Chapter 3 The agony of a princess

MPD- Chapter Three

''My priceless Diamond''

A bad night is usually comprised of nightmarish dreams, restless tossing and turnings and a shallow, dissatisfying kind of sleep. Mimi suffered from all three types of discomfort. She didn't fall asleep for hours as she tried to analyse her dad's sudden death. She awoke to a feeling of disorientation. The room was in blackness, and she realized that she must have fallen asleep.

She didn't have the energy to get out of bed, even though the clock reminded her that it was nearly eight and only twenty minutes away from dinnertime. She didn't much feel like eating either.

She remained lying where she was, making no effort to fight off the misery gnawing away at her insides. The thought of her dad filled her with anguish, and the anguish glued her to the bed, because all incentive seemed to have left her.......

When she did finally sleep, her dreams were disfigured with dark, unindentifiable figures and plots which couldn't be remembered the next morning but had an aftertaste of unhappiness and distress. She woke up with a faint headache and dark circles under her grey eyes to find that the clouds of the day before had been swept away by a brisk winter breeze and that the sky was an intense blue, the sun's golden Ray's pouring through the paned, leaded windows and making jagged spears of light on the white counterpane of her bed....

Seven months later, after the burial of his father, Jack visited her.

. ( Knock! Knock!) It was Jack at the door.

She ran out of the bed and flung open the door. Jack stood in the hallway, facing in the other direction, his shoulders broad in the fawn wool of his coat, hands jammed into its' pockets, his blond hair tousled and gleaming in the overhead light.

'Jack?' she said softly and surprisedly.

"How are you coping my love?, Asked Jack.

Mimi walked towards him, each step in torture as she struggles to put up a smiling face. Her pulse was pounding in her ears, her legs trembled in fear. She was taking steps in a direction she had never gone before; she was about to admit to the ultimate vulnerability. She wondered if the man before her , with his soft mouth and captivating eyes, knew that he held her happiness in the palm of his hand...... Jack's presence seemed pleasant as it expelled the sorrow in her life and replaces it with perfect joy. And she mumbled uncontrollably " Thanks for visiting, I love you," she whispered.

The silence was so deafening that she was afraid to look anywhere other than down at her feet. She trembled in terror, waiting for his of incredulous laughter, the sneer of rejection, or at the very least, his departure, the door slamming in contempt. Then his hands were encircling her neck like warm bands, his thumbs forcing her chin upwards until their eyes met.

" What did you say?' Jack asked in a stunned voice.

Her grey eyes were soft, her lips tremulous, ' I ... love you.' she repeated it the second time.

She saw from his face that he knew what it took her to say those words after being in this long period of agony, and she also saw something that made the heart in question suddenly lurch and then begin to beat in strong, joyous surges.

''Gosh! Mimi!' he breathed, and suddenly she was in his arms, his mouth warm and passionate on hers , his hands wildly caressing her cheeks, her temples and running through her dark curls as if he were a starved man, fulfilled only by the touch of her. He lifted his head and looked down at her, in blue eyes blazing.

''I never thought you would say it", Jack replied. To him, it is too early for her to accommodate feelings and emotionals.

Mimi buried her face against his shirt front. Mimi joyously entwined her arms around his neck and tangled her fingers in the gleaming strands of his hair.

' Oh, Jack,' she breathlessly, her happiness mixes with a deep sense of loss. ' We have wasted so much time.'

'. Too much,' Jack said roughly, his mouth descending to her waiting lips. Far, far too much.'....

Moonlight filtered through the curtains of her bedroom and spread of a soft white light over the expanse of bed, illuminating the pale gold of Jack's hair and turnings the curves of Mimi's hip, waist and breast to an iridescent ivory. They lay entwined, Mimi's head on the strong curve of his shoulder, her hand resting lightly on his chest where she could feel the slowing pace of his heart. His skin was slightly damp from their lovemaking, its scent warm and musky. She ran her fingers through his body hair to his muscled waist and then further to the sensual line of his thighs. Jack stirred under her caress. 'Witch,' he said lazily. Haven't you had enough?'

They had made love with more tenderness than she had ever imagined to be possible. Jack's kisses had been deep and sweet; his fingers gentle, skilled and experienced. His touch on her breasts, her skin, the soft curve of her inner thigh had made her moan in agonised wanting. He had known instinctively when to continue and when to desist, and under his hands she had found a passion that went far beyond mere desire. It had made her gasp and ache for him so fiercely that when he was ready, his own arousal at its peak, she had opened for him willingly, eager for that ultimate fulfilment.

'Mmmm,' she murmured , pressing her lips to the strong column of his throat.

'It was the first time for you, wasn't it? he asked.

'Yes,' she whispered.

He ran gentle hands over her cheek. Did I hurt you?'

'No.' There had been some pain, but it had been so slight compared to that astonishing flow of sensation that Mimi had barely noticed...................

In discussion, Jack enquired to know what fate holds for his love, Mimi...

"Now that your dad is dead and buried, what next?" Jack enquired.

" To Azuma-city, of course, though I have lost the previous job appointment due to the long stay here, that was caused by my dad's death, so I have to search for a new job". she answered.

" Where in Azuma-city?" Jack asked?

" I am going to the capital city,"she said firmly........ After a critical argument and analyses, Jack decided to support Mimi's traveling so as for peace and love to reign.

" You will need some start-up finance if you aren't to starve or get arrested for loitering ."He brought out his wallet and gave her $500 dollars and she was highly excited.

" Keep to yourself until you can find a firm footing," he stoop up to go. On his announcement of leaving, Mimi's mood changes immediately, but however she arrested it....

"Won't you wish me God's blessings?" she asked with uncertainty printed squarely on her forehead. It was a desolate sinking feeling, to leave a place where one had spent one's whole life unceremoniously, and with no one to miss or care for.....

"You scarcely need it," he answered as he dusted his buttocks and began to leave." You are one of those who bear their destiny like a diamond necklace, and may the Devil himself take any soul that stands in your way."