Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Fiction 4 - 7 2018 | Page 18

A few days later, James’ colleague Bob saw James coming to work. He was surprised to see James was moving
on form his daughter’s death.
‘So,’ Bob asked James. ‘Who planned this incredible trip?’
‘Dr Mnemosyne, she is brilliant,’ James replied with a smile.
However, Bob just raised his eyebrows and asked. ‘Is that a pseudonym? No one is named Mnemosyne.
Mnemosyne is the goddess of memory in ancient Greece.
James shrugged and returned to work, yet he decided to pay a visit to Dr Mnemosyne after work.
James followed the route to see Dr Mnemosyne. But to his shock, the place where Dr Mnemosyne’s cottage
was built was now empty and gone. James was startled. The question Bob asked him came to his mind. Was
Mnemosyne a goddess?
He quickly went back to his company to find Brigid, who introduced Dr Mnemosyne to him, but she wasn’t
there. When he asked Bob where Brigid was, he again raised his eyebrows and answered.
‘Who are you talking about, James? There is no Brigid here in the company, there is only me whose name
starts with ‘B’.’he then asked sincerely, ‘Is it OK if I visit Mia’s grave today? She was very sweet.’ James nodded
and the duo headed to the cemetery where Mia’s grave was laid.
It was nearly dawn when they finished visiting Mia’s grave. The air was getting colder by the minute. Bob
placed some flowers on Mia’s grave and James was watching the dazzling sunset when he noticed Thanatos
sitting on one of the benches in the cemetery.
Thanatos also noticed James and winked at him. James replied with a smile. Thanatos also smiled, he then
stood up and disappeared into thin air.
‘Who are you smiling to?’ Bob asked James.
‘Just a friend of mine,’ James smiled lightly.
Bob sighed and the two watched the beautiful sunset dominating the sky.
‘Beautiful, isn’t it?’ James mumbled.
‘Indeed,’ Bob agreed. ‘It reminds of George MacDonald’s quote - How strange this fear of death is! We are
never frightened at a sunset.’