“Darnit”thoughtEmmanuelgreatlyirritated.“Itisgreattohaveanormalfleshbody,butbecauseofitIhavetoobeythesecrazyrulesaions!Idon’tthinkit’sworthit.WhenIlivedinKingDimitri’sKingdomofDreams,IwasfreetoroamunimpededandueredanywhereIwanted.InfagDimitriorderedallis,fish,birdsandanimalsonhiskingdomtoprotedhelpme.Tastyfoodandmagnifitclotheswereprovidedforme.Ah,allthosewonderfulwineandgourmetdishes!WhydidIleaveallthattoebacktothismundaneworldandsuffer?”Butthehoughtforamomentandgedhismind.“No,anormalhumanbodyisworthanyprice.IotgiveitallupasIhaveexperiehepleasuresandluxuriesofthisworld.No,Iot.”Justthen,theycametoasmall24-hourrestaurant.
“Excellent!”excimedEmmanuelgreatlyeted.“Let’sgetoutofthischillynightandhavesomethiinside.We’llthinkofwheretogoafterwehavefilledourstomach.”
Theywalkedintothenearlyemptyrestaurahelightswerelow.Itwaseasthebarsandnightclubsaroundtheareawerestillopen,attragloversofnightlife.Sooheyclosedup,patronswouldbecrowdingintothesesmallrestaurantsforasnack.Emmanuelecupsofhotchocoteandsandwichesawoofthemfeltmuchbetterwheomachswerefulndtheywerenolongercold.AnarrayofbottlesofhotliquorsatthebarcaughtEmmanuel’seyeandremindedhimofhisfavoritepastime–drinking!Hesnappedhisfithereceptionistattheterbythedoorandcalledout,“Abottleofgoodwhiskey.”Thewomanarentlyhostess/ownersooncameoverwiththewhiskeyandabucketofice.
“Wantsomeice?”EmmanueskedSalina.
“I’lldrinkthewayyoudo”sheanswered.“Whatdoyoumeanbywantingsomeice?Idon’tuand.”
“Inormallydrinkmiraight,butsomepeoplepreferaddiodilutetheirdrinks.Theythinkit’smorefvorfulthatway.It’stoeachhisown.Whataboutyou?Whichwaywouldyoutakeit?”
“I’lltakeitdiluted.Givemesomeice.”Emmanuelpouredoutsomewhiskeyintssandaddedsomeicesaying,
“Ilikemiraightwithoutaddinganythingtoit.Whydiluteaperfectlygooddrinkwithice?”Hepouredhimselfafullgssofwhiskeyandtulp.“Youknow,whenmyfriendsandIdrinktogether,theywouldpssofliquorandputmeihegss.Iwouldsinktothebottomofthegss,gulpdownsomeliquorandthenraisemyselfupagain.That’sthewaytodrink!”
“Really?That’siing!Ohesedays,wemustfindasecludedspotandtryoutyourwayofdrinking.ouroutafullgssofthefiliquor,shrinkourselvestinalsizeandjumpintothegss.Thatwouldbeiing.”Thetwoofthemdrankgssaftergssuntilthebottletyahemselveswerequitetipsy.Havingbeenbusymostoftheday,theyweregettingsleepyandfelsleepattheirtable.Thenightdeepenedandpatronsbeganinginforasnackhtcap.Thewoman,arentlytheowherestaurant,cametotheirtableandpushedEmmanuel’sarmssaying,
“Hey,sir.Thisisarestaurantnotamotel.Thisisnotapceforyoutosleep;youhavetogotoamotelforthat.Ifyouhavefiing,youhadbetterleave.Weodobusinesshere.”EmmanuelwasangryatbeingrudelyawakenedfromadeepsleepandwasabouttoexplodewhenSalinatooksomethingoutandputitintotheowner’shand.Thewomanlookedatitandhereyesgrewrgeinsurprise.Itwasabrilliantsquaresapphire.
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