“KingDimitri,doyouwaogobadtwisttheinvisibleswittheirbrainssotheywouldthinkacctoyourwill.”
“Ohno”repliedDimitri,shakinghishead.“Thesebeautiesareallextremelyintelligentandcapable.Iamsurethattheywouldbeabletoreachthecorreclusionallbythemselves.Topart,oseeeachagainisverypainful,butIamsuretheywillfindawaytogetoverit.”Nomorewassaid,everyoneclusteredaroundDimitri.CreativityandImaginatiohtaoftheirmaster,protegandguardinghim.ClementineandCharmainefollowedcloselybehind,allofthemhasteningtowardstheKingdomofDreams.Thatfamiliarcloudfolloweddiscreetlybehihedistance.
Theoldpasthed.Hekhathisjobhadehisweddingwasnotasperfectasitshouldhavebeen.Infactitwasirreparablydamaged,butithaddefinitelyended.Knowingtherewasnothingmorehecoulddo,theoldpastorleftsilentlyandunobtrusivelyleavingthewholechurchtothegroupofprospectivebridesdressedintheireborateweddinggowns.Aishatookoffherveil,revealingherbeautifulfeatures.Tracesoftearswerestilldisable,butshehadquicklyrevertedbacktohernormalcalmanddignifieddemeanor,sayingtothebeauties,
“Mydearsisters,wouldyoualleoverhereplease?ThereissomethingIwouldliketotalktoyouabout…Pleasedonotcryoverspiltmilk.What’sdoneisdoneandotbeundone.Shedafewtearsifyoumust,buttheoverit.Everycloudhasasilverlining.Pleaseeoverhere,therearethingsIalktoyouabout…”LotusandAngelicawerestillsobbing,butwhentheyheardAisha’swordstheyulledDornaupfromthefloorwhereshewasrollingaround,gandshouting,throwingafit.Theypickeduptheshoesshehadkickedofftofar-offersandputthembaherfeet.Theotherbeautieswalkedslowlyback,theireyespuffedfr,theirexpressionsbleakandsorrowfulliketenderandfragileblossomsthathadbeenhitbyanuedthuorm.Theirsnowwhiteweddinggorinkledanddirtiedbydustanddirtonthefloorofthechurch,aswelsstaiheirowninnumerabletears.Astheyearher,Aishahuggedthemandpattedtheirbafthem,doingherbesttosoothandassuagetheirwoundedhearts.Itwasinthistimeofcrisisahatsheshowedherselftobearealqueenindeed.Withabaeoffieel,sheputasideherpersonalfeelingsandquicklycalmedthebeautiesdownandgainedtroloverthechaoticsituation.Thebeautiessoonre-formedtwoorderlyrowsbeforethealtarandAishawalkedtothepcewheretheoldpastorhadstood.Sheclearedherthroatandsaidemotionally,
“KingDimitrihasleft…Heleftalone,allbyhimself,…leaviofusinthismundaneworld…Thoughheisgone,Idohathehasabandonedusandthatwehavebeeed.Orary,Ifeelwearegreatlylovedbyhirdingtohim,ourhappinessisnotfaraway.Itissomewherewithinreach.Ithinkhehashisownreasonforthinkingso.KingDimitrihasalwaysbeeruthful;thereisnotraceoffakenessordeceptionabouthim.Itisthekindofpersonheis…Atthesametimeyouhaveallheardwhatjusthappened.HeisrushingbacktotheKingdomofDreams,whichisfagadireandunpretedcrisis.Itisatthecriticalpointpoisedbetweensurvivandcolpse.KingDimitrimustfaceastrongenemyandprotecthissubjects.Theburdenonhisshouldersisheavyithiscriticalperiodoftime,wesimplyotcreateanyfurtherdemandsonhimanddistracthimfromhismission.Theonlythingwedonowistolivewell,withoutacts.ThisisourwayofsharingtheheavyburdenonourbelovedKingDimitri’sshoulders.Don’tyouthinkso?So,wemustliveashedirected,seekthehappihathepromisedusishandandliveahappylife.Itistheonlywayayhimforwhathehaddoneforus.Don’tyouthinkso?”Aishastoodbeforethealtartalkingtothebeauties.Althoughshewasnotwearingthesparklingandglitteringroyal,herregaldemeanorandpoiseprovedhertobeQueenoftheKingdomofDreams.Shestoppedforamomentandthentinued,
“Durifewdays,IhavebeenthinkingDimitri’swordsanddeedsandIcametotheclusionthathereallyisnotaan.Hebesaidtobeanunusuandsingurman.Heislikeapyfullittlefairywholovestotourtheworld.Nooneknowswherehecamefromorwherehewantstogo.Nooneforetellwhenhewouldeorwhenhewouldgo.Heappearswhenheissupposedtoandthenleaves,asuableasthewind.Ihehastakenontherolesofadestituteblindhomelessperson,afabulouslyrichtrillionairewhosefortuneisofmythicalproportions,andtherolemostfamiliartous,thatofKingDimitri,thebelovedmonarchoftheKingdomofDreams.Whoguarahewouldnotappearinatotallydifferentrolewithbrandneearahismundaneworld,justbyyouside?Hemightchoosetobeashoe-shineboysittingbytheroadside,adeliveryboyfromapizzastore,ajournalist,adjorajournalist…?.Hemightalsobeeapoliti.AgressmaororevepresidentoftheUates!…KingDimitrileftusinthismundaneworld.Itisnotthathehasdesertedus.Hethinksofusdayandnight,whowwearegettingalonginourquestofpersonalhappiness…So,mydearsister,perhapsinamomentwheexpectedKingDimitriwouldappearinourmidstinatotallyuedroleandabrandneearance.Youwon’tknowhimbuthewillknowyouandhadeexpresslytoseehowyettingalong,hisloveandottheleastbitdiminished.Mydearsisters,wilnyofyoudisappointhimthen?No,Idon’tthinkso.NoneofyouwilldisappointDimitriwholovesallofussomuch.So,fromnowoliveeverydayofourlivestothefullestandseekouroiness…KingDimitrihaspromisedusthatourfuturehappinessiswithinourreach.Iamsureallofyou,likeme,believehiswords,right?”Sheagainpausedforamomentandthenaddedsorrowfully,“Actually,weshouldbesatisfied…Hoeopleinthisworldcouldhavehadthefabulousadvehatwedid,livingitering,gmorousandunbelievableworldintheKingdomofDreamstogetherwitheachotherandourbelovedKingDimitriforsuchalongtime...AlthoughKingDimitrihadoftenbeefintervalsoftimefromtheKingdomroamingaroundthemundaneworldaswashiswant,andthoughmanyarmingandhair-raisingishadhappehisquietaifulhide-a-way,butweallghitsafely.Hoeopleinthisworldhavehadsomanywonderfulmemoriesaswedo?hiheonlyohesememorieswouldbeourstosavorandruminateoverfortherestofourlives…AmIright?NowKingDimitrihasleft.Hisretreatingfigurehasdisappearedintothebroadhorizonlikeanexcmationmark!Itistimeforoursisterhoodtodisbahemostbeautifundimmortalepichastoendwhenpunctuatedwiththestfullstop.Don’tyouthinkso?Withthegreatestregretandsorrow,IannouhatallmembersoftheKingdomofDreamsarenowontheirown.Fromnowoneaustgoherownway.Timeanddistancewillneverseverourretionshipandlove.Iweleeveryoneofyou,mydearsisters,toetomewheneveryouwanttojustlikebefore.Mydoorisalentoyou.Ithankyouforyoursupportandco-operationalltheseyears..Thankyou…Asthesayinggoes,“allbasmustetoanend”;wherethereisaget-togetherthereissuretobeabreak-up.Nowitistimeforustobreakupandgoourseparateways…Goodbye,mybelovedsisters…”Thebeautieswentpletelysilentatherwords.Sisthatoccurredhadmadetheouteunavoidable,theycouldonlybowtotheevitable…
Thebeautiesleftbythebackdoorofthechurdsilentlyboardedtherge,supersizedtrailersthathadbeenassighem.Theretheyquicklygedintotheireverydayclothesandpackedtheirweddinggownintotheexquisitecaseitcamein.SoontheyarrivedatNovel’shugemansion.ThehousekeeperYondapaidthedriversahemoff.Thebeautieswenttotheirownrooms,hastilygathereduptheirbelongingsandpackedthemintosuitcases.Sooneveryoneassembleddownstairsinthelivingroom,eachcarryingtheirluggageaswelsthelovelyacasethattaiheirweddinggown.Itwasamementoofanunfettableperiodoftheirlives.Timetickedonandthefinalmomenthade.Thesebeautieswhodidnotnormallygathertogetherwillbescatteredtothefourwinds,eachseekingherownfuturedestiny.Lookinganxiouslytowardstheirunforeseenfuture,theysaidtheirgoodbyes,wishedeachotherludiablyshedafewpartingtears.AishastoodatthefrontdoorseeingthebeautiesoffonebyoilonlysheandDornawereleft.
“Wherewillyougo,Dorna?”sheasked.
“Idon’tknow…Sinceeveryoneisgone,Ihadbetterbegoingtoo”repliedDorna.
“Ifyouhaven’tanyspecialdestinationyouwanttogoto,youhadbetterstickwithme”saidAisha,whokhatthenaughtygirlwasatroublemakerandmightgetintoallkindsofmessesifpletelyonherown,soforherownpeaindshedecidedtokeepDornawithher.So,thetwoofthemlefttogether,thestoodepart.
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