ex-demon rolled his eyes. – Let’s go quickly… and then there’s a Persian carpet.
He tugged on
Damiel’s arm and led him out of the room, grumbling, «I hope it’s just
a little thing… tell anyone else, because they won’t believe me-
so I can… teach them.»…
The door closed, and Reana didn’t hear the rest of the sentence.
But I just realized what had happened. Poor Damiel.
She felt sorry for him. Everything is new to him, probably
harder and scarier than everyone else, but he just doesn’t show it…
Reana sat down on a gilded chair next
to a huge writing table and examined the items on it.
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things. Almost every one seemed to be a work
of art: an incredibly beautiful vase, as if with a lively frozen
composition of flowers, a clock with a Roman dial,
which looked like a small palace with towers
and the finest details – they could be
viewed for hours. Table lamp in the form of a wave and a ball —
lamp hanging from it, various figurines…
The largest of them, a golden – colored thirty-
centimeter-tall figure with wings, seemed, on the one hand,
very majestic and refined, on the other hand,
there was something frightening, repulsive about it, as if it
looked through you, looked into your soul. Reana rez-
ko looked away. The only thing that didn’t fit in
was the monitor screen on the desk in the corner. A huge silver
macintosh covered about a third of the work surface.
But then the companions returned. Noticeably cheered up, Da-
miel announced from the doorway,
«We’re doing fine!
«Oh, shut up! Keijigen said softly. —
No one thought to worry…
He went back to the closet.
«Well, that’s not it – » he said, quickly sorting through the hangers,»
that’s for me,» and tossed one of the suits onto a chair.
«Here! I think you’ll fit in. – Ex-demon got it
a large black bag off one of the shelves.
«Should I go out?» Reana asked.
«Not necessarily,» Keijigen said, unbuttoning
his shirt. «Just don’t peek,» he added
,smiling.
Reana turned away and could only hear her sniffling and groaning
Damiel.
«That’s a devilish outfit,» he lamented.
«You just don’t understand,» Keiji —
kyung replied cheerfully. «Everyone goes like this now – very fashionable, ksta —
ti clothes, expensive, designer! At one time, a lot of money for them
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fuck off. And that’s probably the only thing I’ve got on you right now.
You know, I don’t want to go
to Magazin and waste my time on it.
After a few minutes, Keijigen called out cheerfully,
«Ryoana, look!
She turned impatiently and smiled,
covering her mouth with her hand.
biker in a very cool black motorcycle suit.
The trousers and jacket were sewn with gray protective inserts,
the sleeves and shins were painted with stars and some
inscriptions. Athletic boots matched the suit.
Damiel lowered his chin.
«Laugh, laugh! – with a sad voice, he said
«But I won’t stand for it!» He tore off
the goat’s skull and horns patch on the left side of his jacket
and tossed it aside.
«For God’s sake! Keijigen spread his hands. —
I don’t remember where the helmet is… but I probably don’t need it.»
Reana gathered her thoughts and words, and she really
wanted to cheer Damiel up, to say something nice,
because he really looked cool in this suit,
and many ladies would find him very attractive.
She stepped closer and zipped up the straps of her jacket
.
– Great! – No, «she said. «It suits you very well!»
«It doesn’t matter,» he said. «It’s all
material and empty…» But it was clear from his tone
that the kind words pleased him.
Keijigen, meanwhile, dressed to perfection in a new
three-piece suit, was already sitting at his computer, scribbling
an address on a piece of paper.
«Here,» he said, waving a piece of paper in the air. – Let’s go!
While that rascal is still out there…
They hurried out.
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CHAPTER 11. GIRLFRIENDS
How reluctant I was to get up! But a school is a school.
The alarm went off at six-thirty, and Lina trudged off, half asleep,
to wash her face.
My mother was already busy in the kitchen.
«Oh, I thought you were at Mara’s,» she said, surprised,
seeing Lina make her way to the bathroom.
The little girl ran to her and hugged her:
«Mummy, I love you so much!» I’m going to wash up and still
make you breakfast.»
The surprised woman smiled:
– I love you too, my daughter. What’s the matter with you today
?
At school, Lina approached her friend during recess:
«I need to tell you something! You won’t believe
what happened yesterday! I saw an angel. And probably a demon.
– what? Are you stoned?» Mara expected anything
but words about angels and demons.
«No,» Lina continued in a half – whisper. «Seriously!
I freaked out yesterday and left home – " and she began her
story.
Slowly, from recess to recess, she told me
Mare explained everything in detail and embellished her impressions.-
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