Book2:KigdomIteDreams (第242/246页)

emandsaidtoYoko,

    “Letmetakealia.Ilikeherandshelikesme.IthinkitwouldbebetterforyoutoremainhereincaseRichardcalls.”YokonoddedherassentandDornaandSheiwalkedAmaliatoAisha’sroomaledtheolddydownonthebed.AishaandDor,butSheiremaiilsheheardAmaliasn.It’sreallywonderfulthatAmalia,whohadbeenavictimoffateforsolonghadatlengthfoundagandfortableinheroldage.AsSheiwalkedoutandquietlyclosedthebedroomdoor,sheheardAishaaskYoko,

    “HowegginnandSamanthaaren’thereyet?”Lookingattheornatecssidfatherclothehall,Sheisawitwasalready8:30p.m.Yokomadeadsaid,

    “IsthatyouMegginn?I’mYoko.Whereareyou?Whenyougethere?”

    “No,I’mnotMegginn.She’sdriving.ThisisSamantha.We’reonourwaybadwillbetheresoon.Wait...Watchit!Watchit!”Thencamesoundofscreegtiresandanguishedscreamsandthephonedisected.Everyoneheardwhatwenton.

    “Ohgosh!”excimedAisha.“Nowwhat?Itneverrainsbutitpours.Oroublefollowsanother.”

    Aftermakingtheroundsinthergehall,socializingandtalkingtotheVIPattheparty,SamanthaandMegginnfinallymaomaketheirexcusesaheparty.TheyhasteheirddroveoystreetstowardsAisha’shouse.MegginnhadtheunfortablefeelingthatAisha’sfirstChristmaspartyupourningtothemundaneworldwithallthebeautiesattendingwasquiteoutoftheordinaryandwasafraidsomethingbigwouldhappenorwouldbeannounced..Samanthahadthesamepremonition,sotheyspedalongatfullspeedanxioustogetthereassoonaspossible.Thestreetswereempty,withnosignofthetrafficthatnormallygesteditduringtheday;soMegginnsteppedonthegasandspedardlessofthetrafficrules.Hercellph.

    “Pleasea,Samantha.I’mdriving.It’sprobablyAisha.”Samanthaflippedonthephone.

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    “ThisisSamantha.Wejustgotoffthefreewayandwillbethereinjustafewminutes.”

    Justthehsawtwobeautifulyounggirlsdressedinflimsyclothesmadeofmaterialtransparentasdragonflywings,dashheadlongontothemiddleofthestreetrightbeforetheircar.

    Megginn,whowasdrivingataspeedfarexceedingthenormallimit,hadnotimetoreacttothisuedturs.SheimmediatelysteppedhardonthebrakesandbothsheandSamanthascreamedinterror,thinkingtheyhadhitthegirlsoreet.Meggihecardoornervouslyexpegtheworse,butnoonewasinsight.Samanthaalsogotouttoiigate.Thecellphincessantly,buttheyhadnotimetoa.

    “Samantha,thereisasmallfshlightinmyglovebox”saidMegginn.“Pleasegetitforme.Wemustlookahegirlshadbeendraggedunderhecar.”Thephagain,buttheybothig.SamanthahandedMegginnthefshlightahkonthegroundtopeerunderhit.Therewasnothingatallbehecar.Thetwoofthemlookedateachotherinastonishment,thinking

    “That’sstrange!”Justthenavoicebehindthemasked,

    “Whatareyoulookingfor?”MegginnandSamanthaalmostjumpedoutoftheirskinsinsurpriseatthesuddeion.Turningtheirheads,theysawtwobeautifulyounggirlsstandingbehindthemandinamazementreizedthemtobetheiroldpanions,thetwinnymphs.

    “Clementine!Charmaine!Howdidyougethere?”theyexcimedandhuggedthegirlstightlyinanembrace.Theyfeltasiftheywereembragemptyairandrememberedthatthesewerenymphsfromtheseventhheaven,withillusionsofbeautifulimagesbutnosubstance.

    “Whatwereyoulookingfor?”askedClementine,peeringuhecar.

    “ogirlsstan