I imdiately tried a piece of my salmon, since I was very hungry. It was very fancy looking on the plate,w it the drops of the source, and so green stuff, but just a peak on her chicken tikka masala was enough to make sure I should have gone with the sa instead. Unfortunately for , it was too late for a change.
Normally I would probably devour the food, but since I didn't want to make a fool out of myself, I kept my manners.
- So, what's next for you? - Sudarshana restarted the conversation. - You know my plans for the future, but you didn't share yours with .
- I did. I need to finish the house for my mother, then I will probably build one in Poland. I also need to watch over Tihana.
- So no grand hunting? No deals with countries around the world, nothing like that? I thought you guys all were mad about getting stronger and stronger.
- I'm strong enough for now. Maybe I will help Marcella a bit.
- She is the one running the hospital, isn't she? I wonder what she will be able to do if she gets better at her healing magic. Maybe she will be able to cure cancer.
- Yeah, she will.
- How are you so sure? Don't tell ...
- Yep. I'm a better healer than her - I smiled.
She half hasped, half laughed.
- You can cure cancer?
- Yeah.
- That's... That's amazing! - She quickly cald herself down, since her sudden outburst caught the attention of other people.
- I'm just one guy. I won't be the change for the whole world, but if we work hard enough, with the help of the device, we can get rid of the diseases in the whole world.
- I understand - she whispered back - but you could help plenty of people even now.
- If I start helping people, I won't stop. They will take from hospital to hospital on a never-ending tour. Not only I don't want that, but this would also be a bad deal for Ark. They need there to keep things on the right track. It might sound cruel, but if we want to have a bright future, we have to do so sacrifices now.
- But...
- You might not realize this, but until very recently there has been a constant power struggle in Ark. There could be a bunch of very different people leading the city, and things would look much worse. Maybe we more or less manage d to put our house in order, but there are still neighbors who want a piece of our pie. If not for the barriers India would probably have militarized this place completely. There could have been a war over it too. We managed to protect it for now, but I'm still needed there.
She slowly nodded.
- I understand. Maybe my view of the place was too naive - she smiled again at .
It was a sad smile.
- We are making a progress, but it will still take ti. People right now see us as an Indian asset, not a free city. It will change though, and we will change the world for the better. All we need is a bit more ti. Then plenty of healers will erge and help those in need. We will slowly make a paradise out of this planet. I even have a small project of my own.
- Tell about it.
- I want to build greenhouses and provide free food wherever it's needed. I learned recently a way to enrich the soil, so this should help. I also can create water, so there is potential.
- That sounds amazing. I have to apologize to you... I've been thinking too little of you, Peter. I thought you were a simple, selfish person. Even a womanizer. Now I realized, you have a good heart.
- Thank you.
- Let's maybe change topics, because this feels a bit awkward to .
- Sure. What do you want to talk about?
- Maybe about the show? - she proposed.
- Oh, so you were just waiting for an opportunity to squeeze out so juicy secrets from , huh?
- No, I didn't! - she protested.
I winked at her, and this caused her to lough.
- I already know your tactic, Peter. It won't work twice. If you want to tell , you will tell , if you don't, then you won't. I'm not gonna invite you to my bed so you would spill the beans.
- Too bad, that would definitely help.
She narrowed her eyes.
- Very funny. I'm a decent girl. I don't do such things.
- Ok. I'll have to accept that.
- That was unexpected. No clever return? No inappropriate remark? You are just giving up.
- Aa I said, I'm accepting you won't invite into your bed. The only thing left for is to invite you to mine.
She smiled yet again and shook her head.
- You are unbelievable.
- I prefer breathtaking or handso, but I will take the 'unbelievable' too.
- That wasn't a complint - she argued.
- For it was.
- You really are like a pretty teenager.
- And that's only one of my many virtues.
She laughed again, then sighed, and finally took a sip of wine.
- It has been a lovely dinner, but I have to go. I need to buy proper clothes for the filming, so I will have a busy day tomorrow. Thank you for the company.
I bowed slightly.
- It has been a pleasure for as well.
Then we called a waiter and split the bill in half. She went to her room, and I went to mine. To tell you the truth, I expected a bit more from that evening, but I was wrong. There was e mont when I considered going to her room, and knocking on the door, just to see what will happen, but then I thought that it was a bad idea.
In the end, I took a long shower and sat on the red armchair, but the table next to the window with an ocean view, and pulled out my notebook, to write at least a few words.
It was dark outside, so I could barely see the waves. There were no stairs in the sky. Not the perfect setup for the creative mind, but I didn't have to be creative.. All I needed to do, was bring the mories, and write what happened in the past.
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