“Sothat’swhyMaureenwasrunningbacktowardsthehouse”saidLotus.“Itmustknowsomehowthatitsmistressising…”JustthentheloudsoundenginesreachedthemandSamantha’sbrightred,streamlinedsportscarflewarouerfountainandcametoanabrupthaltatthefrontdoor.
SamanthabroughtthehappyaedCharinatothefrontdooroftheluxuriousmansion,intendingtointroducethe25thbeautytotheothermembersoftheKingdom.Butthemomeeppedintothehallway,theybecameawarethatallwasheatmospherewasverytense.Amaliawassittingonthesofainthemiddleoftheroom.Shehadwokenuparoundnoonandaswasher,hadimmediatelywokenupeveryohebeauties,whohadtogetoutofbed,getdressed,quicklydotheirmablutionsandthenhastendownstairstowaitonAmalia.SheiandYokohadmadefreshcoffeeforthosewhowantedany.Amaliadidnotdrinkcoffee,sotheymadeteaespeciallyforher.Samanthawalkedintotheroomandsawthatthebeautieswereallthrowingwarninggher.TheicedthatAmalia’seyeswerestaringbnklystraightaheadandrealizedthattheolddy’sillnessmusthaveactedupagain.ButsihsheandCharinahadalreadywalkedintotheroomandwerebothseenbyAmalia,therewasnoalternativebuttogoaheadaher…
“HiAmalia!”saidSamantha.“Howareyou?IamSamantha…LetmeintroduceyoutothememberdomofDreams.ThisisCharina…”TheolddyeruptedintoafurioustiradebeforeSamanthaevenfinishedspeaking,shoutingangrilyiirritation,
“Goaway!Idon’tknowyou…Scram!...GogetmeDimitri…Whyhasn’thebeentoseemeforsolong?Ishesoafraidofseeingme…?Gogethim…”Charinawasshockedbythisrudereception.Herfaceflushedwithembarrassmentandshewishedshecouldjustsinktotheground.Uandingherfeelingsofawkwardnessandshame,Samanthasqueezedherhandtightlyasiftelliocalmdownandnotbearmed,thatAmaliawasaverysickoldwoman.ThebeautiesweresoappalledbyAmalia’srudeandunfriendlygreetingthattheywerestruckdumbanddidnotknowhowtoreact.LuckilyDornaahreeotbackjustintime.SeeingthehelplessexpressionsofthebeautiesandCharinastandingtherewithherheadhunglowandherfaceredwithhumiliation,thesharpaiveDornaimmediatelyrealizedwhathadhappened.Nataliegherasifsaying,“Amomentagoyousaidwecouldleaveeverythingtoyou.Well,nowisthetimetoshowyourstuff!Dosomething.”DornastrodeovercasuallyandfidentlytowardsAmalia,bowedrespectfullytoherandthensaid,
“HiAmalia.IamDorna…Doyourememberme?...Iusedtopyhide-and-seekwithyou.Haveyotten?...”Amalia’sfaceremainedwoodenandexpressionless.Itwashardtotellwhatshewasreallythinkingandfeeling.Dornadrewanartheairbeforeherandasked,
“Doyourememberyouusedtohaveamagicflyingbroom?Ihavelearouseittoo.Wouldyoulikemetotakeyououtandpy?”Sayingso,shemadeamovementofgettingonabroomandabouttoflyoff.Sheingtodistracttheoldwomaoodsideanddiffusethesituation.Butfarfrombeingpacified,Amaliagotangryandshouted,
“Scram!Idon’tknowyou.Stopbme…GoameDimitri.Whyhasn’thebeentoseeme?...Thatdevil!”However,Dornawasnotdauherebuff.ShewalkedovertoAngelica,whisperedsomethinginherearwhichmadeAngelicaturnaheroom.Dornawalkedbaalia,stoopeddown,cppedherhandsandsaid,
“ehereMaureen!eoverandsayhitoAmalia.”TheintelligentlittledogwalkedovertoAmaliaandsatdown.Thatcute,pudgylittlecockspanielwasreallyquiteadorableandfewwhosawitcouldresistitscharm.Amaliahadbeensobusyrantingandravingthatshedidnotnoticedtherewasalittledogsittingatthefootofitsmistress.Whenshesaearbeforeher,hereyeslightedupandasmileappearedonherfaceasshemumbled,
“Littledog…Cutelittledog…Itsfurislongandshiny….Lookatit,sofatandcuddly.ItlooksjustlikeDimitriwhenhewassmall…Ahyes!Thismustbemyson,Dimitri!!!”AmaliastoopedforwardtopatMaureen’sheadandstrokeitssmooth,shinycoatoffur.ThebeautieswereamusedbyAmalia’sstrange,ramblingwords,butdidnhoutloudthoughitwasreallyhardforthemtosuppresstheirmirth!ButthehoughtitwasreallysadtoseetowhatditionAlzheimer’sdiseasecouldreducethehumanmind.Itwasalsoveryworrisometorealizethatthisdiseasewassomethingthatmodernscehasnocureforandtheyhadyettolearnhowtopreventit.Justthenlivelyandjoyfulmusicofthecha-chadanceflewintotheroom.ThatwaswhatDornaaskedAngelicatodo.DornapattedMaureen’srumpandsaid,
“Goodboy.Goodboy.Now’syourcetoshowoffyourwonderfulcha-chadaoAmalia!Goon!Doyourstuff!IfyoumakeAmaliasmile,Iwillgiveyouagreatrewardter.”Maureenbarked,“Bo!”asifsaying,“Noproblem.It’salloproceededtogetupanddahecha-cha,twistingitspudgybodyandswingingitsheadacctothemusic.Amaliawassoentedwiththedangdogthatsheugheduntilshewasbendedover.Thebeautieshadneverbeforeseenalittledogdancesorhythmicallytomusiceither;thereforetheytoowereenthralledbytheperformance,cppedloudlyandughed.Merry,tinklingughtermoremusicalthananymelodyfilledthergelivingroom,dispersiense,belligerent,andawkwardmoodthathadcovereditearlier.DentlypulledAmaliaupfromthesofaandbegandangwithherandAmaliadan,herslowandsluggishmovementskeepingtimetothemusic.DornalookedtriumphantlyatNatalieasifsaying,“SeehowI’mdoing?Youdidn’tbelieveIcoulddoiteh?Doyoubelievemenow?”Inthishappy,peadjoyfutmosphere,SamanthaonceagainintroducedCharinatothebeautiessoeveryonecouldgetacquaihebeautiesweledherwithopenarmsandftteringwordsofwelesaying,
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