THE GOD GAMES: Heaven & Hell...Chapter 9 (cont.)
I was sipping a glass of wine, when another young man came forward. His name was Charles Albert and he was fairly short but very handsome. He had pitch-black hair and big brown eyes with long lashes. He was dressed in a Navy dress uniform and told me that he would be in the Navy when he found me. Then he led me out to the floor to dance; he was very graceful and whisked me about the floor with wonderful rhythm.
"Ann," he said, "I am to be the father of your six children as you chose me to be. We have a fairly hard life before us as I will not make a great deal of money; however I will take two jobs when that happens, and we will raise some beautiful children. There will be things happen in our marriage that I am not proud of, but I will always love only you. Can you accept me as a husband and forgive my flaws? We will not be married forever, but can you overlook my weaknesses and accept me as your husband and the father of our children?"
"Well, Charles, what you say does concern me, but this new life game is going to have many challenges and I have already given my word to you. I will be true to you and bear your children, and I will love you all of your life; so yes, to all you've asked of me.
"Now, will you please take me back to my table, I have a lot of thnking to do."
Charles was so handsome and so innocent looking that I forgave him for any misunderstandings. He was, after all, the only husband that I would ever know, and he was the father of my wonderful children. He kissed my hand and said good-bye tenderly.
I sat down at the table and I felt slightly stunned. Glenna took my hand and said for me not to worry that there was a great deal more for me to see and experience on this night.
At that point, a very pleasant young man came up to me and asked me to dance. He told me that he was my third relationship and that it would be a very short but passionate relationship. He said that his name was Phil and that he would ask me to marry him but that I would turn him down rather harshly. He said that he would be in pain for some time after that.
"Phil," I said, as we waltzed around the room, "I do not choose to hurt you and I am so sorry if I do, you seem like a wonderful young man, and I would think that I would be able to see all of your fine points, but Phil, I will have five children to raise and I think that would be an awful burden on you."
Phil said that he had met all of my children and that he would have no problem raising them. Then I gently hugged Phil and told him that it would not be fair to him because I could never give him a child of his own. Then Phil gently glided me up to my table and we said a sad good-bye.
This dance was becoming very painful. I looked at my dance card and realized that there were still five other men who had asked me to dance; the last a surprise. Surely I wouldn't have five more relationships. That didn't seem to fit with what I thought my plan was; a simple plan I had thought I had.
A young man with long hair tied back with a ribbon approached the table next. He introduced himself as Burton, and said that he was a well known artist and that he would meet me in his old age. He took me out onto the floor and he was really a magnificent dancer, so light on his feet. He told me that we would know each other for a very short time, indeed that I would be his last relationship on Earth. He promised to teach me to paint, and that we would have a short but passionate affair. I thought to myself, my word, I sure do seem to get around a lot considering my goals for my life on Earth. Then I told Burton that I would love to have him for a teacher, and we would see where things led from there.
Burton then danced me to my table, bowed, and left me to my thoughts. Which were, man, things are getting interesting; do I even know myself?
I had hardly had these thoughts when a thick-set, shorter man came up to the table and demanded that I dance with him. I looked at him as if he were crazy and told him that he had a lot of nerve demanding anything of me. He asserted that he had signed my dance card and that that gave him a right to dance with me. All right I said, but this is going to be a short dance.
He rather stiffly took me onto the floor and danced in a perfuntory manner. Then he said, "You are going to marry me. I have a lot of money and property and I will be able to give you a lot of things, including peace and stability. You will meet me when I am very much older than you. You will need money to feed and clothe your children. You will be desperate, and I will sense that and take advantage of your desperate need. I will give you all that you need, but under my direction. Your children will be well taken care of and they can go abroad for schooling and experiencing life. You will choose me because you need me and my money."
To fight for time, I asked what his name was, he hadn't even introduced himself. He said that his name was Ben, and that I would be his.
I asked him to take me back to my table. I told him that I could not choose him ever; not with his rudeness and pushiness. Certainly, I would never marry him.
He took me back to my table with an air of absolute confidence, patted me on the behind, and said don't worry, you will marry me. Then he stalked haughtily away.
I got up and went to the punch bowl and filled my goblet up to the brim, then went back to the table and Glenna.
Tomorrow we conclude Chapter 9 with an answer to the "surprise"...
I was sipping a glass of wine, when another young man came forward. His name was Charles Albert and he was fairly short but very handsome. He had pitch-black hair and big brown eyes with long lashes. He was dressed in a Navy dress uniform and told me that he would be in the Navy when he found me. Then he led me out to the floor to dance; he was very graceful and whisked me about the floor with wonderful rhythm.
"Ann," he said, "I am to be the father of your six children as you chose me to be. We have a fairly hard life before us as I will not make a great deal of money; however I will take two jobs when that happens, and we will raise some beautiful children. There will be things happen in our marriage that I am not proud of, but I will always love only you. Can you accept me as a husband and forgive my flaws? We will not be married forever, but can you overlook my weaknesses and accept me as your husband and the father of our children?"
"Well, Charles, what you say does concern me, but this new life game is going to have many challenges and I have already given my word to you. I will be true to you and bear your children, and I will love you all of your life; so yes, to all you've asked of me.
"Now, will you please take me back to my table, I have a lot of thnking to do."
Charles was so handsome and so innocent looking that I forgave him for any misunderstandings. He was, after all, the only husband that I would ever know, and he was the father of my wonderful children. He kissed my hand and said good-bye tenderly.
I sat down at the table and I felt slightly stunned. Glenna took my hand and said for me not to worry that there was a great deal more for me to see and experience on this night.
At that point, a very pleasant young man came up to me and asked me to dance. He told me that he was my third relationship and that it would be a very short but passionate relationship. He said that his name was Phil and that he would ask me to marry him but that I would turn him down rather harshly. He said that he would be in pain for some time after that.
"Phil," I said, as we waltzed around the room, "I do not choose to hurt you and I am so sorry if I do, you seem like a wonderful young man, and I would think that I would be able to see all of your fine points, but Phil, I will have five children to raise and I think that would be an awful burden on you."
Phil said that he had met all of my children and that he would have no problem raising them. Then I gently hugged Phil and told him that it would not be fair to him because I could never give him a child of his own. Then Phil gently glided me up to my table and we said a sad good-bye.
This dance was becoming very painful. I looked at my dance card and realized that there were still five other men who had asked me to dance; the last a surprise. Surely I wouldn't have five more relationships. That didn't seem to fit with what I thought my plan was; a simple plan I had thought I had.
A young man with long hair tied back with a ribbon approached the table next. He introduced himself as Burton, and said that he was a well known artist and that he would meet me in his old age. He took me out onto the floor and he was really a magnificent dancer, so light on his feet. He told me that we would know each other for a very short time, indeed that I would be his last relationship on Earth. He promised to teach me to paint, and that we would have a short but passionate affair. I thought to myself, my word, I sure do seem to get around a lot considering my goals for my life on Earth. Then I told Burton that I would love to have him for a teacher, and we would see where things led from there.
Burton then danced me to my table, bowed, and left me to my thoughts. Which were, man, things are getting interesting; do I even know myself?
I had hardly had these thoughts when a thick-set, shorter man came up to the table and demanded that I dance with him. I looked at him as if he were crazy and told him that he had a lot of nerve demanding anything of me. He asserted that he had signed my dance card and that that gave him a right to dance with me. All right I said, but this is going to be a short dance.
He rather stiffly took me onto the floor and danced in a perfuntory manner. Then he said, "You are going to marry me. I have a lot of money and property and I will be able to give you a lot of things, including peace and stability. You will meet me when I am very much older than you. You will need money to feed and clothe your children. You will be desperate, and I will sense that and take advantage of your desperate need. I will give you all that you need, but under my direction. Your children will be well taken care of and they can go abroad for schooling and experiencing life. You will choose me because you need me and my money."
To fight for time, I asked what his name was, he hadn't even introduced himself. He said that his name was Ben, and that I would be his.
I asked him to take me back to my table. I told him that I could not choose him ever; not with his rudeness and pushiness. Certainly, I would never marry him.
He took me back to my table with an air of absolute confidence, patted me on the behind, and said don't worry, you will marry me. Then he stalked haughtily away.
I got up and went to the punch bowl and filled my goblet up to the brim, then went back to the table and Glenna.
Tomorrow we conclude Chapter 9 with an answer to the "surprise"...
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