The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa

Author:Yoko Ogawa [Ogawa, Yoko]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published: 2019-08-13T00:00:00+00:00

I froze, instinctively grabbing the old man’s arm. He held the music box on his lap with one hand, but the other arm he put around my shoulders. R had not flinched, but his eyes stayed fixed on the ceiling.

The bell continued to ring, and we could hear a fist pounding on the door.

“The Memory Police,” I whispered, though my voice trembled so much I hardly recognized it.

“Is the door locked?” asked the old man.

“Yes.”

“Then we should go and let them in.”

“Wouldn’t it be better to pretend I’m not home?”

“No. They’ll just break down the door and come in anyway. And they’ll be all the more suspicious. We need to ask them in as if we couldn’t care less and let them search to their heart’s content. Don’t worry, it’ll be fine.” He took my hand and together we stumbled the few steps from the table to the bottom of the ladder.

“No need to worry.” The old man turned and spoke to R from halfway up the ladder. “I’ll be back soon for my wonderful birthday present.” R just nodded.

We closed the trapdoor, praying as we did that it would never be opened by anyone other than the two of us.

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