“Ihavealreadypnnedwhattodo”repliedEmmanuel.“Youworryyourlittleheadaboutsuchthings.Wewillfirstgotoadiscotodanddrinkiodigestthergedihenwewillgotooheosandtryourluck.Howaboutit?”
“Youknowhowtogamble?”askedSalinaissurprise.
“Ofcourse.IusedtofrequentinnumerablegamblinghallsandosbigandsmallwithRichardandJamaz.MystaturewastoosmalltogambleoablesbutIwatchedthetwodownontheirluckguyslosetheirshirts.Theyreallywerepitifunddoomedtobepoor.Ifitwereme,Iwouldhavewonthewholegamblinghalloverandmaketheownerpayme”saidEmmanuelboastfully.
“Alright,let’sgothen”saidSalinaalreadywalkingaway.“Whatareyouwaitingfor?”Sayingso,thetwoofthemwalkedintothenight.Thenightwasstillyoung.
Sometimetheday,Mr.Fingerslowlywokeup.Hewasstillgroggyandhadaspittingheadache.Theyhaddrunktoomuchthenightbefore,resultinginthismotherofallhangovers.Heopenedhisdrowsyeyesandfoundhimselfinaporbowlfullofdarkbrownliquor.Whenhelickedhisfingersandfounditwasgoodwhiskey,heslowlyrememberedtheevensofthenightbefore.WhenheandSalinacamebacktotheirpresidentialsuiteieftercarousingtilltheweehours,hesaorbowlihroomandsaidtoSalina,
“DoyouknowhowIusedtodrink?Theywouldpourliquorintoagssandputmei.Iwoulddrinkimmersedinliquorihegss.That’swhatyoucalldrinking!Wouldyoudaretodrinklyinginsideabowl?”
“Whynot”repliedSalina,alsoverydrunkbythen.“Idaretodowhateveryoudareto.”Mr.Fingerpouredthewholebottleofwhiskeyintothebowndsaid,“Let’sgebacktiandlieinsidedrinking.ThatwhatIcallrealdrinking.”Sothetwoofthemtookoffalltheirclothes,gedbacktolittlepeoplesmalsafingerandjumpedintotheporbowndytheredrinkingintoastupor.AsMr.Fingergraduallywokeup,hisheadclearedandhismemoryalsocamebacklittlebylittle..Heseemedtorememberthatafterdanganddrinkingatthedisco,theywentteo.Nothavinganycashonhand,theyexgedpreciousdiamondsforchips.Thegeneralmanagerhimselfcametoservethemandgavethemamilliondolrsworthofchipsforthefirstdiamond.Inthebeginningthingswerefihechipsbeforehimwerepiledhighasamountain,butthenlikeallgamblers,hebecamegreedy.Themorehewon,themoreriskshetooktowineveilhelostallthathehadwohemilliondolrshestartedwith.Herememberedgoingbackseveraltimestothemaoexgediamondformorechips,whichhethenlostagainandagain.“Ohdear,Salina’sbagofjewelsmustbealmostemptybynow.IfIhadknownthiswouldhappen,Iwouldnothavegoheo”hethoughtregretfully.“ButtherearelotswherethiscamefromintheKingdomofDreams.Losingabitofitisnothing!Iwillwinitallbaexttime.Thetreasureisinexhaustible.Wejusthavetogobadgetsomemore.”Asmiler.Finger’sfadhewasthinkingfidentlyoffuturepursuitswhenheheardSalinagandshouting,
“Help!Help!Iamdrowning!Iamdrowning!”HeturnedandsawSalina’shandswavingintheair,legskigandspshingintheliquor.Hepushedhershouldersshouting,
“Salina!Salina!!!Areyouhavinganightmare?Don’tbeafraid,Iamherebesideyou.”Hethenputhisarmsaroundherandtriedtoforther.Salinaopenedhereyessaying,
“Iwasscaredtodeath.Itwasreallyfrightening.It’sgoodthatitwasonlyadreawasstrugglingintheenormouswaveswhichseemedtohaveamagicforcethatkeptdraggingmedowntotheterofgravity.Ialmostdied.”
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