Book2:KigdomIteDreams
” “Sure.Goodnight.” “Whowasthat”askedDimitri. “It’sourdhbe.She’stheoownsthatbeautySchoolwiththeattachedbeautyparlor.Sheofteoourstoreandbuyspastryandbunsandlovestochat.Shequiteembarrassesusbytellingone“Youareprettyasapicture”andanother“Oh,you’rebeautifusanangelfromheaven.” “Well”saidDimitri“Sheisn’texaggerating.Youareallreallybeautifusangelsfromheaven.” 1 “ButAmaliadoesn’tlikeher.ShesaysMrs.Geisabusybodyandabigmouthwholikestospreadtalesandmaketrouble.” “Whyisshecallingsoteatnight?Shesoundedquiteurgent.” “Yes.RetlyIhaveoftenheardherpiningaboutlosingalotofmohemarkets.Sheisthinkingofsellingherbeautysdthethree-storeybuildingthathousesit.” “Shemusthavebeentoogreedyandwaomakeitbigasfastaspossibleandsolostmoney.” “No”saidMegginn“notreally.Retlythemarkethasbeensovotilethateveryonewhoownsstockshaslostabundle.Noonehasbee.Thismaybetheworstfinancialtsunamisihe1939depression!” “Really?”saidDimitri“It’sthatbad?” “Yes,itisandithasspreadalroundtheworld.IhavelongsiakeoeWorldBankisimmuosuchdownturns.Infact,itmaystandaloheonlybankthatis......” Ah-shakingexplosionfromacrossthekerockedtheroom,followedbysevebststhatshooktheverygrouoodon.Amaliawasstartledfromherdreamsandsatupinbeddazed.Asthebststinued,shegotoutofbedandwithoutbtoputonherslippersdashedbarefootdowairsshouting “Runeveryone,run!Theskyisfalling!”Thebeautiesrusheduptoherandfortedhersaying, “No,it’sok.Theskywon’tfall.It’sonlythefourthofJulyfireworks.It’sOK.”Megginnwa