“Whatsobadaboutbeingsingle?”askedCharinadefensively.

        “Heavens!Arethehandsomeyoungmeninthecityallblindlikemethattheyletsuchabeautifulyoungwomanlivealone?”jokedDimitri.

        “It’snotthatIhaven’tthoughtofgettingmarried”admittedCharina.“It’sjustthatatthemomentImustdevoteallmytimeandattentiontomywriting,soIjustcannotbedistractedbyanythingelse.Oh,whathappenedtoyoureyes,Dimitri?”Dimitriseemedtomakeoutshadowymovementsofherhandsastheymovedtoandfrobeforehiseyesunderthebrightsunlight.

        “It’snothing.Ibecameblind.Ithinkitmustbethewillofheaven.Ihavebecomeusedtoit,butitisnotveryconvenientwhenItrytogetaroundinthestreets.It’snothingreally”,repliedDimitriresignedly.

        “ItmustbeGod’swill”saidCharina,makingthesignofthecrossonherself.“Hemusthavegreatthingsinstoreforyoutodo.”

        “Let’shopeso”repliedDimitri.Thenhequicklychangedthesubjectandasked,“Areyoustillwritingnovels?Iamagreatfanofyours.Whatkindofnovelsareyouwritingatthemoment?”

        “That’swhathasbeenbotheringme”repliedCharina.“Ihavepublishedabouttwodozennovelsandhavealsohadquiteafollowing.ButIfeelthatthenovelsIhavewrittenareshallow,mediocreandthethemeshavebeenmuchrepeated.Iwanttowriteaboutsomethingthathasnotbeendealtwith,somethingnovelandoriginal.ButIhavenotbeenabletosettledownonanythingasyetandhaven’twrittenasinglewordforoverayear.YoucansayIhavebeenhavingawriter’sblock.”

        “Really?Whatdoyouwanttowriteabout?PerhapsIcangiveyousomematerialsorsuggestions.”

        “Iwanttowriteaboutwhatisbehindtheblueskies”saidCharinapointingtotheskiesaboveher.“IwanttoknowifthereintheKingdombeyondtheblueskiesthereisloveandwarfare.Thatwouldbeanattractivetopic.”

        “Ofcoursethereis”repliedDimitriwithouthesitation.“Wheretherearepeople,therewillalwaysbeloveconflictandwar.Thatisanunchangeableironcladrule.”

        “TellmewhatyouknowaboutthingsintheheavenssothatIcanusetheminmynextbook”beggedCharinaexcitedly.

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