“That’sstrange.”
“Whatsobad😔🁊🄉aboutbeingsingle?”askedCharinad🄋🟎efensively.
“Heavens!Aretheh🏶🞦🖙andsomeyouh🙹🏖🚁ecityallblindlikemethattheyletsuchabeautifulyoungwomanlivealone?”jokedDimitri⛁.
“It’snotthatIhaven’tthoughtofgettingmarried”admittedCharina.“It’sjustthatatthemomentImustdevoteallmytimeandattentiontomywriting,soIjustotbedistractedbyanythingelse.Oh,peoyoureyes,Dimitri?”Dimitriseemedtomakeoutsha🌛⛜🛐dowymovementsofherhandsastheymovedtoandfrobef🁦orehiseyesuhebrightsunlight.
“It’snothing.Ibecameblind.Ithinkitmustbethewillofheaven.Ihavebeeusedtoit,butitisnotveryvewhen😞Itrytogetarous.It’snothingreally”,repliedDimitriresigne📺dly.
“ItmustbeGod’swill”saidCharina,makingthesignofthecrossonherself.“Hemusthavegreatthingsin🟣🟂storeforyoutodo.”
“Let’sho♨peso”repliedDimitri.Thenhequicklygedthesubjedasked,“Areyoustillwritingnovels?Iamagreatfanofyours.Whatkindo🌪fnovelsareyouwritingatthem💬oment?”
“That’swhathasbeenbme”repliedCharina.“Ihavepublishedab🞱🗸☶outtwodozennovelsandhavealsohadquiteafollowing.ButIfeelthatthenovelsIhavewrittenareshallow,medi🔹🅠odthethemeshavebeenmuchrepeated.Iwanttowriteaboutsomethingthathash,somethingnovendinal.ButIhavenotbeeosettledownonanythingasyetandhaven’twrittenasinglewordforoverayear.YousayIhavebeenhavingawriter’sblock.”
“Really?Whatdoyouwanttowriteabout?PerhapsIgiveyousomematerial♢sestions.”
“Iwanttowriteaboutwhatisbehindtheblueskies”saidCharinapointingtotheskiesaboveher.“IwanttoknowifthereintheKingdombeyondtheblueskiesthere♚🃯isloveandwarfare.Thatwouldbeanattractivetopic.”
“Ofcourse😘thereis”repliedDimitriwithouthesitation.“Wheretherearepeople,therewillway🆇🍛sbeloveflidwar.🆂🌰🂱Thatisanungeableironcdrule.”
“Tellmewhatyouknowaboutth🄀🝮🎡ingsintheheavenssothatIuseth🁃🃅emibook”beggedChariedly.
“Toputitsimply,”beganDimitrilikeabardofold,“beyondtheblueskiesthereisawealthy,mysteriousKingdoheKingdomisfamousforitsbeautifulwomenwhichareasprolificastheflrowingeverywhereinthegardens.Thisarousedtheenvyandjealousyofaprimitivenativetri🆃belivinginthedenseforestsandmountainsandflidwarfa🚈👗rethusbegan.Solongastherearehumanbeings,therewillbeenvyandjealousy...”
“Stop.Stop”criedCharin⛕a.“Thismustbeaveryiingstory.IneedmoretimetolistentoyoutellmeeverythingiailbutnowImustgotochurass.youwaitformehere?Iwillbebackbeforenoon.”
“Noproblewillsithereandwait🙹🏖🚁f🈛or😊youtillyoueback.”
“ImeanttotakeMaureenba⛕ebeforeIwenttoMass,butnowit’stoote.Wouldyoubewillingtotakeforme?”
“🚁Sure,noproblem.Iwouldbemorethanhappytotakecareofthislovelylittledogforyou.Wewillbegoodfriends.”
Dimitriwasdifferentfromotherhomelesspeople.Althoughhewasshabbilydressed,hewasnotdirty.Manyhomelesspeoplearebad-tempered,irrationandaddictedtoalddrugs.Theydonotwashandoftengiveoffastinkthatmakesitimpossibleforpeopletogethem.Dimitri,oherhand,wasgent🅭leandwell-mannered,quietlydoinggoodintheneighborhood,earningthereputationofa‘GoodSamaritan’Seebook1TheDream-Maker.ThereforeCharinahadnoqualmsaboutleaviinhiscare.P😷🆁🌥ointingtothepap🎚👪erbag,shesaid,“ThisisthebreakfastIboughtforMaureen,butheisahospitablelittleguyandhasevidentlydecidedthathewantsyoutohaveit.Goobefetscold.”
“Whatw💱🕦illMau🌆reehehisbreakf⚴ast?’askedDimitrishyly.
“Oh,hehashisownfood”repliedhisown♵🌭er.“Waithereamomentplease,”saidCharinawalkingquicklytowardsherdcamebacksoonwit🃔🗡🝎habag.“Thisishisdogfood⚉🏠🛝.Thereisabowlinsideyouusetoscoopitoutandtherearesomebottledwaterthatbothofyoudrink.Mycarisrightthereuhetrees.Ifitgetstoohot,getinthedlistentosomemusic.Iwillbebackbeforenoon.”
“🚁Nopro💱🕦bleveeverythingtome.Youbettergooryouwi🈵llbete.BeingteforMassisdisrespectfultoGod.”
“Whatsobad😔🁊🄉aboutbeingsingle?”askedCharinad🄋🟎efensively.
“Heavens!Aretheh🏶🞦🖙andsomeyouh🙹🏖🚁ecityallblindlikemethattheyletsuchabeautifulyoungwomanlivealone?”jokedDimitri⛁.
“It’snotthatIhaven’tthoughtofgettingmarried”admittedCharina.“It’sjustthatatthemomentImustdevoteallmytimeandattentiontomywriting,soIjustotbedistractedbyanythingelse.Oh,peoyoureyes,Dimitri?”Dimitriseemedtomakeoutsha🌛⛜🛐dowymovementsofherhandsastheymovedtoandfrobef🁦orehiseyesuhebrightsunlight.
“It’snothing.Ibecameblind.Ithinkitmustbethewillofheaven.Ihavebeeusedtoit,butitisnotveryvewhen😞Itrytogetarous.It’snothingreally”,repliedDimitriresigne📺dly.
“ItmustbeGod’swill”saidCharina,makingthesignofthecrossonherself.“Hemusthavegreatthingsin🟣🟂storeforyoutodo.”
“Let’sho♨peso”repliedDimitri.Thenhequicklygedthesubjedasked,“Areyoustillwritingnovels?Iamagreatfanofyours.Whatkindo🌪fnovelsareyouwritingatthem💬oment?”
“That’swhathasbeenbme”repliedCharina.“Ihavepublishedab🞱🗸☶outtwodozennovelsandhavealsohadquiteafollowing.ButIfeelthatthenovelsIhavewrittenareshallow,medi🔹🅠odthethemeshavebeenmuchrepeated.Iwanttowriteaboutsomethingthathash,somethingnovendinal.ButIhavenotbeeosettledownonanythingasyetandhaven’twrittenasinglewordforoverayear.YousayIhavebeenhavingawriter’sblock.”
“Really?Whatdoyouwanttowriteabout?PerhapsIgiveyousomematerial♢sestions.”
“Iwanttowriteaboutwhatisbehindtheblueskies”saidCharinapointingtotheskiesaboveher.“IwanttoknowifthereintheKingdombeyondtheblueskiesthere♚🃯isloveandwarfare.Thatwouldbeanattractivetopic.”
“Ofcourse😘thereis”repliedDimitriwithouthesitation.“Wheretherearepeople,therewillway🆇🍛sbeloveflidwar.🆂🌰🂱Thatisanungeableironcdrule.”
“Tellmewhatyouknowaboutth🄀🝮🎡ingsintheheavenssothatIuseth🁃🃅emibook”beggedChariedly.
“Toputitsimply,”beganDimitrilikeabardofold,“beyondtheblueskiesthereisawealthy,mysteriousKingdoheKingdomisfamousforitsbeautifulwomenwhichareasprolificastheflrowingeverywhereinthegardens.Thisarousedtheenvyandjealousyofaprimitivenativetri🆃belivinginthedenseforestsandmountainsandflidwarfa🚈👗rethusbegan.Solongastherearehumanbeings,therewillbeenvyandjealousy...”
“Stop.Stop”criedCharin⛕a.“Thismustbeaveryiingstory.IneedmoretimetolistentoyoutellmeeverythingiailbutnowImustgotochurass.youwaitformehere?Iwillbebackbeforenoon.”
“Noproblewillsithereandwait🙹🏖🚁f🈛or😊youtillyoueback.”
“ImeanttotakeMaureenba⛕ebeforeIwenttoMass,butnowit’stoote.Wouldyoubewillingtotakeforme?”
“🚁Sure,noproblem.Iwouldbemorethanhappytotakecareofthislovelylittledogforyou.Wewillbegoodfriends.”
Dimitriwasdifferentfromotherhomelesspeople.Althoughhewasshabbilydressed,hewasnotdirty.Manyhomelesspeoplearebad-tempered,irrationandaddictedtoalddrugs.Theydonotwashandoftengiveoffastinkthatmakesitimpossibleforpeopletogethem.Dimitri,oherhand,wasgent🅭leandwell-mannered,quietlydoinggoodintheneighborhood,earningthereputationofa‘GoodSamaritan’Seebook1TheDream-Maker.ThereforeCharinahadnoqualmsaboutleaviinhiscare.P😷🆁🌥ointingtothepap🎚👪erbag,shesaid,“ThisisthebreakfastIboughtforMaureen,butheisahospitablelittleguyandhasevidentlydecidedthathewantsyoutohaveit.Goobefetscold.”
“Whatw💱🕦illMau🌆reehehisbreakf⚴ast?’askedDimitrishyly.
“Oh,hehashisownfood”repliedhisown♵🌭er.“Waithereamomentplease,”saidCharinawalkingquicklytowardsherdcamebacksoonwit🃔🗡🝎habag.“Thisishisdogfood⚉🏠🛝.Thereisabowlinsideyouusetoscoopitoutandtherearesomebottledwaterthatbothofyoudrink.Mycarisrightthereuhetrees.Ifitgetstoohot,getinthedlistentosomemusic.Iwillbebackbeforenoon.”
“🚁Nopro💱🕦bleveeverythingtome.Youbettergooryouwi🈵llbete.BeingteforMassisdisrespectfultoGod.”