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Bluesmokeswirledintheair,thebitter-sweetsmellofcoffeedancedwithchocolate.Once,longago,thiswastheessenceofheaven.Now,itisthestenchofhell,ahellofeternalboredom.Iknewthis,andlongedforescape,tobefreeofmycoffeemadworld.Longago,peoplefromSeattlehaddrunkallthecoffee.Coffeewasnowscarce,almostasscarceasvacationtime,butItookallofmine,justtobefreeofguardingthatcoffeewarehouse.But,somehow,despitemyself,Iendedupinacoffeebar,orderinganin-housemochablend.AsIwaited,Iwatchedthepeoplethatweredrinkingcoffee.Atthetables,therewerequiteafewyoungcollagestudentsdrinkingtostayawake,orsoIguessed.Sittingonthefloorweretheaddicts.Mosthadhairincolorsrarelyorneverfoundinnatureandlotsofpiercing.Therewasaloudgroupofmiddleagedpeopletooneside,discussingsomethingoranother.And,therewasalonewomen,lookingoveralargebooklaidflatonhertable.Maybeitwasthecolorofherhair,orhereyes,orthewayshechewedherpencil,butIhadtotalktoher.
"
MayItakethisseat?
"
Sure,"
shesaid,withoutevenlookingupfromherbook.Herhairwaspulledbackfromhereyes.Isatdownnexttoher.Shewascompletelyabsorbedbythatbook.
So,whatareyoudoing?
Shelookedupatme,withahintofconfusioninhereyes,"
Wheredidyoucomefrom?
'
Mymother,'
Ithoughtandsmiled."
YousaidIcouldsithere."
Oh,"
shesaid.Hereyeswerewatchingsomefarawaytime,asifshewasthinking.Shewavedherhand,asiftobrushitaside."
Well,then,I'
mstudyingthismap."
Lookingdownatthemap,Isawshehadtracedapathacrossit."
Excuseme,butifyouwentthisway,"
IsaidasItracedalineacrossthemap,"
Youwouldavoidthismountaintop."
Shewatchedmeforwhatseemedalongtime,hereyeslockedwithmine."
Areyouasgoodinthewildernessasyouareonpaper?
Iblushedinspiteofmyself.Iknewshehadn'
tmeantitlikethat."
Iwouldliketothinkso."
Ineedsomeonetocomewithme,someonewhoisstrongandcankeepgoingforlongperiodsoftimewithlittlerest.Thinkyoucanhandleit?
sheaskedwhilehermouthmovedintoaseductivesmile.
Whatareyougoingtobedoing?
I'
mlookingforanancientvillagethatishiddensomewhereinthisvalley,"
herfingerpointedtoavalleyonthemap.
Doesithaveanythingtodowithcoffeeorchocolate?
No"
ThenIaccept."
Ileftthatnightwithoutevenaname,butshehadeverything;
name,address,andtelephonenumber.
Thesunshoneinbrightly.Icouldseeitsbrightnessthroughmyeyelids.Thedoorbellrang.
Justasecond,I'
mcoming,"
IyelledasIjumpedupandputonmyclothes.IglancedattheclockbeforeIlefttheroom,whichread7:
30.Igottomydoorandlookedoutthepeephole.Thegirlfromlastnightwasoutside.
Well,areyouready?
sheaskedasIopenedthedoor.
No,Ijustgotup,Yousaidwe'
dbeleavinglate,it'
s7:
30,"
IsaidasItriedtorubthesleepfrommyeyes.
Thisislate,ifIwasgoingbymyself,Iwould'
velefthoursago."
Isighedasshesaidthisandspentthenexthalf-hourgettingready.Asweleft,Icouldn'
thelpbutfeelIwouldneverseemyhomeagain.
Itwasmidday.Thesunbarelyreachedinunderthecanopyofleavesintheforestweweretravelingthrough.Fornearlyhalfadaytherehadbeennothingbutsilencebetweenus.Shewasmadaboutthismorning,Iknewit.Ihadspoiledmychanceswithherandtherewasnowaytogoback.Iwasafraidofwhatherfirstwordswouldbe;
soIdarednotspeakatall,leastshesaysomethingIwouldregret.Thesilencethough,itwasunbearable.
Myearsrangforneedtohearsomething.
So,whatarewelookingfor?
Iasked.Sheturnedandstaredatme.Ifeltmyselfbackintomyshirt.
Iwaswonderingifyou'
dkeepsilenttheentiretrip,"
Shesaid.Isighedinreliefandthenfeltmyselfblushing.
Ithoughtyouweremadatme,"
Isaid.
Me,madatyou?
Whywouldyousaythat?
Sheasked.
Justafeeling."
Ipaused,suddenlyembarrassed."
So,whatarewelookingfor,"
Isaid.Shewatchedmeforafewseconds.
We'
relookingforabandoflesbianswhichliveintheancientcaveshere,I'
msellingyouintoslavery,"
shesaid.Ifeltbeadsofsweatrolldownmyface."
Justkidding.Thereareremainsofanancientcivilizationouthere.Justtoillustratehowoldthisoneis,coffeewasdiscoveredfourthousandyearsago,thiscavewearelookingforistenthousandyearsold."
Mymindcouldhardlycomprehendit,somethingthatwasolderthancoffee.
Adarkcloudcoveredthesky.Iwatcheditasitblottedoutthesun.Theleavesabovemerustled,smallraindropsfallingbetweenthem.
Comeon,wehavetohurry.There'
sacaveontheothersideofthesetrees,"
Shesaidasshetookmyhandandstartedtorun.Weranthroughthetreesinamaddashtoacaveontheotherside.Therainpoureddownonus,soakingusthrough.Weranrightintothecave.
Ithinktherainwon'
tgetushere,"
Shesaid.Ilookedaround;
thecavewasmadeofbricksmortaredintoplace.Ifeltatinglingonmyhead,andtheworldwentblack.
Lookingaround,IsawIwasinastrawlinedcell.Therewerebarsblockingmywayout