2 posts tagged with "Twist"

When Lao Wang pushed open the door, he wasn't greeted by the aroma of dinner, nor the babbling calls of his son, but by an almost vacuum-like silence. The apartment, this pigeon coop he called "home," seemed unusually empty in the evening twilight, as if space itself had been stripped of something substantial.

Li Ming has been staring blankly at the golden medal lately. The medal isn't big, but it feels heavy. On the front, it reads "Selfless Dedication, Exemplary Model," and on the back, it says "Government-Sponsored Study Abroad." This medal was awarded to him by the school after he carried his injured classmate out of the teaching building during that earthquake.