Self-Portrait. Painting by Edgar Degas

Suddenly, she found Ping-sang still. He was dead. He failed to reach his destination. He was no more alive to see the free land of Hong Kong. But, his moral tenets inspired Pan. She did not leave Ping’s dead body in the sea. She began to swim along with it. It was easier now because she did not have to keep his head above water. But, who could understand her sorrow and mental agony?