Fiction: Group 2
Confusion of Time
G.T. (Ellen Yeung) College-Primary Section, Hui, Marcel - 12, Fiction: Group 2
ere I am, strolling lazily in my cave, I am a cave boy. I usually play with my dinosaur
Dino, but it was winter, it now was hibernating in the sleeping pit. I went out for a walk,
it was snowing cats and dogs, I saw a telephone box in front of me, I wondered curiously,
“What is that?” I walked inside and was overtaken by astonishment, blimey! It was bigger inside!
There was a well-furnished room with armchairs and stylish chandeliers. In the middle there was a
desk, there was a button. I pressed it. Suddenly the box quivered ferociously, I tried to balance
myself, I headed to the door but it was locked! I slid over and fell down. The box stopped
quivering, the door opened automatically, it was a strange view outside: plenty of buildings and
some weird robots on a street. I saw human like me walking on the pavement, but they wore weird
costumes while I wore my tiger skin. I was crossing a road and a big monster headed towards me,
somebody cried, “Watch out!” Beep beep! The thing got closer and I started running, it chased me,
I jumped aside, a man grabbed me: “What are you doing, the car might bump on you!” “Car?
What is that? I asked. That man shouted, “He must be in shock! Anyone calls an ambulance!” I was
surprised at so many new words, I leaped away and vanished into a deep dark alley.
Aside me was some shadowy bushes and some hobos. I ran until I reached the end of the alley, it
was blocked! I ran back the way, I ran but a man in uniform blocked me, he said, “Oi! You there!”
This is not a good sign. I leaped and grabbed hold of a water pipe and climbed up to the roof, I
looked at the view, it was so strange, polluted air, grey misty sky, and some buildings, no gorgeous
mountains or beautiful sea. I was sad, the place was so awful! I was looking at a view when a hand
tapped me, I looked behind me and saw a kid at my age, he introduced himself as John, I asked
him, “Where am I?” John said, “How can you not know? It’s 14
th
November, 2014 Ano Domini!”
My eyes bulged out from the eyelids and I cried, “Then this must be one thousand millennium
later!” John asked me curiously, “Sorry what? You are from the past?” I told him my adventure, he
said, “You are amazing! I have never seen a caveman before! You will be a quintessential project
topic, come with me!” He pulled me downstairs, there was a long corridor and lots of rooms, finally
John brought me into a room, he rapturously introduced, “Hello everybody! Today I will tell you
about ‘cavemen’,” a wiser and taller lady said, “Seriously! Are you claiming you will bring us a
caveman? John, I know you are a creative boy, but don’t be ludicrous, a caveman?” John said, “Of
course, Miss Wong! My project is going to surprise the entire school!” Miss Wong said, “Sure, go
on then!” John introduced me to everyone, they all muttered sarcastically, “It is simply a boy in a
caveman costume.” John said, “No, I have proof! He is from the past, his life is mainly taming
dinosaurs, dodging meteorites and playing, in his reality, he lives in a beautiful world, there are
evergreen shrubs, unpolluted water, green forests and seas. He eats raw meat…” Suddenly, a boy
interrupted, “Wow John, I’ve read about cavemen, the author is a great scientist with massive brain
capacity, but your information is even better!” another voice, “John, You are brilliant!” Miss Wong
marveled, “John! This is amazing! I am truly impressed!” John continued, “Now let me pass my
presentation to caveman Marcel.” I scratched my head and laughed nervously, “Me miss home. Me
miss Dino!” the class laughed, did I say anything funny? Hilarious? I continued with a shaky voice:
“Me no like this thing!” I pointed at a big screen. Everybody laughed. John chuckled, “I can be the
cave language interpreter!” I said: “Me think this is weird, me no like so many looking people.”
John translated, “I think this is weird, I don’t like so many people looking at me.” I continued
bravely and in the end, all kids cried “Bravo!” Miss Wong cried, “Stupendous! Sublime!” Everyone
applauded, at the end of the day, I was happy but I was missing home, I was walking on the street
when the “car” thing bumped on me, blood spurted from my wound, I writhed in agony and
closed my eyes.
There was a blinding flash of light and I thought a snout poked me, Dino! When I opened my
eyes, I found myself lying in the cave. I looked at the huge screen on my rock, which showed:
Ancient HK 14
th
November 2014 BC, Friday. Oh I was back in my normal life again! My
H
