DAY OF THE CARNIVAL: Gypsy Surprise (pt 4)
Marta sat on the Oriental rug along side the older gypsy from the show. She was chanting in a gypsy language she did not know.
Candles were burning around. The show had stopped as soon as she fell. And the older gypsy ran to her tent. Marta sat there studying the other. Her motions with her hands and the sounds of her voice. Marta could not understands yet recognize.
*
Doctor Helm splashed water on his face. It had been a long night. The sun had risen and woken him as it sprayed across his face. Helm hard some nose and went further into his work area.
"What do you think you are doing?" The muse sat on the table fiddling with something in her hands. Her waist was bond over the cut area.
"Putting my rosary beads back on my rosary. It broke when I fell."
"Your lucky that's the only thing you broke. You are lucky you at least hit the other net or. ."
"Hasta la vista, nice knowing yah, etc. etc."
"Well you should be more careful."
"Thanks dad." She said sarcastically. Helm did a double take to the response.
"So how do you feel?"
"Better I think. I have to get back. They'll be missing me and I never could stand being in the doctors office for more than this."
"Well you are suppose to be in one when you're hurt."
" And people will begin to worry for that. Cause I'm not."
"Not invincible?"
"Well that's my surprise to them."
"Surprise?"
""The backbone of surprise is fusing speed with secrecy. I intend on infusing my speed in recovery."
"And secrecy?"
"That's a side I rarely let the public see."
"Oh."
"Thank you Doctor. Now can you?" She puts on her dress. She turns around for him to tie it.
"Do you know the proverb 'It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both.'"
"No. But it is better to have both is it not cause you will always have enemies and you will need allies. Cause the one who fear may rebel then where are you."
"Yes but why would they rebel wouldn't they run away."
"Only if they had a strong enough leader."
"Sounds like the Musketeers."
"True. But it is also true in life."
"Like I heard somewhere what we do in life echoes an eternity."
"I'm afraid I never heard of that one."
"It's an ancient military saying."
"Oh, well thank you Doctor again. And I will see you later."
"Yes tomorrow for your check up."
"Merci Doctor. Keep up the faith." Linthia left the doctor alone. Keep the faith, he thought. He looked around the room. Her rosary beads sat on the table.
*
Marta walked into the hacienda and through the kitchen opening.
"AaYah!" She yelped as something hit her on the bottom. Marta turned around to see the colpert, Maria Theresa, holding a wooden spoon in her hand.
"Where were you?"
"I was talking to the gypsy from the carnival."
"Oh so why all the secrecy. Is she a friend of yours."
"I do not know. But I do know I need to make something for the young muse."
"Linthia? What?"
"I can not tell you. It is a gypsy surprise."
"A gypsy surprise? Marta?" Marta only smiled and went to her room closing the door. "Marta? Marta!?!" She yelled again snapping the wooden
TBC