三十零章 : Maker(2/93)
"ButIdid．Yougavemeshrimpsand🍷🌭stea🞨🖯🖄k🀿🂦👅．"
"Thatwasthedaybef⚫🔙oreyesterday．Aren🛟’tyouhungry?"
"What！I”vesleptforsolong？N🅰owthatyo🛟umentionit，I’mstarved!”saidDimitriandheheardhisstomachgrowlinprotest．Marianna🆦handedhimacupofhotchocote．
"Thereisfrieddhamsand⛸🟎withebag．Heatitupa．Why’tyoustayawakeandfindsomeworktodoinsteadoflivinginyourdreams?"shescolded．"Whydon’tyoueandliveinmygarage?Youwon’tbeinanybody’swayandyou’llhaveadetroofoveryourhead.”
"No，thankyou，ma’am．Thanksfortheoffer，butI’musedtoithere．Tomethemostimportantthingistokeepupmyvitality．Thankstoyou，Ihaveenoughfoodtosustainmyphysicalhealthandkeepupmybrainactivities．Therestissuperfluousandmean🌁🟘🝛nothingtome．"
"OK，"saidMariannaresignedly，"Youdon’thavetothankme．Youwashmydwearequ🁣🇨🛁its．Getupyourdsand🁨widgooutthereandgathermaterialforyourdreams．"
Afterthesplendidbreakfast，heputonhisnewshirtandshoeswhichhehadretrievedfromthegarbagethedaybefore，ahatlifeingeneralwasfineindeed．Sopushinghiscartinfrontofhim，hewentoutintotheworld．"IwonderwhatI’llfindtodaytoweaveintomydreams”hethought．Everydaywasfreshaohim．Hehadafeelingofexpecy，likeachildgoingtoDisneyrolledaimlesslyaround，assers-byhurryingtowardstheirdestinations．"Whyaretheyinsuchahurry?"hewondered．"Lifeshouldbepcid,tobeenjoyed，notsohurried...”Thedaypassedwithouthisseeinganythingoutoftheordinary．Dimitriwasdisappointed．"Uh-uh，nomaterialformydrea🏚mstonight．It’sgettingte．"Justthen，hesawanoldcouplewalkinghand-in-hand，takingtheireveningstroll.Theingtired.theysatontheparkbe📏🙺nch．
"Honey”saidtheoldmantohiswife，”Sonnyboy😹wrotetousyesterday，askingus🕄🕰togototheirpceforChristmas．He’sagoodboy．"
"Youknow，darling，"hiswifereplied，"notonlyoursooo，hasinvitedusforChristmas．🖒💇Theyarebothgoodchildren，butwhichpceshouldwegoto?”Simpleasthese🍆🅵wordswere，Dimitricouldseelove，happiranquillityandasenseofprideofhavingmadesomethingoutofthei🝙🛐rlives．Theirlife，theirlovewaslikeabarrelofwine，whichhavingbeenbrewedawholelifetime，wasnowperfedfittodrioodrockstill，deeplyimpressedbytheoldcouplebeforehim．
“T🍅🅰herewassomethingworthwhileinthisl🖶🗋🚆ife🛻afterall,”hethought．
DimitriwasavagabondwithmorethaiwasteandtoofarawayfromMarianna’srestauranttogetsomethi，sohedecidedtofindoneofhisnumerousrestingpdturnin．Helookedaround．Thepcewouldbetheabandonedsewer，hedecided．Itwasthehuntinggroundofprostitutes，theirpimps，drugdealersandtheirers．ButthesewerenothingtoDimitri．Whenhecametothesewer，hegathereduphisstybelongingsfromthecartwhichheleftagainstthewall，thenpullingupthelidoftheman-hole，hesteppedgingerlydownthenarrowdder．Hehadn’tusedthispceforafewmonthsnowandwasn’tasfamiliarwithitas🅅🄇🞪heusedtobe．Inthedark，hisfoottouchedsomethingsoftandwarm．Itwasamoaninghumanbody．
Dimitrilithiskero⚫🔙seoveandsawayounggirl，noolderthanfifteen，curledupinaheapontheground，withtearsandnasalmucusalloverherface．Shewasmoaningandshi😺🆛🐑veringuntrolbly．
"AreyouOK?"heaskedbend🆆🍗ingoverher🞨🖯🖄．
"Twenty...twenty...twentydolrs..."shebeggedinahoarseandalmostindistinguishablevoice．Dimitrikhatshemustbeanaddientedbyherneedfs．Hesearchedthroughhispockets,foundadolrhereadolrthere,📟🜅anotherfromhissocks，untilhegotsomethinglike🞕fifteendolrsandgavethemtoher．Thegirl’slusterlesseyeslitupasshegrabbedthemledupthestepsandsaid，"I’llberightback.”ItwasthenthatDimitrisawshewascrippledandwalked．
Afte🖂rshehadleft，Dimitrispreadouthissleepingbagandpreparedtosleep．Thegirlwasbalessthantenminutes．Shewasnormalnowandwasnolongershivering．
"D🍅🅰oyouhaveanymoremoney?Givethemtomeandyo🛲☬uhaveyourwaywithme..．Ihemoney.”
"What’syourname?"
"Shei．"
"Howoldareyou?"
"Idon’tknow．Fifteentosixteen，Isuppose．Igrewupinfosterhomes．"Dimitriwaoaskmore，butSheii🁨nterrupted，"D’youhaveanymoremoney？I’llsell👙🉑🆥youmybody．Doyouwantme?"
"Thatwasthedaybef⚫🔙oreyesterday．Aren🛟’tyouhungry?"
"What！I”vesleptforsolong？N🅰owthatyo🛟umentionit，I’mstarved!”saidDimitriandheheardhisstomachgrowlinprotest．Marianna🆦handedhimacupofhotchocote．
"Thereisfrieddhamsand⛸🟎withebag．Heatitupa．Why’tyoustayawakeandfindsomeworktodoinsteadoflivinginyourdreams?"shescolded．"Whydon’tyoueandliveinmygarage?Youwon’tbeinanybody’swayandyou’llhaveadetroofoveryourhead.”
"No，thankyou，ma’am．Thanksfortheoffer，butI’musedtoithere．Tomethemostimportantthingistokeepupmyvitality．Thankstoyou，Ihaveenoughfoodtosustainmyphysicalhealthandkeepupmybrainactivities．Therestissuperfluousandmean🌁🟘🝛nothingtome．"
"OK，"saidMariannaresignedly，"Youdon’thavetothankme．Youwashmydwearequ🁣🇨🛁its．Getupyourdsand🁨widgooutthereandgathermaterialforyourdreams．"
Afterthesplendidbreakfast，heputonhisnewshirtandshoeswhichhehadretrievedfromthegarbagethedaybefore，ahatlifeingeneralwasfineindeed．Sopushinghiscartinfrontofhim，hewentoutintotheworld．"IwonderwhatI’llfindtodaytoweaveintomydreams”hethought．Everydaywasfreshaohim．Hehadafeelingofexpecy，likeachildgoingtoDisneyrolledaimlesslyaround，assers-byhurryingtowardstheirdestinations．"Whyaretheyinsuchahurry?"hewondered．"Lifeshouldbepcid,tobeenjoyed，notsohurried...”Thedaypassedwithouthisseeinganythingoutoftheordinary．Dimitriwasdisappointed．"Uh-uh，nomaterialformydrea🏚mstonight．It’sgettingte．"Justthen，hesawanoldcouplewalkinghand-in-hand，takingtheireveningstroll.Theingtired.theysatontheparkbe📏🙺nch．
"Honey”saidtheoldmantohiswife，”Sonnyboy😹wrotetousyesterday，askingus🕄🕰togototheirpceforChristmas．He’sagoodboy．"
"Youknow，darling，"hiswifereplied，"notonlyoursooo，hasinvitedusforChristmas．🖒💇Theyarebothgoodchildren，butwhichpceshouldwegoto?”Simpleasthese🍆🅵wordswere，Dimitricouldseelove，happiranquillityandasenseofprideofhavingmadesomethingoutofthei🝙🛐rlives．Theirlife，theirlovewaslikeabarrelofwine，whichhavingbeenbrewedawholelifetime，wasnowperfedfittodrioodrockstill，deeplyimpressedbytheoldcouplebeforehim．
“T🍅🅰herewassomethingworthwhileinthisl🖶🗋🚆ife🛻afterall,”hethought．
DimitriwasavagabondwithmorethaiwasteandtoofarawayfromMarianna’srestauranttogetsomethi，sohedecidedtofindoneofhisnumerousrestingpdturnin．Helookedaround．Thepcewouldbetheabandonedsewer，hedecided．Itwasthehuntinggroundofprostitutes，theirpimps，drugdealersandtheirers．ButthesewerenothingtoDimitri．Whenhecametothesewer，hegathereduphisstybelongingsfromthecartwhichheleftagainstthewall，thenpullingupthelidoftheman-hole，hesteppedgingerlydownthenarrowdder．Hehadn’tusedthispceforafewmonthsnowandwasn’tasfamiliarwithitas🅅🄇🞪heusedtobe．Inthedark，hisfoottouchedsomethingsoftandwarm．Itwasamoaninghumanbody．
Dimitrilithiskero⚫🔙seoveandsawayounggirl，noolderthanfifteen，curledupinaheapontheground，withtearsandnasalmucusalloverherface．Shewasmoaningandshi😺🆛🐑veringuntrolbly．
"AreyouOK?"heaskedbend🆆🍗ingoverher🞨🖯🖄．
"Twenty...twenty...twentydolrs..."shebeggedinahoarseandalmostindistinguishablevoice．Dimitrikhatshemustbeanaddientedbyherneedfs．Hesearchedthroughhispockets,foundadolrhereadolrthere,📟🜅anotherfromhissocks，untilhegotsomethinglike🞕fifteendolrsandgavethemtoher．Thegirl’slusterlesseyeslitupasshegrabbedthemledupthestepsandsaid，"I’llberightback.”ItwasthenthatDimitrisawshewascrippledandwalked．
Afte🖂rshehadleft，Dimitrispreadouthissleepingbagandpreparedtosleep．Thegirlwasbalessthantenminutes．Shewasnormalnowandwasnolongershivering．
"D🍅🅰oyouhaveanymoremoney?Givethemtomeandyo🛲☬uhaveyourwaywithme..．Ihemoney.”
"What’syourname?"
"Shei．"
"Howoldareyou?"
"Idon’tknow．Fifteentosixteen，Isuppose．Igrewupinfosterhomes．"Dimitriwaoaskmore，butSheii🁨nterrupted，"D’youhaveanymoremoney？I’llsell👙🉑🆥youmybody．Doyouwantme?"