“Youpreparedallthistoroamaroundwithme?”askedDimitriincredulouslyandcouldn’thelpughing.“Butisneededfabondlife!Lookatme.DoIhaveanythinglikewhatyouhaveinyourcart?Arealvagabondhasnothingatall.Thesumptuousfood,waterandwineyouhavepreparedlookmorelikeyouarelookingforasicspottohaveapiic!”Thenhesuddenlyrealizedthathiswordsandtonesmackedofsarcasticcriticismandrebuke,sohequicklygedthesubjedgehetoneofhisvoicesaying,
“Sinceyouarealreadyhereandwishtoexperiehelifeofavagabond,I’llhelprealizeyourdreahiiooyouoncebeforeandIwillstressitagaihattherealityofthekindoflifeyouwishtoexperienotaneasyoisarduousandfullofhardshipandnotatallromantideasygoingasyoumayhavethoughtittobe;forrealityandimaginatiowopletelydifferentthings.Iwantyoutobepsychologicallypreparedforit.”CharinawasveryexcitedtohearthatDimitriwouldletherapanyhimandsaid,
“Iamfullypreparedmentallyandpsychologicallyforthege.Iwilldowhateveryoutellmeto.”ThenDimitrisuddenlythoughtofsomethingandsaid,
“No,no,no,Istill’ttakeyouwithme.Youaretoobeautifutobesleepingoreets.Itwillbedangerousforyou.”CharinahadknownDimitriwouldhavesuchareaandhadpreparedforit.Shewasfullofself-fidendsaidtohim,
“Don’tworryaboutit.Ihavethoughtaboutthisandamperfectlycamoufged.Iamwearinganoutfitexactlylikeyours:safarihat,brownjacket,andbckbaggypantsandround-headedbckshoes.Ievensmearedmyfacewithdustandmud.NobodywillthinkIamnotabona-fidehobo.Ihaveybeautifullong,flowinghairwhichIhadtreasuredandcoddledforyearsintoashortsassystyle.WhenIputmyhatonnoonewilleverdiscoverthatIamawoman.Willthatdo?”Dimitrisighed,smiledwrylyandstooduptostretchhiscrampedarmsandlegssaying,
“Sinceyouhavealreadymadeupyourmi’sgoandroamaroundtheworld.”
“Oh,great,great!”saidCharinajumpiedly.“Butwhereshallwego?”
“Roamingaroundhasnodireandnopurpose.Wejustaodateourselvestocircumstances.Sinceyouasked,whydoo…remembertherosegardehekeIoiooyou?Whydohere?Wegointothemidstoftheroses,takeoutourfoodandhaveapiicoutthereuhemoonlight.”
“Goodidea!Goodidea!”excimedCharinainarareecstaticmood.“Whatarewewaitingfor?Let’sgetgoing!”
Thetwoofthemwentontheirwaytalkingandughing,theirjollyandmirthfulversationlighteningupthelonelyroad.Althoughitwase,nowthatthepeaktraffichourswereoverandtheofficeworkershadallgonehome,carsarianswerefewandfarbetween.CharinapushedhershoppingcartandDimitriwalkedalongwithhislefthandhtshoulderaeeinhisotherhandlightlytappingalltheway.CleverlittleMaureenerchedinthebabyseatoftheshoppingcart,happilylookingalroundatthestreets.
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