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The psychic gazed
at the crystal ball before her. Her eyes were meditative.
“Child, you need to
break out of your old life and move on. I see a big house filled with
emptiness.”
Elena clasped her
hands together, dreading what was to come next. The psychic did not disappoint
her. She peered into the crystal ball, her beautiful face pensive. She lifted
her head and continued,
“I see a tall man. He is attractive but there is a dark aura about him. He is not what he
seems.” Her forehead constricted as she whispered,
“You may be in
danger.”
Elena’s eyes
widened in alarm. She had had a few suspicions about Ryan that had kept her up
at night. Now this woman seemed to be hinting at danger as well.
“Why am I in
danger?” she asked in desperation.
“The man has
fallen out of love with you. He feels that you are an obstacle in his path to
success.” She smiled sadly, pausing to look at the pretty girl who sat before
her, downcast.
“What should I do?
I do not want him to leave me. Is there someone else?” she asked softly.
The psychic gazed
at the crystal ball again.
“I cannot see anyone
because the future is hazy. The dark aura indicates that you need to get out of
this relationship before it is too late.” She breathed heavily, and suddenly
stood up, pushing her chair back with a jerk.
“Danger! I see
blood, and violence and death! Beware! Get rid of him! NOW!” Her voice rose to
a scream and Elena shuddered. She hurriedly got up, placed a few coins on the
table and rushed out of the dim room, her thoughts awhirl.
It was ten minutes
later when the psychic stood up, tidied her hair and called out softly.
“You can come out
now. She has gone.”
The tall dark man
came out of her bedroom, a grin on his attractive face.
“You played that well,
my dear. What an actress you are! Crystal ball and all!”
He held her around
her slender waist and twirled her around, humming a merry tune.
“Now all I need to
do is wait till she makes up her mind to leave me. I have sold her a sob story
about being penniless and how I am a millstone around her neck. Last night, she
was so upset to hear of my pitiful plight that she signed a substantial cheque
in my name.” He laughed sardonically. “Little fool! It is so easy to hoodwink
her.”
She shushed him
with a finger.
“Don’t be overconfident.
What if she gets to know about us?”
“Well, you
scotched that idea, didn’t you, by suggesting that the crystal ball was hazy.
She is too much of an innocent to realise that you and I are together. By the
time she does, I would have got a few more huge cheques out of her and then you
and I will disappear.”
That evening Elena
and Ryan were at dinner when his phone rang. Elena watched him as he spoke to
the person at the other end, his face turning pale as the conversation
continued.
“Now look here, I
do not have that kind of money. There is no way I can earn it as well.” He
paused, and listened to the other person.
“I am sorry. You will have to do what you like. No, I cannot sponge off my
wife. I have some self-respect, after all.” He cut the call, his face pale and
set.
“What’s the
matter, Ryan?”
“Nothing, my love!
Just a case of some money I owe to someone. Don’t worry your pretty head over
it.”
Elena nodded and
continued eating. Ryan glanced at her. She did not seem upset in the least. He
needed to add a hint of drama to the situation,
“Well, this man
says he will hurt me if I don’t pay him his money. When I told him to go ahead,
he threatened to hurt you. That really hit me hard, you know.”
Elena smiled at
him. “Ryan, I can take care of myself. In fact, I went to a psychic today who
told me that I should leave you. Much as that would break my heart, I feel that
I should heed her words. In fact, she told me that I was in danger if I
continued to live with you.”
‘Oh, my darling, I
cannot think of life without you,” Ryan said, pulling her up from her chair
towards him.
Elena slipped out
of his arms. She moved away from him.
“Ryan, that
psychic was specific. I need to stay away from you. Hence, you need to pack
your belongings and move out by evening.”
Ryan gaped at her,
mystified. For once he was at a loss for words.
“Elena, how can
you say that? You know how much I adore you. You are my life.” He stretched his
hand towards her, but she remained unmoved.
Ryan’s mind was
churning. What had happened to his gentle Elena? There was a firmness in her
eyes that he had never seen before. Where would he go? He was dependent on her
for all his needs and expenses.
Elena smiled at
him, aware of the confusion in his mind. It was time to put him out of his
misery.
“You know, today
when I went to the psychic, I had no idea what I was going to do. She helped me
to make up my mind. She is very good at what she does. She had almost convinced
me of the danger I was in, and she kept gazing at her crystal ball. As I looked
on, I saw a reflection in the side of the ball … that of a man who appeared
familiar because I knew him as well as I know myself. I peeked into what
appeared to be her bedroom and I caught a quick glimpse of you there.”
Ryan’s mouth fell
open. The next moment, he went on his knees and began to bluster, trying to
prove his innocence. Elena shook her head, and he fell silent, aware that he had
made the biggest mistake of his life.
“Ryan, you have
till evening to move out. Good luck and goodbye!”
As she strode away,
head held high, Ryan sank into a chair, holding his head in despair.
At the door, she
turned around once more.
“I have stopped
payment on the cheque I gave you last night. Now if you need money, you will
have to look into a crystal ball!”
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