Damn. What a hot day.I wish I didn‛t have that ?#%@&@ maths class after this.

Eh?! What‛s that noise?

Bloody creaking cupboard. I should really get the hall office to take a look at it.

What on... is this?!An interdimensional portral?

A worm hole? Will it grant me magic

wishes?!

ARGH. Whatever to escape from

this heat even just for a minute!!

Where am I?

Eh...? This feels like home.

<What?! Mum? Is that you?>

<Such a hot day.>*

*Translated from Mandarin

<Just that corner under the table and the vacuuming will

be done.>

A blinking flash of light later...

<It‛ll be great if Yao is back. Then I can ask him which part

of the room I should not vacuum. Later he might scream

at me again for touching his things>

<Will he come back later? I don‛t know if I should cook an extra share for him in case he

does>

<But sometimes he doesn‛t like what I cook either. Then he might go out and eat with his school friends. Then I‛d have

more wasted food...>

<Ma?>

<I‛m here! Can‛t you hear me?!?!>

<Hello?!>

<You really cannot hear me???>

<Yes. I love your cooking! Just cook more!!!>

But... I will still eat it...I will...

<Ma...?>

<Why are you talking to yourself? Don‛t ignore

me...???>

<Are you okay? Still having backaches??>

CLICK!

Wait... huh? What is this sorcery?!!?!

<Pa...?>

<Wait. You can‛t hear me too, can you?>

Oh no. :(

<Pa, do you have any idea why I‛m here...?>

<It‛s good to be back home...>

<I do hope there‛s cabbage soup today.>

A blinking flash of light later...

Where am I?

Eh...? This feels like home.

<What?! Mum? Is that you?>

<I‛m back too!!>

Hello..?

<I‛m back><Welcome back!>

<I‛m back too!!>

... ... ...

<Pa... Ma... ...>

<I‛m back>

<Is Yao back already?>

<Oh yes. It‛s only Wednes-day. That‛s terrible.

Hmmm. Maybe we should drive over and fetch him?

<Welcome back!>

<No lah, it‛s not even Friday yet. Even then, he might

need to stay over in school to finish his homework. Always not enough time.

<That‛s nice, but he may not have the time to see

us. When I called him yesterday night, he said he‛ll be pulling an all-nighter for two of his

modules!>

<Look at yourself dear. You‛re all tired out. Take a

rest first?

CLICK!

What could it be?

I never knew my parents would care so much to ask about my presence. It‛ll be

great to go back just to see them tonight.

But I still have a class in an hour... The journey back home along will be 1 hour

already!

A blinking flash of light later...

It felt so real. I can actually hear my parents conversations!

The cupboard doesn‛t seem like it‛ll “activate” itself again.

Or... maybe my soul was just dream-walking?

Wait. Was I dreaming?

Too tired?

... Damn.Stupid homework.

Ah. Heck it with classes!Mum! Dad!

I‛m coming home!