“Thisisforyou”saidSalinainaciliatoryvoice.“It’steaired.Willyouletusrestforawhilehere?Wewillleavewhenthedaybreaks.Willthatbealright?”
“Ofcourse,ofcourse”sherepliedargesmileonherface.Sheknewarealgemwhenshesawoneandrealizeditwasagenuinejewel.“Youmaystayforaslongasyoulike.Butifyoudon’tfeelfortable,whynoteupstairswithmetomyroom.Thereisabedthere.Yourestforabitanditwillbedaybreak.Pleasefollowme.”EmmanuendSalinalookedateachother.Salina’seyesseemedtosay,“Seehowpowerfulmoneyis?”Emmanuelshookhisheadandhadtoadmitthatmoneywasindeedpowerfulforiwinklingofagedanangryandarrogantwomanwhowasabouttoevictthemfromthepremisesintoafawningandsubservientone,eagertoplease.
Whentheywokeuptheday,itwasalreadynoontime.Refreshedafteragoodnight’ssleeptheywerephysicallyrestoredandwalkeddowntotherestaurantinradiatih.Thehostess/reetedthemallsmilesaskingsolicitously,
“Ihopeyouhadagoodnight’ssleep.Areyouhungry?Wouldyoulikesomethi?”Salinashookherhead,thinking,“Yesterdaywasaflukeaostophere.Withallthishugeamountofmohme,whoosampleyourbasicfastfoodanymore?”Thewomantinued,“Wouldyouliketogosight-seeingarouherearequiteafewsicspotsworthseeing.Youareweletoebackafterwards.Foodandboardareallfreeofcharge.Hopeyoueback.”Emmanuelwavedherawayarrogantlylikeabigshotandsaid,
“Nothankyou.Wewillnotbeback.”Thewomanhurriedlyopehedoorforthem,thankingthemfortheirbusinessandbidthemfarewell,bowiedlyastheywalkedoutontothestreet.
Thefirstthingthatgreetedtheireyeswasawrinkledoldwomaniricwheelchair.ShewasMelissa,theowheantiqueshopthatalsotoldfortunes.SeeingEmmanuel,sheshouted,
“Robber!Rivemebackmytortoise!It’smyantique.Whatmadeyouthinkyoucouldtakeitandjustleaveme10!Robber!Robber...”Hershoutingcausedseveralpedestrianstoturntheirheadsandstoptoseewhattheotionwasabout.Salinaimmediatelywenttoher,putsomethinginherpalmwhispering,”Shutup,doyouhearme?”Theoldenedherhandandsawahugesquarenakedrubyrgeasadicefshinginallitsbrilliantcrimsonglory.Shebecamespeechless.HereyeswidenedandhermouthopenedinshockasEmmanuendSalinaughedaloudandwalkedcarelesslyaway.Shecalledafterthem,“Hey!You’reweletodropinanytimetomyantiqueshop!Ifyougolookingforantiques,don’tfetme!Mytarotcardsareveryaccurate.ebyifyouwantyourfortuold…eagain.”Butthetwohadwalkedfarawayanddidurntheirheads.
Thetwoofthemwalkedaimlesslyarouy.Salinalookedatherselfandsaid,
“Let’sgosomewheretogetsomenewclothes.Ithinkit’sabouttimetogetridofthesedirtyragsandgeintosomethi.”
“Sure.Letmeseewherewegetsomehighqualityclothes”repliedEmmaheyturnedaroundtheerofthestreetandcamefacetofacewithahomelesspersonsittingonthepavement.Hewasdressedinraggedclothesandworeanoldolivesafarihat.Thetintedgssesandwhiteesaidthatthiswasablindman.EmmanuelwasshockedandthoughtitwasDimitri,butonsedlookherealizedthatthestaturewasdifferent.Therewasacrackedanddirtybowlinfrontofthebeggarwhichhehitwithafork,ting,“Sparemoney…sparemoney…”Salinalookedsurprisedasifasking,“Whatisthis?”Emmaoldherthisoorblindbeggaraskingformoneyfrompassersby.HealsotoldherthatDimitriusedtobeabeggarjustlikehim.
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