“CouldthisbeMaryandShei’syingaprankonme?”Butthisdidn’tlooklikeaprathatsomethingwaswrongwheMegginn’snightandcameherequicklytoseehowthingswere.HefoundthatnotonlywastheshopboardedandclosedbuttheluxuriousthreestoryapartmenthousepreparedformembersoftheKingdomofDreamswasalsoempty.ItwasthenthathewassurethingswereseriouslywrongaRichard,JamazandBig-OouttolookforDimitri.Justthen,JamazandBig-Orushedinpantingaing.Seeingtheirdejectedexpression,hekhattheyhadnotbeeofindDimitri.Hethoughttohimself,“Whatcouldhavehappened?Wehavelookedatallthepceshefrequentstonoavail.Couldhehavedisappearedintothinairagainfornoreasonatalljustlikesttime?”Greatlymystifiedandarmed,Mr.Kaffeefeltthattheburdenonhisshoulderswasheavierthanever.HecouldnotpossiblyshouldertheburdenofmanagingDimitri’sfinancialempirealone.Justashewaswwhattodo,hiscellph.WhenhesawRichard’snumberreflectedonthes,heintuitivelyfeltthatperhapstherewasgoodhistime.Heflippedopenhiscellphone,hisvoicetremblingwithnervousnessaement,
“HowisitRichard?Didyoufindhim?”
“Verygood…Verygood…You’llbehereintwominutes?Why,that’swonderful!”
“Thefasterthebetter.Thefasterthebetter.Goodbye.”
Mr.Kaffeegaveasighofreliefandcolpsedontoachairlikeanairlessball.Hewasthinkingthatifstepsweretakenrightaway,themaofDimitri’sfinancialempirecouldstillberetaiheirhands.Otherwiseitmightbetoote.SoonthefamiliarsoundsofRichard’singtoastopoutsidethegatewereheardandDimitriwalkedinquickly,hishandonRichard’sshoulder.Thefirstquestionheaskedwas,
“WhereisAmalia?Theycouldn’thavejustleftherhereallbyherselfwhentheyleft,couldthey?”TheappearanitriatoMr.Kaffee’smindatpeace.HealsokheimportantpositionAmaliaheldinDimitri’sheart,sohesmiledandsaid,
“Don’tworry.Don’tworry.YouknowthatSheiandYokotreatAmalialikeshewastheirownmotherandtakemeticulouscareofher.TheywouldneverleaveanolddysufferingfromAlzheimer’sdiseasealoneherewhentheyleave.Theymusthavetakenheralongwiththem.”
“Yes,Ithinksotoo…Butwhatcoulditbethatmadethemallleavesosuddenly,leavingjustaybuildinghere?”
“Ithinkpenedwasthis”saidMr.Kaffeewhohadcalmeddownbythenandregainedhissharpsenses..“NovelwillbemarryingMr.O’BriansooionshipbetweenthebeautiesoftheKingdomisveryclose,sotheymusthaveclosedupshoptohelpwiththewedding.Theymaybegatheredtogethersomewhereandhavingareunion!IthinktheyareprobablyatNovel’smansion.Itisbigenoughandhasenoughbedroomstoaodateeveryone…Iwilskaroundandwewillbeabletoknowmoredefinitelyhowthingsare.”
“That’sgood.That’sgood.Letthemgettogetherandhaveagoodtime…”ThenhesuddenlythoughtofsomethingandaskedMr.Kaffee.“Richardjusttoldmethatyouwerefranticallylookingforme.Issomethingwrong?”Mr.Kaffeeimmediatelytookouthiscellphone,scrolledittothetextthatMegginnhadsenthimandhaoDimitrisaying,
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