Mise-en-Scène II

Part-2 The pearl in the sea.

Beach,

Many years before

The deep squally wind blows in the far east of the beach, it was calm and ghost-quite, yet the sluggish waves were filling the notes. I looked at the sea like I've never seen one before. The sun was at its peak, the place was like a burnt dessert with just a few crabs and snails rowing away in the sand, creating patterns and prints. Suddenly heard a strong sound from behind my back "Awaiting long? " I never knew that a moment would take me to places in the future, as I  gazed at him, he was in his summer wear with a bright red Miami imprinted shirt which contrasted the yellow sunglasses and a knee length grey trousers, barefoot in this hot sand I was truly taken back and without any hesitation by his appearance and charmingly I responded, "ahh Mr.Vareos, the best minutes of my life will be one that I was awaiting you." It was followed by a riot of laughter for the next half a minute or so, the wind started to go slow on us and the place became warmer, as I was deep into his talk about the past and his life of luxuries and wealth. He was truly a pearl in the sea or that's what I thought at the very beginning. And was indeed happy to do business with him.

 I vividly remember he said, it was his savings which were the problem and not his earnings. "Got a lot?" I enquired. He smiled at me and replied by removing his sunglasses and placing them in his shirt "A lot? yeah, a bit maybe too much for a man, to be considered a lot." I was stupified and for a man what he did all his life is selling stupid stuff and says he has a ton of money under his bed is just ridiculous and absurd, for which I've never crossed him any questions but I noticed pale white face turn red as he unravelled his secrets of money distribution and the knowledge that he has with the money in itself. Then mentioned that once he wanted to make a movie when he was small and had a similar looking guy like me playing the lead role, he smiled as he combed his hair with his hand and he stopped at a point and said: "When I saw you at first I thought you'd do a great job at acting." I was staggered, I smiled at the vast sea and taking a sip of the local apple juice which was saltier than the sea I replied: "Or else you are going into jail for 5 years ?"  he nodded in disgust neglecting me and replied "5 or 12 that doesn't matter if the film comes out." Suddenly the whole sea returned to the point of spears and flowers flowing towards me at the same time. The sky no longer reflected the majestic cyan of the sea and the sun started fading in as the climate turned to be calm and patient seemed to be the nature in itself was wanting 

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Vareos' house,

"7 years in jail?" Vareos enquired." Maybe more, say 12-15 if convicted for everything"  Kan replied by took off his coat and placed it in the stand which was a foot away from him, by sniffing into the coat he continued "Everyone has to pay their debts properly or else they will be made to." He looked at Vareos through his nose which was sharp as an arrow pierced into him. Vareos in anger poured the glass of wine into the fire pit it made the flames bigger made the room more bright and warm than before as he shined in the flame he created, he calmly moved near the fire pit seeing the yellow-blue fire and asked in his deepest voice: "Threatening me, Kan?" He gazed at him with the same look as before but slightly increases his tone to be clear and direct as he pressures the arm in the chair and sits down "The coming future doesn't always need to be predicted by the fortune teller, all it takes is just a friend who knows you well." looking at him Kan rested his arm in the table which was directly in front and the pointed at the chair at the other end, to him in a pale and fainted motion and bent his head forward hanging it over the table. Vareos placed the glass down and walked quietly towards Kan, patted his shoulders and in the roughest voice possible he said: "You are a lawyer, do what you have to do." The place was surrounded by mist, the walls turned deep blue and silence surrounded the room as even a spec of dust would sound big in this silence. Still, Kan's fingers pointed the old wooden chair and kept tapping his foot with a rhythm and said: "Sit, I have a plan and if it works, it does miracles." Vareos had his smile back and rushed towards the chair pulled it near to the table as much as possible with the chair screeching out he rhythmed the table with accordance to the beat of Kan's legs were beating and with the brightest face, as bright that half of his square face was filled with his smile and asked "How?" As Kan stopped playing the beat and rested him back in the chair and started sleeving his shirt answered "Ever into the show business?" that momentary smile of Vareos vanished as he continued "producing a movie has a huge budget and the money of yours can be moved into it, and a tax booking can be made so that it hides all the evasions you did in the last decade" as he turned towards the flame and said "You have the money" and looked up at the glass and said "All you need to do is to fill that glass of wine you threw away." and Vareos stood up in shock.

   










                                                                                                                 Will be continued by:
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