Cup Suspended In The Air
British
Council Writing Competition(Junior Secondary)
The sun throws sunlight
into Brenda’s home. Brenda is having her breakfast with her assistant, Scott.
She slowly sips her coffee.
‘What is today’s business?’ Brenda asked.
‘Outflows set as rates gulf windows. Some Hong Kong depositors may be tempted to … …’ Scott answer.
A mild male voice come from an empty chair
which is opposite Brenda. This voice is Scott.
A cup of mocha suspended in the air,
half-pours, it sims that someone is drinking. That people is holding the
newspaper.
Um… You don’t understand? An invisible people
is drinking a cup of mocha, and reading newspaper too. This invisible people
called Scott.
──Back to a week before.
Brenda was holding a mobile phone on her left
hand, and also right hand side.
‘Yes, Amos? Okay, this Friday, 7:00p.m., The
Parlour in… …Sorry, can you wait a moment?’ She talked to her mobile phone on
her right hand side.
‘Don’t you think you are very smart and funny?
Play this stupid, naïve and childish trick. Listen, if I can’t see your project
on my desk by 5:00p.m., YOU WILL BE FIRED!’ She hung up her mobile which was on
her left hand side.
‘Amos? The Parlour in IFC, yes… … Okay. Bye.’
She hung up her mobile.
‘Huh, busy day.’ She said.
Just then, Brenda’s office phone rang.
She picked up the phone quickly, and said ‘Speaking,
MPF office.’
‘May I speak to Brenda Mars?’ a mild male
voice ran into Brenda’s ear.
‘Yes, I am.’ Brenda said.
‘Are you very busy?’ The man said.
‘Sure! Sorry, I can’t date you tonight, I… …
Who are you?’ Brenda mistook the man was her friend.
‘I am Scott.’ Scott said.
‘Scott? I don’t know you. Which company are
you from?’
‘It doesn’t matter. We want to offer you a
all-weather assistant.’
‘All-weather assistant? Your company sells
robots? I’ve got a big trick already!’ Brenda hung up the phone.
‘Miss Mars! Don’t hang up please! It is true!
We can offer you an assistant if you want.’
‘Oh, really?’ Brenda laughed at Scott.
‘Sure! But you should pay a little price… …’
‘How much is it?’
‘No, we don’t want your money. You just wall
in your home to drill a hole on the line.’
‘What? How can you know I drill a hole or
not?’
‘You do not worry about it… … Go Kowloon Bay,
LKF Tower, 2th Floor, room 267 tomorrow, to
get your assistant. Any time. Bye.’
‘Du… Du… Du…’ ran into Brenda’s ear.
Brenda thought, what’s going on? A crazy
boring guy calling someone for fun.
Although she was 31 years old she still got a
great deal of wonder and georgous imagination in her mind. So, she decided to
go there.
──Back to now.
‘It’s time back to office.’ Scott said.
‘Okay, let’s go.’ Brenda picks up her JACK
SPADE bag, stepping on the heels and walks towards the door.
The walk on a crowded street. Besides people,
there are lots of stuff suspended in the air.
‘Why can’t I see ‘’them’’ before I buy you?’
Brenda ask.
‘Since you do not buy me.’ Scott pretends to
be mysterious.
Brenda thinks of that
interesting assistant.
(About 534 words)
(Category C: 401-600+
words)
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