“ItmustbeGod’swill”saidCharina,makingthesignofthecrossonherself.“Hemusthavegreatthingsinstoreforyoutodo.”

        “Let’shopeso”repliedDimitri.Thenhequicklychangedthesubjectandasked,“Areyoustillwritingnovels?Iamagreatfanofyours.Whatkindofnovelsareyouwritingatthemoment?”

        “That’swhathasbeenbotheringme”repliedCharina.“Ihavepublishedabouttwodozennovelsandhavealsohadquiteafollowing.ButIfeelthatthenovelsIhavewrittenareshallow,mediocreandthethemeshavebeenmuchrepeated.Iwanttowriteaboutsomethingthathasnotbeendealtwith,somethingnovelandoriginal.ButIhavenotbeenabletosettledownonanythingasyetandhaven’twrittenasinglewordforoverayear.YoucansayIhavebeenhavingawriter’sblock.”

        “Really?Whatdoyouwanttowriteabout?PerhapsIcangiveyousomematerialsorsuggestions.”

        “Iwanttowriteaboutwhatisbehindtheblueskies”saidCharinapointingtotheskiesaboveher.“IwanttoknowifthereintheKingdombeyondtheblueskiesthereisloveandwarfare.Thatwouldbeanattractivetopic.”

        “Ofcoursethereis”repliedDimitriwithouthesitation.“Wheretherearepeople,therewillalwaysbeloveconflictandwar.Thatisanunchangeableironcladrule.”

        “TellmewhatyouknowaboutthingsintheheavenssothatIcanusetheminmynextbook”beggedCharinaexcitedly.

        “Toputitsimply,”beganDimitrilikeabardofold,“beyondtheblueskiesthereisawealthy,mysteriousKingdom.TheKingofthisrealmhaslotsofbeautiesandtheyalllivedinasolidgoldpalace.TheKingdomisfamousforitsbeautifulwomenwhichareasprolificastheflowersgrowingeverywhereinthegardens.Thisarousedtheenvyandjealousyofaprimitivenativetribelivinginthedenseforestsandmountainsandconflictsandwarfarethusbegan.Solongastherearehumanbeings,therewillbeenvyandjealousy...”

        “Stop.Stop”criedCharina.“Thismustbeaveryinterestingstory.IneedmoretimetolistentoyoutellmeeverythingindetailbutnowImustgotochurchformass.Canyouwaitformehere?Iwillbebackbeforenoon.”

        “Noproblem.Ihavetimetospare.Iwillsithereandwaitforyoutillyoucomeback.”

        “ImeanttotakeMaureenbackhomebeforeIwenttoMass,butnowit’stoolate.Wouldyoubewillingtotakecareofhimforme?”

        “Sure,noproblem.Iwouldbemorethanhappytotakecareofthislovelylittledogforyou.Wewillbegoodfriends.”

        Dimitriwasdifferentfromotherhomelesspeople.Althoughhewasshabbilydressed,hewasnotdirty.Manyhomelesspeoplearebad-tempered,irrationalandaddictedtoalcoholanddrugs.Theydonotwashandoftengiveoffastinkthatmakesitimpossibleforpeopletogetnearthem.Dimitri,ontheotherhand,wasgentleandwell-mannered,quietlydoinggoodintheneighborhood,earningthereputationofa‘GoodSamaritan’(Seebook1TheDream-Maker).ThereforeCharinahadnoqualmsaboutleavingherpetinhiscare.Pointingtothepaperbag,shesaid,“ThisisthebreakfastIboughtforMaureen,butheisahospitablelittleguyandhasevidentlydecidedthathewantsyoutohaveit.Goonandeatitbeforeitgetscold.”

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