Book3:WereMyDreamIs

ndinafewmihemahehotelhimselfhurriedinapawoclerkswhoquicklymadethechearrasoandassignedbellboystocarrytheirparcels,bagsandluggage.ThemanagerhimselfandhistwoclerksledthewayasSalinaandEmmanuelwalkedoutofthediningroom,followedbythebellboyscarryingalltheirpurchasesacase.Thediningroommanagerandcaptainstoodbythedoorsmilingandbowingobsequiously,saying,“Pleaseeback.Itwouldbereatestpleasuretoserveyouagaiime.”Theyweremakingsuchabigto-dothatmadeSalinafeelspedverysatisfied,asifshewasbeiedlikeaqueenandcausedtheothererstostareatthemcuriously,wjustwhotheyweretobegivensuchspecialVIPtreatment.ThatwasthecourseofeventshowEmmanuendSalinaarrivedatthiscitybytheseaandcametobelodgedinthepresidentialsuiteofthisrgeandluxuriouso-resort.

    DimitriandhisfriendssatinCharina’slivingroomdrinkingfragrant,freshly-madecoffeeandtalkedsporadicallyaboutEmmanuendSalina,wwhatmischievous,underhandtricksthesetwelittlepeoplefromtheKingdomofDreamwouldeupwith.TheycouldnotuandhowthehugepinkdiamondknoinkPuzzle”cametobeauedoff.

    “Onthesurface,”saidMr.Kaffee“thesegrandandiionallywell-knownjewelrystoresmayseemtoberocksolidandimpervioustotheupsanddownofthefinancialworld.Theyholdexclusiveausforselectederswithallthetrappingsofwealthandluxurywithgreatpompandshowmanship.Butiy,thingsarenotgoingwellforthem.Theyhaveover-expandedarappedforcashinthisglobaleiturn.”DwarfMickeystoodup,stretchedhimselfandsaid,

    “It’salright.Let’sdropthesubject.Ithiwolittlepeoplejustgrabbedsomejewelsandcametothismundaneworldtoeat,drink,makemerrya