“Yes,yes”saidDornashakingAisha’sarms.“Angelicaisright.IthinkthatCharinahasdoneyouagreatfavorbybringingbackyourunfinisheddissertationthatwaslostintheruinsofthepatheKingdomofDreams.Justforthatgreatmeritoriousdeed,youshouldgrantherrequest.Lookathowyouhaveembarrassedher.Ifyoudon’tgrantherrequest,sheisgoingtocry!Thatwouldbetoobad.YouareourQueen,belovedbyallyoursubjects,whyareyouinsuchaquandaryand’tmakeupyourmindaboutsuchasmallmatterasthis?”
“Idon’tthinkKingDimitriwillhaveanyobjes”tinuedAngelica.“WheookCharinatotheKingdomofDreamshimselfandshowedheraround,IthinkhehadalreadythoughtaboutherbeingamemberoftheKingdom.Yrantingherrequestwouldjustbecarryingouthisinaliioonlywon’tscoldyou,Iamsurehewouldpraiseyourintelligence.Don’tyouthinkso?”
“IfKingDimitriscoldsyou”interruptedDorna,“Iwilljumpoutandarguewithhimtilltheend.HedaredtogobacktotheKingdomofDreamsandexperieheearthquakeandtsunamiandallthosegrandadvehoutme,afterhehadgivenmehiswordthathewouldtakemealong!YouknowIloveadvehihquakeandtsunamiwouldbesomethinglikeridingonthoserollercoastersIhaven’tgottenonhiscaseyet,sohewouldnotdaretoscoldyou.Don’tbeafraid.Withmeasyeneral,standingbymybeautifulqueen,protegyou,whodarestosayanythingobjeabletoyou?”Withthetwoofthemchatteringbyhersidenon-stop,wheedlingandcajolinghalfpyfullyandhalfinear,Aishabegantohavesedthoughtsaboutherposition.ShelookedinquiringlyatMegginn,whowasintelligentandcalmandwasherrighthandintheKingdom.Megginnlookedathersteadilyasifsaying,“Goon.Grantherrequest.It’shardtofindsuintelligentandcleverauthoressevenifyoulightedanternalookingforone.ShewillbeaheKingdom.Sincesheisadamantaboutjoiningus,lether!”
“Thisisaveryharddecisionformetomake”saidAisha.Shefinallynoddedandsaid“Alright,sobeit.IwillmakethedecisiDimitriandgrantyourrequesttobeethe25thbeautyintheKingdomofDreams.IureifKingDimitrishouldreprimandus,Ialonewillberesponsible.”Atherwords,everyoneughedandcppedandexpressedtheirsatisfaandagreement.Charinawassohappysheburstintotears.Herheart’sdesirehadatstbeengranted.Encedbythehappyatmosphere,LittleMaureenjumpeddowntothefloorandbeganshakingitsheadandtwistingitsbodyandrumpbutt,dangthechachawhichitsmistresshadtaughtit.EveryoneughedheartilyandDornashouted,
“Hey,greatdangMaureen.That’sjustgreat.Let’sbreakoutthechampagneandcelebrate!”
“Ohno,Dorna,yettingtooexcitedagain”saidQueenAisha.“It’sstillmandtooearlyfordrinking.Drinktoomudyouwastethewholedaybeingbefuddledandnotabletodoanything.ThereisaintheKingdomofDreamsthatwheneveranewmemberjoinsuswegiveapartytoweleher.Ihoughtwewouldholdanothersuchawelepartyagain,buttodaywehaveanewmemberjoiningus!Whydon’tweanizeagrandpartytoformallyweleCharinatoourmidst?Wehaven’theldsuchapartyforquiteawhileandit’stimeforustohaveagoodtime.”
“Leaveittome”saidSamantha.“Iamgoodatanizingparties.Iwillmakesurethatthereisgoodfood,gooddrinksandeveryonewillhaveagrandtime.Iamsureyouwilllbesatisfied.”
“Speakingoffood,I’mfeelinghungry.Mystomachisgrowling”saidDorna.“Iknowanewlyopeaura’sgothereandtryitout.”Sayingso,shebeganwalkingtothedoor.
“eonbackhere”orderedAisha,pretendingtobeangry.“Youarealwaysinsucharushyoudon’tthinkfirst.Therearestillotofthingstotalkoverthatisunsuitabletobedoneinapublicpce.ThingsabouttheKingdomofDreamsarenotforotherears.Let’sallsetaboutmakingbreakfastourselveshereinmykit.Thatwouldbebothcozyandmerry.”EveryonecurredtoAisha’ssuggestion.QueenAishahadtheirheartfeltadmirationandcouldalwaysvihemwithhersensibleandpracticalideas.
Theentigaromaofcoffeeperking,breadtoasting,badeggsfryingpermeatedAisha’skitamidthechatteringandughteroffivesixwomen,allwbusilyi,cuttingupfruit,tossingsadsorsqueezingjuice.Sooablereadfullofsimplebuttastybreakfastfoodandeveryodowandtalk.Inthisrexedandcasuatmosphere,theynaturallynolongeradheredtostrictcourtprotocolbutactedandspokeinformallyasoncitizens.
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