Prometheus by Marieta Maglas (i can read book club txt) 📕

young generation, but the play is a failure, "continued Theodore.

'When will this kind of stupid articles stop?" Victor became very worried.

"Believe me, I have tried with all my being to play the role and to do my best," said Marie.

Someone rang the doorbell.

"Victor, go and open the door, please! I don't feel able to do this," said Marie.

"It must be the postman. I'm not expecting anyone," said Victor.

Nora entered the house.

"Nora! You! What a real surprise!" Victor let her in.

"Honey, maybe you don't believe me, but I lost the keys of the cabinet. Give me yours. I will buy another lock," said Nora taking a sit near Marie.

"I am sure," said Victor. "Take care and don't forget the sterilization device plugged in as you often use to do."

"However, my patients cannot complain. The instruments are very well sterilized," said Nora.

"Yes, but one day you will burn everything and nothing will remain for the patients," said Victor, addressing a very serious look.

Nora saw Theodore and asked him, "What are you doing here?"

"I missed my friends," responded Theodore.

'I also missed you," said Nora, tenderly touching his shoulders and his cheek.

"Did you really miss me?'' Theodore became somewhat stupefied.He looked like an infant. His face was suddenly illuminated.

"Mary told me about you and I began to remind our story of love," said Nora.

"I never thought that you care about," said Theodore, ducking his cheek.

"I want to confess myself in front of you. Sometimes I think of us and I think also at that village house. I want to be there and never to come back. All these years of life, recent years, made me feel exhausted. I know that the time passes and I lose the power to come back, even I want to do this. But if you ask me now, I will tell you that I am capable to come back, "said Nora.

Theodore looked at her insistently, playing with her hair. He asked her, "Do you think that you can be my princess again,that sleeping beauty?''

Theodore could see an endless sadness in Nora's eyes.

"I still love you, Theodore," she said, "but I could not forgive you. Living with Michael, I started to get along very well. You're my prince and no other can be instead of you. Only you're my prince."

Nora began to cry.

"Is anyone wanting to drink some tea with aloe?" Marie made the cookies. I made the tea,"said Victor.

"Victor, give me the keys. I must go to work because the patients are waiting for me, "said Nora, smiling.

"Let me come with you," said Theodore.

"Of course that you will come with me," said Nora.

"Good bye.See you tomorrow," she continued.

"Watch your driving, Nora. We need him alive. Theodore, call me when you want to come back," said Amy.

Marie approached Theodore and gave him a thermos with hot tea.

"Take this. You'll need it. It's very cold outside."

"Thanks," said Theodore, "I will really need it.You're a good fairy."

Theodore tried to remind Nora the commencement of their love, that ideal love of two dreamy young people, which meanwhile had failed. At first, Michael tried to turn Nora into another kind of woman, according to his view of women, but it was in vain because Nora had had an incurable suffering. At that time, an invisible, fierce and mud fight started between them. Nora rejected him, even she needed him, more specifically, she needed that bitter drop of love. Their relationship ended when Michael has exhausted all the emotional resources.

 

Chapter 16

 

The Hunting Accident and the Mysterious Stray Bullet

 

"I'm pregnant," said Lisa.

''And why do you tell me this?" Michael asked her, being seemingly indifferent and preoccupied with his problems.

"Because it's your child," continued Lisa. She was surprised at his reactions because she knew everything about his troubled marriage.

"Are you sure?" Michael asked her ironically.

"I planned my pregnancy. When I made love with you, I was in my fertile period and every time I was with Jeff I took the birth control pills, "continued Lisa, trying to convince him to believe in what is happening.

"You must prove my paternity first," said Michael. He wanted to end the discussion.

"Sure. I can get a DNA test during the pregnancy."

"Okay. When I have the certitude that I'm the baby's father, I'll tell Nora that I want to divorce, "said Michael.He only wanted to be conciliatory.

"Let's live together. You and me,"said Lisa. She felt instinctively that she must grab her chance.

"I think it's a good idea. Thinking of you and me can be awesome."

"Are you serious?" Lisa ask him, visible happy." It is an unusual circumstance," she said. She tried to explain her position, but Michael didn't let her to continue and said,"No, my darling, quite unusual was our sleeping situation."

"Will you run this risk of ending up with a crazy person like me?"

"Maybe we will not ruin our friendship," said Michael.

"Will you search an apartment for us?" Lisa couldn't believe that it is a real moment and not a dream.

"More likely, I have already a house in my mind.What about Jeff? He is going to be hurt very badly when you ask for a separation. What reason will you give him for your desire to get a divorce?"Michael became curious.

"I have already told him the truth," continued Lisa, speaking very quickly.

"Interesting, I met him a few hours ago and he didn't tell me anything. I'm afraid to see him again because I don't want to put myself in danger. You shouldn't tell him without discussing this situation with me first," said Michael. He felt a little bit nervous.

"For the past five years we've had an open marriage. I told him that I had had an affair, because I could not imagine hiding who I was from him. After that, he was curious to be with someone else and it worked.We had a wonderful time in bed. We had a good marriage. I told him that I got pregnant accidentally because I forgot to take my pill. He understood my situation," said Lisa.

"Are you serious? I know your husband better than you do, and you're the one who have been married to him for many years. It's very pathetic. Maybe he leaves you now because he has to do this, but he will never forgive you for what you are doing to him," said Michael, being very sure of what he said.

She chewed thoughtfully on a stray cuticle.

"Dividing the possessions may be difficult because we've been married for one decade. I need a lawyer for the divorce negotiations and for knowing what I absolutely can keep. I don't want to lose anything that belongs to me," Lisa continued.

"The bulk of his wealth is hidden in bank. Much of his wealth has shrunk in recent years in the eyes of the public, but Jeff remains extremely wealthy. His bank accounts remain hidden from view. You will not get anything from him. Listen what I say, Jeff is an old fox. It is better to reach an understanding with him," said Michael.

"I'm a father!" Alexander exclaimed, keeping so tenderly the little life in his arms.He felt responsible for this little life and a little scared. He wasn't sure he could assume the responsibilities for being a good father for his child.

"How do you feel?" Ella asked him, being a little amused " You seem to be so helpless, Alexander!" She tried to encourage him. She knew that he may just not have enough confidence in himself.

"I feel very confused and excited at the same time. I don't know why I feel so," said Alexander, becoming suddenly very serious. He wanted to believe that his child can eventually overcome the difficulties and succeed in life. He was not sure of himself. He was particularly an introvert man, but becoming a father was a very important moment for him and he tried to express himself.

"Maybe because you don't know what means to be a father," said Ella. Ella knew that he was prepared for this moment, but the emotions overcame him. She fell upon her knees, looked up to heaven and uttered aloud a fervent thanksgiving, in which she spoke of her helpless husband and her little child, waiting His hand to save them from perishing. Alexander smiled because of her reactions and he tried to express his faith in front of The Lord. He understood that she thinks that his reactions are exaggerated.

"I felt a great sense of responsibility from the moment I saw Emanuel. You're completely wrong. I love you so much in this moment. You're completely mine. I need to make love with you.Ask me why I want to do this."

"Why do you want to do this?" asked Ella, looking at him with sparkling eyes and smiling.

"I want to make love with you because I miss my little girl. I want a little girl like you," said Alexander, caressing the little boy.

Ella kissed him.

"It's a little early for making love. You must wait a few weeks. But loving and caring for our baby is the most important thing we can do in our lives," said Ella.

Alexander began to kiss her and he lied in bed near her with the baby in his arms. He said,"He's my little prince. He will have the best chance in life."

"You must speak to him," said Ella.

"I speak to him all the time. You need time to rest, my darling, try to sleep.I will stay with him. In an hour he will get up and he will want to suck milk from your breast."

The men hunted together because this was a part of their bonding. The deer hunting was not a dangerous affair. Many of the tasks, in which they were engaged, required some kind of trainings. A safe hunting experience depended more on the gun handling abilities.Men usually hunted together for obtaining one thing,the meat,even if they were doing so many other things together such as making the coffee, preparing the meals, working with the firearms and blinds, carting around the deer, butchering and processing the meat and sitting around the fire for eating the deer stew. For others the hunting meant training for more hunting.

Generally, the number of legal deer that could be taken was maximized. Every legal hunter had a license for his weapon. The guns were maintained and adjusted for their accuracy.After the hunting, they took the meat for processing it and dividing it up. Usually, the bonding happened without anything going wrong because they were experienced hunters.

"Can we avoid the poaching?" David, who was against poaching, wanted to react somehow because he was afraid.

"I have only a little idea about how much poaching happen in this area," said Victor.

"Hey, Jeff, how many deer are here?" Daniel was very optimistic.

"No one can tell you this. Anyway, many more than we can hunt," said Jeff.

"We have a quota of the deer," said Michael, who was a very experienced hunter.

"How many deer can we hunt?" David asked Jeff. He was a beginner and he had no idea about hunting, in general.

"Ten deer," said Jeff.

"I hope that we have enough blinds and weapons for this,"said John, who was a follower, searching for the prey capture.

"Yes, we have and the weather is on our side," said Klaus. He remained calm and completely unmoved for a few seconds. His gaze was fixed on the sky.

"Be careful with that gun, David! Guns are dangerous and sometimes the accidents cannot be avoided," said Alexander.

"The most of the accidents take place because of inexperienced hunters. We have to learn to do this," said Jeff.

"When you see a hunter with his gun pointed