Ешь, молись, люби

Chapter 97

           HesaidthatIseemedsoyoung,notintheleastbitresemblingtheself-assuredwomanhe’dcometoknowinthedaylightworld.HesaidIseemedterriblyyoungbutalsoopenandexcitedandrelievedtoberecognizedandsotiredofbeingbrave.HesaiditwasobviousIhadn’tbeentouchedinsuchalongtime.Hefoundmeteemingwithneedbutalsogratefultobeallowedtoexpressthatneed.AndwhileIcan’tsaythatIrememberallthat,Idotakehiswordforitbecauseheseemedtobepayingawfullycloseattentiontome.

           WhatImostlyrememberaboutthatnightisthebillowywhitemosquitonettingthatsurroundedus.Howitlookedtomelikeaparachute.AndhowIfeltlikeIwasnowdeployingthisparachutetoescortmeoutthesideexitofthesolid,disciplinedairplanewhichhadbeenflyingmeduringthesefewyearsoutofAVeryHardTimeinMyLife.Butnowmysturdyflyingmachinehadbecomeobsoleterightthereinmidair,soIsteppedoutofthatsingle-mindedsingle-engineairplaneandletthisflutteringwhiteparachuteswingmedownthroughthestrangeemptyatmospherebetweenmypastandmyfuture,andlandmesafelyonthissmall,bed-shapedisland,inhabitedonlybythishandsomeshipwreckedBraziliansailor,who(havingbeenalonehimselfforfartoolong)wassohappyandsosurprisedtoseemecomingthathesuddenlyforgotallhisEnglishandcouldonlymanagetorepeatthesefivewordseverytimehelookedatmyface:beautiful,beautiful,beautiful,beautifulandbeautiful.

           

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