“Ithinkourmasterisabouttohaveanamorousaffairandwillbeindawillbeuptoustohelphimoutofthetangleandensurehissafety.Wejusthavetowaithereandhewilletous.”
ThesunwassettingandihesurroundingcloudswithshadesofbrilliantcolorbutDimitriwasstillsittingattheerofthestreetdeepinthought.However,hewasabouttoeoutofhisreverieforhehadetoasatisfactoryclusiohoughtthatevenifhisfatewassimirtoDavid’sandwastoendoableofsomemedicalschooltobesliddissected,itwasalright.Forthenhewouldhavemadehissttributiontosocietywithhisfleshbody.Feelingquitehelpless,hethoughttohimself,
“Thisfleshbodyofminehasbeenwithmeformany,manyyears.Itcouldbesaidtobemybestandmostintimatefriend.Ithasbroughtmesomepleasure,butmostlyitainandsuffering.Thepleasureswereshortandtradelightsas,mainlyfoundinsexualenters,epicureandelightsandgoodwitheyhelpedmefetthetroublesofthismundaneworld.TherestofthetimeIwasembroiledinawhirlpoolofpainanddespair.ButluckilyIhaveaKingdomofDreamswhereIcouldescapeandhidefromtherealitiesoflife.WhatIsay?Thisfleshbodyofminebriroubleaion!IhavetwoloyalservantsImaginationaivitywhoarepletelyfreefromthebindsaraintsofthefleshbody.HowwonderfulitwouldbeifIcouldbelikethemandflyaroundfreelybetweenheaveh!Theygethemselvesatwilndhideintheair,orgetoallkindsofformsastheyemergeagain.Mygreatesttrouble,itseems,ishavingafleshbodythatencumbersmeandofwhichIhavenowayofriddingmyselfof.Ireallydon’tknowhowtotreatit.Thisisanotherquestiohinkabout”.BythenDimitrihadfullywokenupfromhisreverie.Feelingtimehangingheavilyonhishands,hedecidedtolookuphistwoloyalfriends,Imaginationaivity,whomhehadnotheardfromforalongtime.Dimitriproceededtotratehisattentionontheinnermostpartofhisheartandfoundthathistwoloyalservatherosegarden.Hewasgreatlysurprisedandwonderedwhattheyweredoiheyseemedtobewaitingforhim,sohedecidedtojoishohergemetropoliswithitstall,majestichigh-rises.Howevertheretionshipbetweentheinhabitantsofthisrgecityhadgraduallybeoreandmorecoldandaloof.Whywasthat,hewondered.Wasindifferendaloofhecharacteristicsofthemoderncivilization?”“Idon’tbelieveso”thoughtDimitri.“Aloofnessandindifferemeansthatmoderncivilizationisill.”
Dimitri’sbottomfeltpainfufterhavingsatonthetpavementforsolohoughttohimself,“Stayinginthesamepositionfortoolongisreallyquiteunbearable.NowohegiantofGiantMountainneededageofposition!”Justashewasabouttogetupandstretchhisarmsahesoundsofafranticallybarkingdogontheoppositesideofthestreetreachedhisears.Thenheheardananimalrunningswiftlytowardshimandaplumplittledogwithlongsilkyfursoftasvelvetleaptintohisarmsandlickedhisfaceaffeately,itstailswitgiement.Dimitripettedhimlovinglyiurn,forthergelooldhimitwashislittlefriendMaureen.
“Ah,mylittlefriend”hesaidhappily,“howdidyoufindme?Didyourbeautifulmistressewithyou?”Thenhastyfootstepsandthesoundofshoppingcartwheelscametowardshimandsomeodhtohimonhisleftside.ThenaturalstoftheskinfaintlytincturedwiththefragranceofrosestoldhimthatCharina,theauthoresshadarrived.
“Whydidn’tyouevensaygoodbyewhenyouleft…”askedamencholyvoice.
“I…Iamsorry”repliedDimitri.“I’mafraidthatIamusedtoavagabondlifeofroamingalround,treatingtheskiesasmytentahasmybed.OccasionallyIwouldseekrefugefromtheweatheruheeavesofsomeone’shome,neverhavingtosaygoodbyetotheowhehouse.IdidnotsaygoodbyetoyoubecauseyouwerestillsoundasleepbutIdidtellMaureenthatIwouldapologizetoyouifyoufeltangryatmyanners.”
“Afteryouleft”tinuedCharinasadly,“IfoundIcouldledowntomywriting….Ihavebeenlookingforyouineverynookandyofeverystreetiytonoavail.JustnowIaskedanotherhomelesspersonafewblocksdownaboutyourwhereaboutsandwastoldthatyouwereretlyseenaroundhere.Maureencaughtyourstandbeganbarkingsohereweare.”
“Really?Istheresomethingurgenttomakeyouseare?”askedDimitri.
“Haveyotten?”askedCharinainhersadandsexyvoice,givingDimitriawhiteeye.“ItoldyouIwaoapanyyouandexperiehelifeofavagabondfirsthand…Soyousee,Iboughtashoppingcartandputintoitasleepingbag,awoole,food,water,abottleofyourfavoritewhiskeyandsomethingsawomanneeds…IamlookingforyoubecauseIwanttogowithyouwhileyouroamtheearth”
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