8

Very early in the morning and in the middle of the hangover; the frightening noise of the engine of a Nissan Type 94 activated him again. They brought him a cot, clothes, a portable kitchen, food for several days and then they left. Namura's magnificent courtesy. Something would be asked of him later; for nothing from the Japanese was free. Or the other. Fulvio knew how smart and perceptive the Japanese were. His own and the young girl's awkward attitude. They both behaved like teenagers. Now Namura was elevating him to the status of a rival. Gifts to then kill him at the first opportunity and not lose face.

After the Japanese soldiers left. Almost immediately he sensed her. He did not need to see her. He knew it was there. He quickly turned to see the place that until a moment before had been empty.

--You are back-- he said in a voice trembling with emotion, feeling his knees mysteriously watering, as an expert on women he knew he could not be anxious, that he had to control himself, that he had to convey a sense of security. To hell with it. He was out of control and he didn't hide it, not by a long shot, and he didn't care in the slightest.

--I need a favor,--said the gracious voice, with great abandon, hidden by the immense peasant hat.

--Of course. All my fortune is yours-- watching the evolution of the other who introduced another silent and pitiful little person.

--It is my family,--Madame Moonlight announced to him, --It is in disgrace.

Fulvio paled. Silently he looked at the two women. He understood that they were not both little nuns of charity. There was something in the other woman's face that indicated leadership and commitment. Already the young woman knew the effect she was having on him and was mercilessly taking advantage of it. It was a path she was beginning and she did not know how it would end.

--I want to indicate that it will be dangerous...but I will know how to be grateful,-- Madame explained sufficiently from her hat.

Fulvio denied with a gesture and a smile. He would fall to blows with the devil just to please her.

--I don't have much to offer. But it will be all right,-- he said, looking fascinated at the girl.

--She needs respect,--announced Madame Moonlight, approaching with the other, with a distant accent of jealousy, watching as the doctor contemplated the attractiveness of the man, who could not undress from his roguish attire.

--I am a gentleman,-- lied the man shamelessly, sizing up the other woman. But suddenly the world spun around and he collapsed long and hard on the floor.

V

Hours later, Doctor Xia Jiang was waiting for the man to evolve, she had bandaged him again and between the two of them they carried the specimen to his cot. Fulvio woke up. He could glimpse the desperate anguish of the young woman, which she immediately masked in a waxen face, when he fully awoke.

--You are unconscious; you should rest and not be doing manual labor; besides, the medical work they did on you is very mediocre,--said the attractive woman in perfect English.

--Wow! A doctor,-- said Fulvio gratefully, understanding that even in enemies there can be understanding.

--Now that it is well I must go,-- said Madame Moonlight immediately to escape the man's dominion.

--I know you will come back,-- said the man, looking imperiously at her, seeking to join her, with a new habit of becoming intimate, obliterating the presence of others.

--I will come to visit my family, she will take care of her extreme fragility,-- he said with irony, the young woman gave him a challenging and unfathomable look, amused in spite of herself to see how he was clearly disarticulating him in her presence.

Fulvio was devastated to see Madame Moonlight disappear. The enigmatic doctor looked at him in silence. She looked like a teenager in love with a beautiful actress. She showed him the little way.

--Chinese girls are very difficult to understand,-- she said softly,

--But I do understand her. Right off the bat she made me violate my military oath. I don't even want to imagine what I will do next week,-- the young man replied, frightened, recapitulating on the things he had done for Madame. If the Japanese found out, they would cut them to pieces with a razor blade. Not for a second was he deluded as to the doctor's activities. Besides that Namura's gifts indicated one thing. "I'm watching you." "Don't even think about messing with the girl. She's mine."

--She's mine and I already have her here in my house"-thought Fulvio swallowing .

--She suffers a lot. She has to deal with Namura every day. There is a wicked man out there who destroys her soul without mercy,-- explained the doctor as she analyzed her new home, ignoring the fact that Fulvio more or less understood what it was all about.

--Well, I have three days without finding my world as it has always been," complained Fulvio, looking at the hole where III

Hours later, Doctor Xia Jiang was waiting for the man to evolve, she had bandaged him again and between the two of them they carried the specimen to his cot. Fulvio woke up. He could glimpse the desperate anguish of the young woman, which she immediately masked in a waxen face, when he fully awoke.

--You are unconscious; you should rest and not be doing manual labor; besides, the medical work they did on you is very mediocre," said the attractive woman in perfect English.

--Wow! A doctor," said Fulvio gratefully, understanding that even in enemies there can be understanding.

Now that it is well I must go," said Madame Moonlight immediately to escape the man's dominion.

--I know you will come back," said the man, looking imperiously at her, seeking to join her, with a new habit of becoming intimate, obliterating the presence of others.

--I will come to visit my family, she will take care of her extreme fragility," he said with irony, the young woman gave him a challenging and unfathomable look, amused in spite of herself to see how he was clearly disarticulating him in her presence.

Fulvio was devastated to see Madame Moonlight disappear. The enigmatic doctor looked at him in silence. She looked like a teenager in love with a beautiful actress. She showed him the little way. Chinese girls are very difficult to understand," she said softly, "but I do understand her.

--But I do understand her. Right off the bat she made me violate my military oath. I don't even want to imagine what I will do next week," the young man replied, frightened, recapitulating on the things he had done for Madame. If the Japanese found out, they would cut them to pieces with a razor blade. Not for a second was he deluded as to the doctor's activities. Besides that Namura's gifts indicated one thing. "I'm watching you." "Don't even think about messing with the girl. She's mine."

--She's mine and I already have her here in my house"-thought Fulvio swallowing .

---She suffers a lot. She has to deal with Namura every day. There is a wicked man out there who destroys her soul without mercy,--explained the doctor as she analyzed her new home, ignoring the fact that Fulvio more or less understood what it was all about.

--Well, I have three days without finding my world as it has always been,--complained Fulvio, looking at the hole where the girl left.

Chinese wisdom says that the one guilty of love sorrows must suffer a little to compensate for the damage caused by passion.

Fulvio kept silent. He saw the image of Madame Moonlight in her mother's house, calm, happy and smiled like a child. It seemed as if he had known this young woman all his life. It seemed as if he had always waited for her. girl left.

Chinese wisdom says that the one guilty of love sorrows must suffer a little to compensate for the damage caused by passion.