things Emperor Qin Shihuang did in the Chinese History lesson.\u00a0 I was so angry that I yelled and scolded at the soldiers.\u00a0 They were as mad as hornets so they caught me and took me to see Emperor Qin Shihuang.\u00a0 I couldn\u2019t believe that I could see this bad emperor.\u00a0 He was fat and short.\u00a0 He was enjoying a cup of tea relaxedly.\u00a0 I shouted madly at him.\u00a0 I said, \u2018Do you know you are such a terrible emperor? People didn\u2019t do anything wrong.\u00a0 Why do you kill them?\u00a0 The books are useful.\u00a0 You should preserve them for posterity.\u00a0 You are so selfish and inhuman!\u00a0 The emperor\u2019s face turned red.\u00a0 I knew he was angry with me.\u00a0 There was a minute of silence.\u00a0 Finally, the emperor said calmly, \u2018You\u2019re a child. If you say sorry to me, I\u2019ll forgive you.\u2019\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I replied firmly, \u2018No, never!\u2019\u00a0 He looked at the soldiers and the soldiers immediately came to catch me.\u00a0 I turned to the direction of the door.\u00a0 I ran as quickly as lightning.\u00a0 I was good at running so the soldiers couldn\u2019t catch me.\u00a0 Unfortunately, I tripped over a stone and fell down.\u00a0 The soldier caught me and slapped my face hard.\u00a0 He lifted his sword too. \u00a0\u00a0At that moment, I thought I was going to be killed.\u00a0 When he slapped my face, my face mask fell off my face.\u00a0 Suddenly, there was a flash and I fainted.\u00a0 When I opened my eyes again, I found that I was in my bedroom.\u00a0 I felt relieved because I was safe.\u00a0 At the same time, I also felt perplexed because I had travelled the past.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I calmed down, I gradually understood what happened. \u00a0It was the face mask with the time machine!\u00a0 When I wore the face mask, it brought me back to the Qin Dynasty.\u00a0 When I did not have the face mask on my face, I came back to this century. It was such an unforgettable and unbelievable experience.\u00a0 I did not plan to tell anyone because no one would believe it.\u00a0 This experience would be kept in my mind forever.\u00a0 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!-- wp:paragraph --><p>One yeaago, there was a pandemic of Red Death in the town where lived. Therefore, we had to wear face maskwhen we went out. I periodically went tthe convenient store near my home to buy face masks. One day, as usual, I went to the convenienstore. There were different kinds oface masks. 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