“Whydidn’tDimitrietoworktoday?”askedLaverne.“Iwantedsomuchtoseehimagain.Ihaven’tseenhimforsuchalongtime.”
“Didyounoticethatoldman’sbeard?It’ssingedasifithadbeensizzledbyfire.”ThensheretedtothemhowDimitrihadn’tsleptallnighttalkingtoawhitelily,whichshepresumedtobeWhiteFairy,andhowafterWhiteFairyleft,Dimitrihadpacedbadforthinhisstudio,lookingheavyofheartandworried.Yokolookedoutsidetotheblueskiesandsaidsorrowfully,
“DoesthatmeanthatourbeautifulKingdomofDreamsisintroubleagain?”
Theothersdidnotreply.Amaliawastingthecash,butshealwayslosttafterawhileandhadtostartallain.Inexasperatiohrewthemallbathetableandfumedatherself.Afterawhile,sheshoutedatthem,
“Youzygirlsjustchatteringendlesslythereattheback.What’stheresomuchtotalkabout?Lookatthecloeonout.It’stimetoopenshopanddobusiness.”Shehadpletelyfottenpeheshopatnooheyoungpeopleinthebailedandshooktheirheads,knowingthatAmalia’sbrainsweremuddledagain.Mankindissmart,butcoulddonothingtocureAlzheimer’sdiseasethatdirectlyattackedthebrains.Yokosaiddecisively,
“Ihaveasafetydepositboxatmyba’sputthisbagofsthere.It’stheonlysafepceforit.”
“YougogetyourcarMaryandyouMarkbeourbodyguard.Wewillleavebythebackdetthistakencareoffirst.”
“Good!”saidShei.“LaverneandIwillgotothefrontandhelpAmaliareopentheshoporelseshewillbemadagain.”MaryquicklywalkedtowardsthebatraheyheardAmaliaagaincallingoutforthemtoeaheshopforbusiness.
Nightfell.Thestarsinthesky,likethelightsoreets,cameoutoeranother.Inthedarknessofnight,thetallbuildingsstoodsilentandthenumberofcarsrushingaboutgraduallydecreased.Asthenightdeepened,Dimitri’saygrew.HewaofalsleepsothathecouldgobacktohisKingdomofDreamsandfacetheloomingcrisisthere..Butperhapshewastootenseandnervous,slumberpletelyeludedhim.Themorewideawakehewas,themitatedhebecameuntilhewassoedgythatheinsandneedlesanddidn’tknowwhattodo.Justthen,apuffofsmokesqueezedthroughthecrathewindowandfloatedtowardsthevase,whereitturoawhitelily.Dimitri’sextremetensionsharpenedhissensesinsuchawaythathewasalerttotheslightestgeinhissurroundings.Heturnedhissightlesseyestowardsthevaseonhistableinquiringly.
“Yes,it’sme”saidWhiteFairy.“It’sme.Don’tbenervous.Goodnews.Goodnews.Everythingturwell.”
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