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Sai Kung Central Lee Siu Yam Memorial School, Geanna Trisha L Tobar, Fiction Group 2
‘I feel so sick,’ I thought, ‘I’m Valerie Quinn Kincaid! The devoted archeologist!’ After an hour
which seemed like a whole day, I finally got out of the plane. On the way out of the airport, I saw
a bulletin board that had many wanted posters, including posters of some famous bandits around
the Gobi desert.
After I took my belongings that were packed with archeology tools, I met my brother at the
airport. He was an explorer who went around the world and wrote about different places.
We rented a van and argued all the way to the Gobi desert. But as soon as we got there, we
were both silent. I felt anticipation. I thought my brother did too. I saw big sand dunes looming
over the distance. The desert was so plain yet so beautiful.
Our next stop was a village. We saw a few huts and a few villagers who were scared except
for one.
Her name was Asha, she asked angrily, ‘Who are you? What do you want?’
My brother told her everything and she seemed interested in us. I was surprised: how would
she be able to speak English? I thought the people in the Gobi spoke only Mongolian.
Asha was actually very helpful. She helped us with interviewing the villagers. When we
were going to say goodbye, she asked pleadingly, ‘Can you please take me with you?’ I sighed. My
brother wanted her to come because if we got hurt, Asha could ask the villagers for help.
On the way, Asha asked us a million questions. I was frustrated so I scolded, ‘Why do you
have to know so much about us? Give us privacy please!’
Asha didn’t reply, instead she remained quiet until I found some fertile soil, which was perfect
for digging.
As I was digging ten feet under the ground, I started to lose hope. Suddenly, I saw something
in the soil. I picked it up and yelled, ‘My first fossil!’
My brother came saying, ‘I found one too!’
We immediately cleaned the fossils as carefully as we could and put them in the van. These
fossils belong to an Oviraptor, a small carnivorous dinosaur also known as the ‘egg seizer’ and a
Protoceratops, a kind of herbivorous dinosaur.
Suddenly, the wind got stronger. I knew what this meant. I said, ‘Guys, we should take shelter,
a storm is brewing in.’
I pushed Asha and my brother in the van. The wind blew and made a ferocious sandstorm.
The wind howled so loudly that we had to cover our ears. When the storm finally ended, I got out
the van and saw some people riding on the Bactrian camels. They were heading towards us. When
they got closer and closer, I recognized one of them; he was the bandit on the wanted poster!
‘Run!’ I whispered to my brother.
He started to protest but I stopped him and said, ‘Now!’
He shrugged and ran. Then Asha yelled, ‘Hey, where are you going?’ She smiled as the bandits
got closer.
I was left alone with the bandits. I was scared. I tried to kick a bandit but suddenly someone
kicked me at the back of my head. My vision blurred. I tried my best to look back when I saw a
familiar face. ‘Asha? ‘I croaked. ‘Why? ....’ And everything was blank. The last thing I heard were
