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

nothing will be perfect between us ever, but we can try to understand each other.He lived many years alone. Sometimes, it is very hard to understand him. I have accepted my resignation. He is the father of my child and he is a very intelligent man. Unlike Michael, he is very wise and he has a lot of faith in God,'said Nora."Now, he looks like the happiest father in this world."

They searched their husbands and they found them toasting.

"To the happy couple, may their happiness be complete, their marriage be very long and prosperous,"said John.

"Let's proudly raise our glasses to the brides and grooms,"said Victor.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I'd like you all to join me in wishing Dan and Mary, also Tom and Susan, the very best for their future. I hope that, when they look back years from now on, they will realize that - this day they loved each other the most,"said Theodore.

"It is a real honor to be here today celebrating these marriages,"said Klaus.

"First, let me start to say that Mary looks absolutely beautiful today and it is a real pleasure to welcome her into our family. I begin to think about Dan and what he means to me. I realize that I need to tell him that I love him and I will always support him in everything he chooses to do. I keep so many memories with him being just a little boy. Now, when I am looking at the man he has become, I swell up with pride being able to call him my son, "said Dan's father.

"I've learned to be a better person because of him. I've learned the patience and to be an understanding person. I've learned the strength, the loyalty and love. Dan brings them into his new life with Mary," said Dusty.

"Mary, I ask you to take care of him and to love him because it is the only way Dan knows to be,"continued Dan's father.

"This is a very important moment for my life. I have dreamed of this moment for years. I have never imagined that a guy could be good enough for my daughter. Tom has proven himself to be a wonderful man. I know that Susan and Tom will be happy together,"said Susan's father.

"Getting married is a big commitment. Over time, the differences between them shrink and the marriage grows rich. They are on their way to a future wealthy in happiness,"said Daniel.

On the other hand, their speeches and toasts got the attention of the listeners. They wanted to express their emotions. Those remarkable speeches spellbound all the listeners, because they were full of real love and meaning.

Michael had a glass of wine in his hand and he stared into a corner, where Laura was discussing with a very beautiful lady, who was complete dressed in red. He approached Laura and expressed his desire to get acquainted with the beautiful lady.

Emma was tall, brunette with big blue eyes. That young woman had a glacial beauty. Laura explained Michael that Emma was a writer and they have just successfully negotiated the publication of one of her books. Emma was wearing a long red dress, black velvet shoes and black lace gloves. Michael was watching her being enchanted by her majestic appearance.Michael asked her to dance and she accepted immediately. Michael kissed her hand with elegance and began dancing with her dance after dance, until they disappeared together in the blackness of the night. The wedding games began and Alexander was looking at Mary. She was trying to move the egg up to one leg of Dan's pants and over to the bottom of the other pant leg, forcing herself not to drop the egg. Everyone was laughing.

Alexander stood up and headed to the bar near the dance floor, where Lisa was drinking and talking with Sam.

"Excuse me for interrupting you."

"That's no problem, we may continue after that,"said Lisa.

"Do you know where Michael is? Now, he is in a very bad situation and nobody seems to care about him. He was very kind to come here. I want to talk to him."

"Does anyone care about him? "Lisa continued to be indifferent.

"Do you want to dance?"Sam asked her and he took her hand in his hand.

"Of course,"said Lisa.

Alexander was surprised and he stood in that place for a few seconds to take a long look at their dance.

"What happened, my love?"Ella asked him approaching to take him home.

Alexander turned back and embraced her.

"I must call Michael,"he said.

After a few minutes, he began to talk with Michael on the phone.

"Where are you?"

"I'm with Emma in the restaurant across the street.We are talking about the publication of the book.Do you want to join our discussion?"

"Not necessarily, all I wanted to know is that you are okay. You were pretty quiet this evening."

"I'm okay. Nora will never recognize, but she needed me to be there. I feel exhausted with those weddings. I only need to take a deep breath."

"Okay, bye."

"Bye."

Alexander turned to Ella and said,

"It seems that I will never be able to know the real Michael. Let's go home, Ella. The child does not sleep without us and your mother must definitely be desperate."

Alexander stopped their car in front of the house and Ella got out of it and went inside.

"Emmanuel, where are you? "Ella said.

He rushed down the stairs and jumped in her arms.

"I'm here, mom. I was waiting for you all the night,"said Emmanuel.

"But why don't you try to sleep? I'm always backing for you."

"I know, mom, but I waited for you to come to tell me a fairy tale.You know that I cannot sleep without it,"continued Emmanuel.

"Oh, look at my big boy; he still wants to listen to fairy tales,'' exclaimed Ella, tenderly kissing him.

 

Epilogue

 

 

 

Ella, suddenly, waked up to a falling sensation and a strong muscle twitch. Michael asked her,

"What's the matter, my darling?"

"Where is Alexander?"

"My dear, I told you so many times that Alexander died ten years ago. He had a heart attack and he fell down the stairs. He suffered a catastrophic head injury and he was taken to the hospital in a hurry, but it was impossible to be operated because he was on blood-thinning drugs. He died two days later. Try to remember, my love."

"Where is Emmanuel?"

"Emmanuel is at the hospital. His wife is struggling to give birth to her child."

"I should be there, too."

"You can't be there, because of your illness. You've got Alzheimer."

"What time is it?"

"It's five a.m. and you always wake up at this hour to ask me the same question. I still don't know why, but I will know some day."

They both fell asleep. The space was full of strange creatures, which were swimming all around her. They stretched out their hands to assist her in rising and they disappeared. She woke up at this point being really confused. She compared her dream with her life.

"Our inner selves are in a continual work to progress. This transformation is constantly and under construction. Our bodies are our personal homes and they are housing the true selves of our spirits contained within during our time on this Earth," she said.

Ella wakes up, all of a sudden, looking very sad. Alexander asks her,

"What happened, my darling?"

"Where is Michael?"

"I don't know.Wait a minute. Don't you think...?"

"Oh, it was only a dream. Where is Emmanuel?"

Alexander holds her and tenderly kisses her.

"Well, my love, we are ready to climb the mountain.Get dressed as fast as you can. We must go."

Ella washes herself and dresses very quickly.

"I'm ready to go.'"

They arrive at the mountain and they begin to climb it. They arrive in a sheepfold and the boy drinks a cup of goat milk.Alexander tells Ella that he wants to climb the mountain to pick up some white edelweiss flowers for her.

"Actually, I need to be there from time to time,' he says.

"I know, my love."

"Daddy, daddy, take me with you! I want to pick up a flower for mom, too," said Emmanuel.

"When you will be a big boy, I'll take you. "

"I thought I have already grown up enough to do this."

"We can climb together to the waterfall.There is our secret chalet and it is hidden in the mountain. There you must wait for me together with your mommy."

Ella watches him climbing the mountain until Alexander disappears into the fog. She knows that he will be back soon with that edelweiss.

"Do you know who Prometheus is?" Ella asks him.

"No, mom, be kind and tell me," says Emmanuel.

"Prometheus is a name. What means a name? It can mean nothing. But that great man, the son of Zeus, was chained on the mountain."

"Why was he chained?" The boy asks his mother.

"Zeus wanted to know how it was possible for Prometheus to steal the fire from him. What was the secret of his child? So he asked the eagle to eat his liver, because this was the greatest torture Zeus had ever known. He wanted to force Prometheus to tell him the truth about his secret, but Prometheus never told him. Heracles delivered him from those real chains, but his great secret helps him to get free from his own spiritual chains from time to time. At that moment, he comes into the world to become a simple man like your father."

"I love my father.I know that I am like him. Some day, I will find my own way," said Emmanuel.

"Don't forget that we are Christians, my dear," said Ella.

The end

 

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Publication Date: 03-04-2010

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Dedication:
''A woman knows the face of the man she loves as a sailor knows the open sea.'' Honore de Balzac I dedicate this book to my readers.