"We’vejustgottenoffworkandhavetogototheeveningcssestonight．Good-bye!"
Dimitrilookedatthedepartingformsofthetwogirls，freshandlovelyastwodewyroses,withbrightfuturesaheadofthemareallyhappy．
"Thesestfewdays，I’vebeendreamingtoomuch,”hemutteredtohimself．"Evenafishthatcrouchestoolongiersoffantasyotwithstandthepressure,soIhadbettereuptothesurfadexperiencemoreofreallife．Lifewithoutdreamsisb，buttoomuchofitwillputmeoutoftouchwithreality．Yesterday,IdreamedofattendingafabulousballwithaicbeautyonmyarmsthatturnedeveryheadandIevendowobilliondolrstocharity!"Heughedinderision．"HeavenknowsIamjustapenniless,homelesspersohought．"IfIweretheKingDimitriofmydreamswithahugefortuneandaharlemofbeautiesallihme，IwouldnothaveasmuchqualmsaboutthedayIbeeblind．Butas,Ihavenothing.”
ThegesofDimitri’sfacialexpressionwereasmercuriashistrainofthoughts．Hisiablebliouchedhimtothequidsunnyughterfaded,tobecloudedoverbyadeepgloom．Thefuturewassouain．AnymihehaironwhichtheswordofFatewashungmightbreak，cuttingoffforeverhisvisuallinkstothisbeautifulworld．Andthesadpartwas,hlypowercouldavertthistragedy．Theonlythingtodowastolivefromdaytoday．Yes,itwasbettertogoandhideinthedeepwaters,awayfromitall,andstaythere．Dimitri’shearttractedwithpaihoughtofhowhisvisionwasgettingmoreandmoreblurryeachday．Yes，heneededahaven,aquiet,darkpcetohideforeverfromthiscruel,cruelworld.Rubbinghiseyes,Dimitrilookedatthemulti-coloredcloudsscatterediwilightsky：e，fieryredandlightpurplelihthegoldenglitterofthesettingsun．Hesuddenlysawaslim，fairy-likefigure，dressedinaflowinggownofthefi,flimsyce，jumpingfromcloudtocloudanddisappearing．Shewastoofarawayandmovedtoofastforhimtomakeoutherfeatures．Wasthisfantasyorreality?Herubbedhiseyesagain．Wastherereallyafairyorwashesteepedinhisfantasyagain?
Suddenlyasweetvoicebrokeintohisreverie."Excusemesir，buthaveyouseenayoungmaninhistwenties，aboutsixfootfour，threehundredpounds,dressedinayellowT-shirtandbckscks?Heisalittleretarded.”DimitriwokewithastartandsawbeforehimLaverhebeautifulgirlhefirstmetinthehalf-burnthouse．
"YoumeanMark?Hewashereawhileago.”
"Thankyou，sir．I’vebeenlookingforhimallday．Ifyousawhimawhileago，hemuststillbearoundsomewhere．I’llgoandlookforhimaroundhere.”
"Waitaminute,Laver’sgettingdarkandthispceisfullofprostitutesanddrugtraffickers,notasafepceforayounggirllikeyoutowanderaroundin．You’dbettergetintothatoldbeige-coloreddletmedriveyouaroundslowlyasyoulookforhim.”
"Howdoyouknowmyname?"
"IwassleepingintherosegardeerdayafternoonandoverheardyourtalkwithMark.”Laverneblushedwithembarrassmentassherecollectedthatseintherosegardenofthehalf-burnthouse．Butthemanbeforeherlookedkinda．However，shewashesitantaboutgettingintoacarwithastranger，notawisethingforayounggirltodo，shehadofteold．Dimitriseemedtodivihoughts．
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