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Capítulo 26: MEMORY LANE!

That night after Alba gave Mahina his alternatives for her to choose, she was so devastated. After they returned from the beach she slumped on the bed in her short Kimono and watched from the sides of her eyes, as Alba went into the bathroom showered and got dressed in his pajamas. He didn't say a thing to her neither did she say anything to him. The two were just glancing at each other secretly. When Mahina could no longer keep up with him with her eyes she said:

"Why won't you just let me go? Didn't you say that you gave me the options for both our good? Then I am begging you, I agree with what you said, for both our goods just let me go…" after receiving silence for an answer Mahina replied him saying:

"You are a wicked man even though you are handsome no wonder people say: 'not all that glitters are gold…'" Alba cackled at her words and answered her saying:

"Well you are certainly not the first to say that but you are certainly the first to be left unscathed…" Alba picked up his iPad and left her in the room. Mahina got up from the bed and screamed angrily.

"Grrrr!"

After getting ready for bed that night as she laid on the bed, she couldn't get a wink of sleep after everything that happened. Every time she tried to close her eyes the image of Alba appears in her mind. His words kept echoing in her mind. She found his words to be perplexing. Who on earth will give such an option to somebody. It was obvious that he never wanted her to go that was why he gave such an alternative. If not, why would he give her such an impossible task. The kind that is impossible to accomplish for someone like him. Mahina sighed and wondered what sin she must have committed in her past life for her to come in contact with someone like Alba.

Mahina even tried to get through to her friend but couldn't. Dora's phone was switched off. She was left all alone to make her final decision without any king of help. As she laid on her bed looking at the ceiling memories of her childhood came playing in her memory:

FIFTEEN YEARS AGO:

Little Mahina was peeping at her mother in the kitchen cooking with the assistance of the maids. She was pouting because her mum wouldn't let her into the kitchen until she was big enough. Mary smiled at her daughter and said:

"Why is my angel sad?"

"Grrrr I am not your angel because if I am you would give me more time like you are giving that food you are preparing!" Mahina yelled at her mother and was about to run away when she stopped at the words of her mother.

"Oh no my dear! But it's not food. It's portion. I am creating a magical portion that will keep your dad at home with us. So that we can all spend some good quality time together." Little Mahina turned to look at her mum suspiciously:

"Portions don't smell like food!" Mary laughed covering her lips with her palms.

"But who ever told you that my dear? ..." Mahina looked at her mother blankly:

"Portions come in different forms and types and even smell…" Mahina opened her eyes wide and googly. Mary instructed the maids on what to do next and went out of the kitchen swiftly. She carried her daughter in her arms and said:

I will tell you a story about 'The woman and lions hair:

So, there was a very beautiful maiden who got wooed by a very handsome man who just came to town for vacation from the big city. The handsome man was swoon by the maiden's kind heart and beauty. And decided to go after her until she falls in love with him. It didn't take long, for the maiden to fall in love with the handsome man. The two soon became inseparable, for they had fallen madly in love with each other. All the bachelors and bachelorettes were talking about them. They had become the topic of discussion in town. Their families soon became aware that that the two loved each other. So they got them married to each other without wasting time. The two were happy together but soon became a target of jealousy and envy to the other unmarried people. The handsome man soon got distracted by the attention he was getting from the other single ladies. And soon the two started drifting apart.

The pretty lady was so distracted; she didn't know what to do so she confided in her mother. Her mother was sad for her but she cheered her up and told her not to worry. That she would handle everything. The mother took her to a wise man. the wise man was popular in that town they went to. He welcomed them and asked them what the problem was and the pretty young lady narrated everything to him. the wise man did some incantations and asked the pretty lady:

"Do you still love your husband?"

"With all my heart" she answered and said: "And that's why I am here so that you would give me a good portion to give my husband so that we can return to being a happy couple."

The wise man smiled at her and said:

"It's not a problem… but it will be very difficult for me to get the portion ready for you.

"Why? And how?"

"You have to be willing to risk your life in order to safe your marriage… you see I will be needing three whiskers of a lion"

The lady was left agape at his words: "I will be death before I even get a chance to touch the lions head. The woman complained. The wise man nodded in agreement to what she was saying: "you are right, but if you want a portion that will bring your husband back to you, there's no alternative.

The unfortunate beautiful woman and her mother left the wise man and returned home with a heavy heart. That very day she made a plan. She slaughtered a sheep and cut it into small pieces, she puts the meat into a sack, carry's it on her back and started walking to the secluded forest, where lions and other wild animals were known to roam.

The first thing she did was to climb onto a tree with her sack of meat. She stayed there silently and waited until she saw a lion approaching. The lion was taken by the smell of the meat. He roared and went round the tree where the woman was hiding. He sat by the trunk of the tree there. Awaiting, for the slightest chance when the woman gets down so that it devours her and the meat she was holding unto. But the woman cautiously threw down a piece of meat to the lion. The lion gave out a frightening roar, and fell on the meat. He ate it, yawned, and fell asleep there.

The pretty lady artfully started singing to the Lion. The lion enjoyed the song she was singing and continued sleeping while waging his tail happily. Soon, the woman gathered her courage and went down to a lower branch. When she noticed movements from the lion, she threw it another piece of meat. The lion looked at the woman with one eye and shook his mane. He gobbled the piece of meat happily and when he was done he went to drink water from the river close by. The woman swiftly got down, kept the rest of the meat there and went home. This continued for three days, and each time the woman would throw the lion a new piece of meat and then go to a lower and closer branch.

The lion got so used to her singing and feeding him that he returned to that particular tree every day. And every day the lady would sing and feed him and then when he goes to drink water by the river she would run away.

On the seventh day, the woman decided that the time had come for her to get out of the tree. She left the tree altogether and shot a dart of tranquilizer at the lion. The lion was drowsy but not asleep. He could see the woman clearly but he didn't retaliate or struggle. She sat close to the lion and rubbed his mane until he fell into a deep sleep. The woman did not miss her opportunity. With great courage she picked three golden hairs from its whiskers, and puts them in her kerchief, and immediately made her way back to the wise man's home.

"Here, I succeeded," she said happily. "Give me the potion that you promised to make for me so that I can get my husband's love back." But the old wise man replied with a broad smile, "No, no, I do not have to give you anything. If you managed to get so close to a lion as to get three of his hairs, you must know how to get your husband's love back."


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Capítulo 27: THE PIANO!

The lady stood still in contemplation of what to do and soon it came to her realization that she needed to treat her husband with care just like the lion. Sometimes the portion that touches the heart is the grand gesture of love." Mary laughed heartily and so did the maids that were close by eaves dropping on them.

"So the food you are preparing is a grand gesture of love that you want to make for father so he doesn't go on one of his long work journeys again?" Mary nodded and said:

"Remember my dear, magic is not something you can see with your eyes but only with your heart can you see and make it. Some will argue that magic is persuasion but I believe magic is what you think of it." Mahina's mum was right that day because her magical food did stop her husband from traveling out for work. But it was just for that day, regardless it was a memorable day Mahina would never forget. Because that was the same day her father carried her for the first time on his back for a piggy back ride and it was on that very day that her father said: 'I love you my munchkin. For the very first time' Sadly happy moments never last forever. They soon realized her father's infidelity to her mother. It was then that Mahina wished more than anything for her mother's magic to come to fruition unfortunately no matter how many time she prayed it felt like her prayer were unheard by the universe. Magic couldn't save her family from shattering.

Mahina yawned with the sun peering through the window of Alba's majestic room. She used her hand and blocked the lights reflection from flashing her eyes. Mahina lazily went to cover the blinds properly before she returned to bed. She sighed from her bizarre trip down memory lane. Mahina snuggled in the cozy duvet and finally dozed off to sleep.

When Alba returned to the room Mahina was still fast asleep. He smiled at how cutely she snuggled up in the duvet. He knelt beside her, while she was still sleeping and watched her closely. He was so close to her to the point that they were exchanging breathes. His beautiful sea green eyes landed on her beautiful freckles spread around her cheekbones. Strands of her beautiful almond brown hair was scattered around her forehead. His eyes looked at each strands with delight as he tucked them behind her ears. Her pretty pecan brown skin was alluring. Alba couldn't get enough of her gorgeousness. He caressed her face with his fingers delicately and while he was doing so his eyes landed on her luscious lips. Alba swallowed hard as he looked at her like a dog deprived of his bone. He gently got up on his own and went away.

Even though she was obviously tired Mahina looked enchanting to Alba. With the way she was sleeping and wasn't even aware of his presence he just knew that she must have stayed up thinking all through the night. There was no way on earth he would wake his sleeping angel even though they had a flight to take back to the NY. He went out of the room hurriedly and made a call to reschedule their flight back to the NY. As he just finished making the call he saw Ford coming towards him. Ford smiled at him and said:

"Sorry for eaves dropping but why did you reschedule our flight." He raised his browse at Alba.

"My pretty little hostage is asleep and I don't want to wake her up" Alba answered him with a smug face.

"What did you keep her awake for through the night?" Ford looked at him suspiciously.

"Don't look at me like that! I didn't do anything to her. I guess she stayed up thinking about the alternatives I gave her."

Ford sighed as he wagged his head. He went straight for the bar in the living area and poured himself some wine. Alba looked at him surprised. He was shocked that the uptight Ford was having a glass of liquor early in the morning. Something must be up thought Alba as he joined Ford in order to prod into his thoughts.

"You should know that the only reason I am condoling that Mahina's friend is all because of you. She's crazy. I mean I knew that but… It was all hidden from the beginning but yesterday night she showed me her crazy side…" Ford went blank for a whole minute before Alba called his attention:

"Man what's up? what did she do?" Ford looked at Alba speechless. He didn't know how to start explaining to him all that happened the night before. Ford bit his lips at his thoughts and went away from Alba's penthouse silently. He just couldn't bring himself to say what Dora did to him.

Alba shot his eyes open in shock. Something unholy must have happen for Ford to find it difficult to say anything.

Ford returned to his pent house. He went up straight to his bedroom and found Dora reading a novel while enjoying a cup of tea. The two glared at each other. Ford sighed and looked away as he went into the bathroom. Dora smiled at him and spoke audibly:

"How adorable I rarely come across men like him… it was all my good luck that because of my dear friend Hina I met someone like him." she chuckled and continued reading.

Ford groaned under gnashed teeth while he was in the bathroom. The day went by quick enough with Dora getting on Fords nerves intentionally. Lilith woke up late in the evening. She was awakened by the sound of piano playing in the house. She left the room without changing her short satin lingerie gown in search of the music playing. The sound led her to the first artificial plant room where she got lost on the day she went exploring with Dora. She walked barefooted on the grass looking around until she found the source of the music she heard.

She found Alba seated on the piano stool shirtless, with his baggy pants all wet from the water falling on the Piano. Mahina's eyes got fixed on his broad shoulders and his perfectly fit muscular back. He was playing the piano so passionately that Mahina thought he couldn't feel her presence like he usually did. So she walked on her tiptoes to get away from there. Just when she thought she was about to escape. She felt strong dependable hands around her waistline. She knew at once it was Alba. She was drawn into Alba's dependable arms. Her head was around his chest. So she looked at his bare perfectly sculpted body that looked like that of a handsome Greek god for a while before raising her eyes to look at his glorious face. He smiled at her mischievously and asked:

"How did you know I was here?" he looked at her anxiously for a reply.

"I heard your piano music playing while I was asleep." He smirked at her and said:

"That's impossible my silky munchkin. The walls here are sound prove. So how could you have heard my music." Mahina looked at him confused and said:

"I swear I heard the music of your piano."

Alba looked at her in disbelieve but she looked so serious. He found it hard to believe. Alba smiled and said to her Jokingly:

"It must be one of the mysteries of life then or you just have super hearing abilities." Mahina was speechless. I must be going crazy to hear what I wasn't supposed to hear in the first place, she thought to herself. She looked away and wanted to find her way back to the bedroom but Alba swept her off her feet into his arms. She turned to look at him and her eyes got caught in his. Alba couldn't take his eyes off hers. It was as if her eyes were a magnet holding unto his firmly. She gulped and grasped unto his bare shoulder. Alba smiled at her sudden reaction and said:

"We are here already…you…" Alba couldn't complete his words at the sight of Mahina licking her sexy lips. Alba gulped as he dropped her down. After a while of looking at each other he said:

"You should get dressed we are heading back to NY city this evening."

Mahina nodded and went into the bathroom to get ready.


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