Book2:KigdomIteDreams (第197/246页)

yaboutwhatjusthappehatafternoonwhenBig-Oknockeddownathuginoneblowaherthreejustslunkawaytremblinglyonhearinghisname.Amaliafouremelysatisfyingandughed,

    “Ha-ha-ha-ha!Itwasgreat!Thatbigmonk.Ilikehih,thatmademefeelso-o-o-ogood!GotellDimitriIwantthebigmonkfodson.”Justthentwobeautifulwomen,slender,elegantandgraceful,walkedintothebakery.Theywerestrangersalookedfamiliar.Timeseemedtostopaseveryoaredateachother.ItwasYokowhospokeup,

    AreyouElenaandhetwonoddedandeveryonerealizedtheywereallmembersoftheKingdomofDreams.Nowtheymeetagaininthemundaneworldasifinanotherlife.Thosebehindthetercameoutandeveryonehuggedandkissedthenewers.YokocalledRichardtoaskhimtoebacktothebakery.

    Dimitrihurriedoverthroughthebackyard.Nosoonerhadhesteppedintotheworkroomthantwoyoungwomehemselvesintohisarms.Thoughhecouldhem,Dimitri’sintensifiedsenseofsmelltoldhimwhotheywere.Hepulledthemdowntositwithhimasking,

    “IsthatElenaandNovel?”

    “Yes.”

    “Tellmehowit’sgoingintheKingdom.”

    “Whenwecameback”saidElena,“itwasstillcalm.It’sapitythatalllivingthingsinthecrystalclearbluewatersofStarMoonLakehaddied,leavingitalifelesspoolofdeadwater.”

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    “Whatisworse”tinuedNovel,CyclopsrapedandkilledVictoria.”Dimitri’shandschedangrilyintofistssotightlythathisnailsbitdeepintohisflesh.

    “Heavenwillpunishhim,”hesaid.“Heavenwillpunishhim.”MeganandSamanthahurriedinstillweariaxidriveruniforms.Sensingthegloomyatmosphereintheroomaheexpressionsofsadnessandaheirfaces,Megginocheereveryoneupsaying,

    “Wele!WelebacktothefoldElenaandNovel.Youknowwhat?Wheneversomeoneesbackhere,wealwaysholdapartytowelethem.Todaytherearetwoofyouwemustdoubleourefforts.Buttherearealotofusherenowandthepremisesaregettingcramped.Thehousedoorisbigger,bitit’sbeingremodeledwithtoolsandmaterialsscatteredeverywhere.Whatshallwedo?”

    “Whynotetomypce?”saidNovel.“Myhousehasretlybeenremodeledanditisquitespacious.Let’sgothereandparty!”Everyohoughtitagoodideaandcppedtheirhandsinglee.SheiandMarystoodup.

    “Thetwoofuswillgoasomefoodfortheparty.Seeyouallthere”theysaidandhurriedout.ElenaandNovelalsostooduptoleave.

    “Wewillgobadgetthehouseready.Wewillseethatthereareenoughptes,cupsutensilsandofcoursewine.”

    “SamanthaandIdrovehereseparately”saidMegginn.“Therestofyoupileintoourtwocarsandwewilldriveyouthere.ButIthinkwehadbetternotleavealtoncesoasnottoarousethecuriosityoftheneighbors.”Sotheyleftthebakeryatdifferentintervals.MarkpulleddownthesecurityirongateandLaveralloverthehousetomakesurethatalldoorsandwindowsweresecured.Thetwoofthemwerethesttoleave.

    Tworegurtables,spreadwithsnowwhitetableclothweresetupinthespaciousdiningroom.Darkredwinefilledthetallcrystalgssesandsilverknives,forksandspoonsgleameduhedlelight.Aablewasdenwithfood,mostlyseafood,greens,sadandfruitfordiestendtolimittheirfoodintakeiokeeptheircurvaceousfigures.AfterDimitrireturhemundaneworld,hiseyeswereagainblind,sohishostessNovelledhimtohispceattheheadofthetableandofferedhimapteoffood.Whenthesoundofmovingfootstepsceased,Dimitrikhateveryon