Fan Fiction |
by Carmen Yip
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The two men carried Tin Ling into their vehicle and drove off. After half an hour, they arrived at a village. The men then took her out of the car and headed into it…
The two men’s conversation alerted someone, as the latter turns and observes them. The next minute, he took a wooden rod and launches an attack towards one of them, who fell immediately and clutches on his head in pain. The other carrying Ling dropped her and got into a fighting position with the attacker. He pulls a punch but was blocked by the latter, who gives a kick and sent him down in a kneeling position. He then gets up and tries to fight back, but his attacking was already signaling another whack with the rod in hand. The man helped his accomplice up and limped away…
Tin Ling had regained some of her consciousness, while he carries her up and heads towards the door.
LING: (faintly) Who… who are you? Who…
TIM: (opens the door and places her on the sofa) It’s Tim here, Ling! What happened to you? aren’t you supposed to be in the hospital?
Obviously, Tim haven’t been switching on his mobile, and therefore Chi Keung was unable to reach him to inform him of Tin Ling’s disappearance.
TIM: (comes back with a towel) Come, wipe your face. It’s all dirty, poor thing… Forget it, I’ll do it for you…
LING: (opens her eyes slowly) Ti… Tim… Tim? (pulls his collar) Tim… save… save… save me…
TIM: (put away the towel) What happened, Ling?
She tries to pull herself up and leans onto him.
LING: Help… help… me…
TIM: I’m here, I’m here… shhh… (puts his arms around her) Don’t be afraid… there’s no one here to harm you…
Soon, Tin Ling fell asleep in his arms and he picked up the remote control and pressed a few buttons. Music began playing on the CD player, it was Helen’s favorite song ‘This time I know’…
He puts down the remote control and picked up the photo frame besides the sofa. He held it and stared at it for a long time, then gazes at the surrounding. Everything remained the same, up till the day Helen had moved out of the house. Sandy was not in HK for the few days, and Tim decided to give the place another visit.
Little did he expect to see Ling soon after he just parked his vehicle outside the house. The house was not very big, but it was extremely quiet, certainly, without a single soul around except them. It was frighteningly silent, but the feeling was a kind of loneliness to Tim. He took a glance at the asleep Ling, and instinctively stared at her for longer than needed. She reminds him of Helen, and he still remembers how the latter bites her finger while sleeping. A gush of cold feeling rushes into his heart, and made it shiver in pain. How he wishes she was here again, so he could lock her tightly in his strong arms, and never let go again…
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A few hours later, it was already daybreak. Early in the morning seven o’clock, Tim had already waked up. As a matter of fact, he hadn’t been able to sleep well all this while, with trouble brewing one after another. He found it hard to confide in another about his ridiculous travel to the past, and changed history, in an unexpectedly worsened way. If he could choose again, he would rather keep everything status quo. Even though Helen would still leave him, he would be at least glad to know that she is living well in another part on Earth!
Was everything in this world attained at a certain cost? He felt another twist in his heart. A drop of tear escaped from his eyes and went all the way down, landing onto Tin Ling’s cheek…
Tim felt a squeeze in his hand. He looked down at her, staring, with watery eyes. She opens her eyes, and looked up at him. There was a moment of time freeze, as both of them were stuck in the position for a minute or two.
Then she tries to move up…
LING: Tim… Tim…
She got up and places her arms around him…
LING: (cries) I finally… finally found you… do you know I was so scared…
TIM: What happened, Ling? How did you end up with that two men?
LING: I… I… don't know them… they caught me… in the alley… in… in…
TIM: (confused) How did you get to the alley? Aren’t you supposed to be in the hospital?
LING: I was there… there… one girl went away… the doctor and nurse went away… then one guy came in… and called my name… I… I couldn’t talk… but… he… he… was so… so… agitated… and… and he… he… took me… away… leave… left… the hospital… and… and…
TIM: Who’s that guy?
LING: I… I... don't know… I… don't know… him… I’m… scared… scared… Tim…
TIM: Don’t worry, I’ll call Keung and Meina right away…
LING: No… no… I don’t want… anybody else… here…
TIM: (comforted her) Alright, alright! I won’t call anyone here… but are you hungry? I’ll go buy you something to eat…
LING: No… don’t go…
TIM: Uh… then I’ll go to the kitchen and see whether there’s anything to eat…
Tin Ling nods her head and fixes her gaze at Tim…
Some 10 minutes later, Tim came out with two bowls of noodles.
TIM: Sorry, I only know how to cook instant noodles, hope you don’t mind, Ling…
Tin Ling smiles lightly and leans her head on his shoulder.
LING: Anything is fine with me, as long as you’re with me…
TIM: (taken aback) Huh?
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PS: Just for them! ;)
03/01/2005 ... 0009hrs