“Oh,Iknow!”criedSalina.“Couldthepremonitionsofsomethingbadhappeningfallontheheadsofmypoor,unfortunateparentswhoarerepentingtheirsinsinGahanna,prayingforredemption?Theirsafetyissomethingthatisonmymindallthetime…Iwant…ImustgobacktotheKingdomofDreamsandvisitmypoorparentstoseeifthey’realright.”
“Ohno”saidEmmanuel,shakinghisheadviolently.“Thatisonlyyinationatwork.Don’tscareyourselfneedlessly.I’msurenothinghashappehem…”
Pushihecardoor,Emmaeppedoutandstoodintheshadeofthetrees.Lookinguptowardstheskies,hesawthatthehelicopterwasstillhnearby,whichmeanttheywerestillunderscrutinyandnotoutofda.Justashewasthinkingofthebestwayofescape,hisattentionwasdistractedbythesoundofspshingwaterbehindthewoodenfence,asifsomeonewasswimming.Itmustbesomeone’sbackyardwiththefeedtoprotecttheirpersonalprivathepryiheoutsideworld,hethought.Emmanuelbecamecurious.Heclimbedupthehoodofhisdthensteppedupontotheroof,whereholdingontothefencehepeepedinside.Awomanwasswimminginthepool.Lookingarounduhemoonlight,hethoughtthepcelookedveryfamiliarasifhehadbeentherebefore.Thetoursofthehousegavehimafeelingofwarmth.Thewnwaslycut.Underargeopenedsunumbrelbythesideofthepool,therewasaloungechairandasmallroundtablewithabottleofbrandyandantallemptygss.Thewomanhadfinishedherpandwaswalkingupthestepsofthepoolwithdropsofwaterdrippingdownhergraceful,talndslenderbody.Takingupthebathtowelonthechairshedriedherselfwithitaookoffherswimmingcaptoletdownherlovelylonghair,whichshewoundcasuallyintoabunatthebackofherhead.Shethenturnedandydownnguidlyontheloungechairtorest.ItwasthenthatEmmanuelsawherfeaturesandrealizedwithastartthatitwasQueenAishaoftheKingdomofDreams!Lookingsubsciouslyatthepairofexquisitesandalspeatlyandquietlyonthewn,herememberedhehadoncehiddenihemandfromtherehehadwitnessedaingandsexyseenactedbeforehisveryeyes.Salinawasgettingimpatient.PushihecardoorshealsogotoutandwasabouttoaskEmmanuelwhathewaslookingatwhenalow,masevoicebehindthemgrowledmenagly,
“Whatareyoutwodoinghere?PeepingTintootherpeople’sprivatelife?”EmmanuendSalinaweresurprisedattheuedinterruption.Turningtheirheads,theysawthetall,muscurAfriAmerimantheyknewasJamaz.Allthreeofthemstoodfrozeninpshock.
“Aren’tyoutheonecalledSalina?”askedJamaz.“Whatareyoudoinghere?”AlthoughEmmanuellookedquitedifferentfromwhatheusedto,Jamazlookedcloselyathimforalongtimeandthensaid,“IfsheisSalina,youmustbe…Mr.Finger...?Wehavebeenlookingforyouforaverylongtime…KingDimitriwantstoseeyoutwo.”Emmanuelwasveryangrythathistrueidentityhadbeendiscovered.Tocoveruphisshameandanger,hejumpeddownfromthecar,lookedmeaningfullyatSalinaawoofthemopeheircardoorsandgotintotheirjetbcksportscar.Beforetakingoff,Emmahrewthefollowingwordsatthemthroughhischedteeth,“Scram!Don’tinterferewithwhatisnoneofyourbusihesportscarsprangtolifegrowlingandshotoutlikeaonball.
Strongshockwavesrisingupfromtheteroftheearthrockedtheground,onewavemoreintenseandpowerfultha.Somemovedupanddown,somerockedfromsidetoside.Charinaclutchedtightlyontothearmsofthethroneshewassittingontokeepherequilibrium,otherwiseshewouldhavebeenthrowndowntotheground.Shockwavesedthecalm,tranquilkeintoamassofturbulentwavesmakingschoolsoffishesjumpfranticallyoutofthewater,manyndingonthebeachestremblingandgaspingforbreathbeforestretgoutunmovingih.Wingsfluttering,birdsintheforestsflewuptotheskies,twittering,chirping,andscreeginfright.Thewildanimalstoolefttheircavesandranaroundfranticallytryingtofindawayoutandescapewhatwastoe.Thetwotigersgrowledandtotteredaboutonshakyfeetasifdrunk.Charinapattedandstrokedtheirbroad,massivebacksmurmuring,“It’sok.Don’tbesonervous,KingDimitriwillbebackverysoon.”Makihelullbetweenshakes,shetookupthebinocursandlookedoncemoretowardsthaterofthemountainwhereshehadstseenDimitri,butsawnosignofhim.Turmoilbegantobuildupintheseformertranquindserenemountainandwatersandwasgraduallyincreasing,foretellingofthecamityabouttohappen.AlthoughCharinawasstrokiigers,tryingtocalmtheirfears,sheherselfwasactuallyveryanxiousandagitated.
“WhereisDimitriatthismostcriticaltime?”thoughtCharina.“Wherehashedisappearedto?Couldhehaveabandohisstrangend?No,no.Hewouldn’tdothat.Hemustbehidingsomewhereierofthesemountainsandpreparingtodosomethiah-shaking.”
Thebcksportscardashedoutofthedeepshadeofthetreesandbushes.Makingfulluseofitssuperbfunsandunmatchedspeedandagility,itmanagedundercoverofthedarkoshakeoffthepursuingpolice.However,eventhoughitturnedoffallitslights,itcouldnotescapethesharpsurveilhehelicoptersintheskyabove.Themomentthecarappeared,thepolicewereimmediatelynotifiedandwithsirenswailing,allspedtotheappointedpingaformidabledragaheirsiege.
Jamazstoodtherestockstill,perplexedatwhathadhappenedandcouldn’tmakeheadortailoutofhowSalina,whomheknewwasthealteregoofVio,cametobetogetherwithMr.Finger,whoseappearandfigurehadbeenpletelyged.Hewonderedhowtheycouldhaveappearedattheveryspotheatrolling.Justthenfrombehindhimcamethesoundofacarapproag.Itwashisfriendandpartner’soldrundoywheretheonlythingthatdidnotmakeahehorn.Hearingthreewhistles,theirpre-arrangedsignal,Jamazcameoutoftheshadeandrantowardsthecar.Richardwasstillhisdilly-dallyselfasifhedidn’tgiveadamnaboutanythingatalndasked,
“Heybro,howarethingsgoinghere?”JamaztoldhimaboutmeetingSalinaandMr.Fingerhereatthisveryspot.“Hmm”saidRichard,“Mr.Kaffeehasreallyseenalotoftheworldandisshrewd,craftyandveryexperienced.Earlythismhesaidthathesmelledsomethingunusualintheair,thatsomethingwasbrewingandwasabouttoexplode.Thewholecityisnowbeiurhsirenswailingandpolicecarsflyingabout.Thesestfewdays,Mr.KaffeesetupcampattheDream-maker’sBakeryandBig-Otoo,hasbeenpullingsecuritydutyandpatrolstheareaverydiligently.Mr.KaffeewantsyouaobeextraalertandcarefuboutthesafetyofthisareabecauseAishaandhlivehere.HeisespeciallyedaboutNovel’srgeandformalweddingwithMr.O’Brienwhichistotakepceverysoon.ThisisthefirstweddingofamemberoftheKingdomofDreamsandMr.Kaffeedoesn’twantanythingtohappenanddisruptit…”Hiswordswereinterruptedbythenoiseofahugeexplosionfollowedbysirensandpolicecarsrushingtothesiteoftheexplosion.“See,somethingbighashappened.Mr.Kaffeeisreallyanexperiendknowledgeableveteran!Heforeseethefutureaitwithaccuracy.IthinkyouhadbetterstayhereandmakesureofAisha’ssafetywhileIgoahashappened.Seeyouhereinalittlebit.”Sayingso,RicharddroveoffandJamazwentbacktotheshadeofthetrees.
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