“Hey,mydearlittlefriend,howdidyouknowIwashere?”ThelittledogjumpedtothegroundandtuggedatDimitri’strouserswithhismouthasifurginghimtogetupandfollowhim.Dimitriwasgreatlyarmedandasked,“Issomethingwrong?Whereisyourmistress?HassomethinghappeoCharina?It’sbroaddaylightnow,howIedusatohelpher?
As,beautifulwomenaremoreapttogetintomessysituations…”Dimitriwaswhimselfupintoafitofaynotknowingwhattodowhenheheardafamiliarvoicecallingfromoutsidetherosegarden,
“HeyMaureen,whereareyou?Maureen?DidyoufindDimitri?Ifnot,eoutandwewilllookforhimsomewhereelse.”DimitriwasgreatlyrelievedwhenherealizedthatitwasCharinaahatnothinghadhappeoher.Hequicklystoodup,tookuphiswhiteeandtotteredoutofthedesertedgardenafterMaureen.
WhenCharinasawDimitriappearattheentrahegardentappinghiswhitee,shegotholdofhiselbowandsaidinatremblingvoice,
“Getintothecar.It’snotsafehere.Somehooligansarerunningtowardsus.Hurry!eoothecar.”Fromthetremblingofhervoice,Dimitrikhesituationmustbegettingtense.Hecouldnotsee,buthismovemeillquidnimble.Whenhisfiouchedthecardoorthathadalreadybeenopenedforhim,hequicklygotinandMaureenjumpedafterhimaledonhisp.Charinaclosedtheircardoorandquicklywehedriver’ssideandgotin.Nosoonerhadhersideofthecardoorclosedwhensheheardfistspoundingosideofherdaroughvoicesaying,
“yprettylittlefilly!eout.Don’tleavesofast.Stay.Let’spyawhile.Itwillbefun.”Luckily,shehadlefttheenginerunning,sosteppingohecarstreakedaway,itswheelssquealinginprotestwhenthecarmadeaquickturn.Aftertheyhadfinallylefttherosegardenbehindandthecoastseemedclear,Chariocalmdown.Dimitriwaitedtillhercheststoppedheavinginagitationtoask,
“pened,Charina?”
“Whydidn’tyougetintouchthesestfewdays?”shesighed,givinghimawhiteeye.“Ihavebeenlookingforyouaroundthekemanytimesbutsawnosignofyou.ItookMaureenandvisitedallyouroldhaunts,alwayssettinghimfreetolookforyou,hopinghissensitivenosewouldfindyou.Whearden,theweedsweresrownandthepceseemedtobesodesertedthatIdidnoin,afraidtheremightbeunscrupulouspeoplehidingthere.IsentMaureenintochedyouwerereallythere!Luckilywegotoutinanie,otherouldbeirouble!.AfterIsentMaureenintothedesertedgarden,Isawsomehomelesspersonsdressedindirty,dipidatedclothes,sittingaroundwithwoodenexpressions,doingnothing.Whentheysawmetheyughedmaliciouslyutteringobsities,withsalivarunningdowntheeroftheirmouthsandstooduptocloseinslowlyonme.Igotreallynervousandscared,butluckilyyouappearedwithMaureen.SoIopehecardoorforyouahepcequickly.Howcouldyoubestayithatreallyscarypce?Iwasscaredtodeath!”
“Sorry.Sorry.Thatwasallmyfault.Sorryyouhadsuchascarebutthecauseofitallwasyourbeauty.It’sbeautifulwomenwhoeasilygetintotroubleandndinthesemessysituations,don’tthey?”saidDimitriinanapologizingbutalsoftteringtone.Charinasighed.
“Inthisrgemetropoliscriminalelementsareineverydarkerandwehearofcrimesbeingitteddayht,dayinanddayout.Whereverpeoplegregate,thereissuretobeallkindsofundesirablepeopledoingallkindsofbadthings,bigandsmall.Whyaretheresomanystraraordinarypeoplethatotlivepeacefullywithothers?Itwouldbereallywonderfulifeveryonecouldjustco-existpeacefully,livealive!”ptedCharinainhersadaoneofvoice.
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