“Good”saidDimitri.“Thenwewillmeetagaihesedaysandtihthestory.”Hewasfeeliremelysatisfiedafteramealofgreatfoodandwine.Hehurriedlyedhispteoffthestcrumbsofdinneranddrankupthecoffeethatremainedinhiscup.Pattinghisstomagratificationhesaid,“Howwonderfullifeis...!Itiste.Ihadbetterleaveandyouorest.”
“It’soteatnightandyouotsee.Won’tthatbetoodangerousforyou?Wherewillyougo?”
“Lookhowwonderfultheweatheristonight,herhotnorcold.Thesparklingstarsctheskiesarewaitingforme.Onsuightandinsuchbeautifulweatheritwouldbeawastetostayindoors.Iwouldnotfeelfortabledoingso.”
“Alright,ifthatiswhatyouwant”repliedCharinahelplessly.Dimitriidhishandonhershouldersaherguidehimdoweps.“Thisusedtobemygarage”shetinued,“butIhavemadeitintoMaureen’spyroom.”
“Really?That’sagreatuseofspace.”InaerofthegaragewasMaureen’sdoghousewithasoileddogdiaper,whichCharinahadfottentodisposeof,strewnbesideitandrgeandsmallballswerescatteredallround.CharihesidedoorandledDimitrioutontothestreet.TherewasasmallpetentrancecoveredtothesidedoortoallowMaureenfreeaccess.ThelittledogkwastimetosaygoodbyetohisnewfriendsohejumpedintoDimitri’sarms.Dimitrikissedhimandsaid,
“Mypreciouslittlefriend,we’llseeeachainsoon.Takegoodcareofyoumistress.Uand?”Maureenbarkedtoshowheuood.
“HowIfindyou,Dimitri”askedCharina.
“NowthatIamblind,mymovementsaresadlycurtailedandIotwaoofarsoIamalwayssomewherearoundthisneighborhood.WhenyouwantmeyouletMaureenoutandwithhissharpnose,hewillfindme.”Dimitriwavedhishandandtookleaveofhistwofriends.
Relyingonhiswhitee,Dimitrimadehiswayalohedarkstreet.Thenightbreezeblowilyagainsthischeeksclearedhisheadandtheeffectsofthealcoholhehadtakenrgelyreceded.Hewalkedoly.Fromforceofhabithisfeetbroughthimtotheareaoftheseniorcitizenapartmentheusedtolivein.Hehadn’tbeenbaorethanhalfayear,ahoughtthatlittlestudioapartmentwhichhadkepthimsafefromtheelementsmusthavebeeosomeoneelse.Theycouldnothavekeptitemptyforhimallthistime.“WhereIsleeptonight?”hewondered.Hetrudgedonaimlesslyaroundandfoundhimselfhealleywhereheusedtohaveadipidatedshadrememberedtherewasadesertedwarehouseoit.“HoweIhavewanderedbayoldhangoutstonight?”hewondered.“IfIhadstayedonatCharina’spight,thatwouldhavebee.Iwouldbelyingfortablyonasoftmattressnowandntofindsomewheretosleepoonehardgroundawayfromthewind.Hm....Inmypresentsituation,pennilessandblind,withoutthehelpofmygoodfriendswhomIhavelosttactwith,howlongIst?No,Imustpersistinmynomadlifeandotgiveupmywayoflifejustforthesakeofawarmandfortablebed.Fateislikeakaleidoscope.Whoknoillhappe?”tratingonhisthoughts,hedidnotnoticewherehewasgoirippedaonhisfacetotheground.“Ohgosh”hethought.“Thisisterribleandwillhurtmebad.Itmayevencauseacussion.”Butstraosayhenotonlysufferednopainbutfeltasifhehadndedohingsoft,likeamattresswithspringsinit.Hestretchedouthishandsstrokingthesurfaceofthismiraculousthingwhichhadcaughthisfalndfounditwasindeedanolddiscardedmattress.“Whowasthisthathavenardforpublicwelfareandthrowawaysuchargeobjectcarelesslyblogthesidewalk?”herailed.Butthehought,“Hey,butthat’sgoodforme!Hejustgavemeapcetosleep.Todayisafortunatedayindeed;whateverIwantandneedestomeeffortlessly.WhenIneedapcetosleepsomeonepreparesamattressforme!”Hemadehimselffortableontheoldmattressandwassoonsnaway.
WhileDimitriwasstillinastateofbeinghalfasleepandhalfawakeinthemediumbetweeyandfantasy,hefoundhimselffloatinglikeafeatherupintheairashighasthedesertedwarehouse.Heawokewithastartthinkinghissoulhadlefthisbody,andatthatmomehisbodyfallingdownwards.Whenitwasalmosttougthegrouookadeepbreathahislungsbefilledwithair.Thehefppedhishandsaroundandatthesametimekickedhislegsasifhewereswimmingfrogstyle.Hestayedhisdestandmaoholdstilndfloat.Hewasnotswimmingierbutintheairandafterafewtrialscouldco-ordinatehishandsaandhisbreathingsowellthathecouldfloatforwardorbackwards,upordownandturnaroundatwill.
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