“Youarereallyinsatiable!Howmanytimesadaydoyouhavetohavesex?WejustdiditintheJacuzziandyouwanttodoitagain?Youaretoogreedy.”Emmanuel’sexpressionwasoneofindifference;helookedathercheekilyandsaid,
“Don’tfetIamyourmosthumbleservant.IwillbeatyourservicetillIdrawmystbreath.Iwillneverbesatisfied.”Salinausedherforktopickupapieceofescargot,putitinhermouth,savoreditsexotictasteandsaid,
“Moselfisuseless.Youohaveafleshbody.Withoutityouwouldnotbeabletoenjoytheluxuriesmoneycouldbuy.YouhavesignedaurebywhichIownyoubodyandsoul.Youliveanddiebymywishes.IfonedayIfindyouhavebetrayedme,Iwillgeyoubacktoatinylittlemanastalsafingerandyouwillnolongerbeabletoexperiehejoysoflifeofanormalhumanbeing.Imeanit.Remembermywordsanddon’tyoudareturnadeafear.”Emmanuelwasarmed,buthemaomaintainacalmdemeanor.Heshookhisheadandsaidinhisusualnaive,sly,mischievousandlovablemanner,
“No,no,no,no.Thatwouldneverhappen.Youaretheloveofmylife.I’dratherbetrayDimitrithanyou.Restassuredayourheartateaseaboutthat.”Inhisheart,EmmanuelknewwhatSalinasaidwastrue.Ifhewereagailemanastalsafinger,hewouldnotonlyhavetobeonthealertagainstbeingcrushedbypeopleofnormalheight,butwouldalsohavetobeonhisguardagainstdogsandcats.Wasn’thepursuedoncebyaPekinesedogandhadtorushtoDimitriforhelp?“Yes,”hethought.“DimitrisavedmeandtookmetohisKingdomofDreams.ThereinhismagigdomImetVio,whowasofmysameheight.Forthefirsttimeinmylife,Ihadawoman.ThenViofoundatreasuretroveandnowweareabletoenjoyallthiswealthandluxury.ThetwistsandturnsofFatearereallyinprehensibleandhardtoexpin.Dimitriismybeor,notmyenemy.Aremyasofbetrayagainsthimtoo…?Hah,whathasallthattodowithme?Vio’senmitytowardsDimitriisnotmyaffair.WhyshouldIbedrawnintoit?IwilljustenjoymyselfwhileIdavailmyselfofthehighestluxuriesofthemundaneworldwhichhappeodropintomyp.”Salinawasreingosofa,herhahherhead,fullyexposinghercurvaceousfigure.Emmaookanulpofchampagne.Lookingatherhewasagainfullyaroused,butSalina’sbrowswereknitinthoughtasshesaid,
“Dimitriisreallyastrangecreature.InhisKingdomofDreamshehasamagnifitpadacrossthekehehasapuregoldpace.Thereare24beautiestoapanyhimandloyalsubjectswholoveandobeyhim.Buthedoesn’treallyappreciatewhathehasandpreferstowahismundaneworldasahomelesspersonatthemercyoftheelements.Heisoftenhungryandissometimesreducedtoeatingdogfood.Whyohwouldhedothat?Butstraosay,hecouldbahesetwoabsolutelydifferentpsychologidphysicalworldsintoperfectaccordwithouttroversy.AdjustingtherealitiesofthemundaneworldwiththatoftheKingdomofDreamsisnosimpletask,buthewasabletodoit.Heismyenemy,butheisaoberespected.Idon’tknowwhy,butmyenmitytowardshimseemstodecreasedaybyday.Don’tyouthinkthat’sstrange?”
“Hum.Don’tthinktoohighlyofhim”saidEmmanuelcoldlywithasneer.“InmyeyesheisonlyabrokenballbythesideofthestreetthatanyonecouldkickwithoutmeetingaanatterwhatIdotohurthim,hewouldnotreprimandme.Heisjustsuchagoodygoody.”Atthesewords,Salinacastacoldandcalglookathim,whichmadethemanhanghishead,afraidtomeethergnce.HesuddenlyrememberedtheirmeetingwithDimitriinthedesotesquaretwodaysago.AtthetimetheywereeDimitripoithattherewasatreasuretroveineveryone’sheart,thatDimitrihadone,SalinahadohatheMr.Fingerhadooo,onlyhewasnoawareofityet.“IsupposewhathemeantwasthatitwasbehmetobesoservileandfawningbecauseItoohaveatreasuretrovejustasgoodasSalina’s.ButtheproblemwasIdon’tknowhowtogetmyhandsonthistreasureawill.TheimeIseeDimitri,Iwillforcehimtotellmethesecret.Ifhewon’ttellmeIwillendourfriendship!”ThiswasEmmanuel’swishfulthinking.Actuallygettingholdofandusingthiselusivetreasuretrovewasask.Theteiqueissubtle,profoundandtakesalongperiodoftimeofuandingandexercisetomaster.ItwasnotsomethingwhichEmmanuelcoulddoatthispresentstageofhislife.Atthesametimehethoughtofhislifeoverthestfewdays,ofsplurgiravagantlyonthewhirlwindshoppingspreeandofthrowingmoneyaroundlikethere’snotomorrowasifthewholeworldcouldbeboughtatthestretchofhishand.“Moneyisreallyagoodstuff”hethought.
Waveafterwaveofflowers,majestidunstoppable,swelledandgainedspeedastheysurgedforward.EmmanuendSalinadriftedwiththeflow.Holdingtightlyontoeachother’shandsoasnottobeseparated,theyroseandfellwiththewavesofflowers.Butintheirheartstheyfeltnottheslightestfearer,onlypeadtranquilitywhichwasasorrowful,movingafeltemotion.Theylosttoftimeanddistaheytravelledwiththewavesofflowers,butaftertheirfeettouchedtheground,thewavesofflowersstillsurgedontotheykwhatdestinationanddisappearedfromview.Itwasamostpeadgentleforce,butalsothemostpowerfundall-quering.Therewasnothingitcouldnotresolve.EmmanuendSalinalookedateachotherandfoundthattheywerebothverywet,coveredfromheadtofootwithpetals,fiments,pollenaarofflowers.Theyfeltveryunfortableandstiotwithsaltwaterbutsweetar.Luckilyitwasteatnightotherwisebeeswouldbeswarmingarouryingtogatherthesugarysubstance.SalinalookedatEmmanuelhelplesslyandasked,
“Whatshallwedo?Thisistoounfortable.Wemustfindsomewheretoupaosomedryclothing.”Emmanuellookedaroundattheunfamiliarsurroundingswhieverthelessprickedhismemory.Hefeltsomehowthathehadbeenherebefore.
“Don’tbeafraid.I’mhere”hesaid.“Justfollowme”HethenledSalinaacrossseveralstreets.Itwasdarksothereweren’ttoomariansaboutbutthosewhowerecastsurprisedlooksatthisbedraggledpair.Afterpassingthroughafewmorestreets,thesoundoffallingwatercouldbeheard.Ah!Theyhadetothefamouswaterfountainiy’stralPark.nsofwatershotuphighintotheskiesandtheumblingdownscatteringwaterdropseverywhere,famistyweb.Multicoloredlightsofpaleshadesofpink,green,blue,yellourpleatthebottomofthewaterfountaiedincastingtheirglowonthedispy,addingtothepoetidromanticatmosphereofthepce.Itwaste,butthebenchesaroundthergewaterfallwerestilloccupiedbyloverswhispering,embragandkissing.Thereweremanybrouesscatteredalroundtheparkofgreatmusis,artistsandwriters,extremelytruetolife.Somehadsmilesontheirfacesasiftheyhadreceivedinspirationfromthemandsalutedbyraisingupimaginarycupssaying‘cheers!’Theexpressionsontheirfaceswerenotatallwoodenbutwerenaturandvivid.Somepeoplestoodtransfixedbeforethesestatuesdeepinthoughtloathtoleave.
Emmanuelpoihefountainandughed,“eonSalina,that’sourbath.Whatareyouwaitingfor?”Sayingso,hejumpedoverthebarrierandpluothefountain.Salinafollowedsuit.Theysanktheirheadsandbodiesiertowashawaythearandtheflowerpetalsstigtothem.Thenpokingtheirheadsoutofthewater,theysmiledhappilyandspshedwaterateachotherinfun.Theirwildandunbridledductshockedthepeoplearoundthemwhowerestunnedandfrownedindisapproval.Soonapolicecarappearedandapoliandapoliaofthedwalkedtothewaterfountain.ThepolishoutedatEmmanuel,
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