“How?”
“Do you want me to fuck you?”
At these words of Nikto, Arel, who was sitting on the floor by the bed, raised his head and looked at Karina with a look full of jealousy.
“No, thanks,” Karina answered quickly and tried to concentrate on untangling the old braids at the temples of Nikto. “Let's do without gratitude.”
“Why?”
“I don’t want it.”
“You want it,” Nikto smiled.
“Why do you think so? I love Lis.”
“So what?”
“I want to marry him!”
Nikto laughed:
“All girls are different, but they always want the same thing! You are already the third in my memory.”
Karina thought about Dony, who helped Nikto, and then married successfully. Did she ask the Demon for this?
“Are you talking about Dony? And who else?”
“Never mind. I have understood you.”
“I was joking!” Karina was scared. “I hope you won’t order him?!”
“No, don't worry. And think about my first proposal, you liked it before.”
Karina's cheeks flushed:
“Is Arel not enough for you? Can you explain to me your relationship? You touch him and do what you want with him, but he doesn't. What is the pleasure of such a relationship? That you won't even let him touch you. He doesn't hug you, doesn't stroke you, doesn't kiss you. Only you do everything. Don't you want him to hug you, stroke you with his hands without gloves? And you don't even let him touch you with gloves on. Shouldn't pleasure be mutual?”
“You don’t understand anything,” Nikto said, “hug and kiss Lis as long as you like.”
“But this is a manifestation of love! Did you do the same with your girlfriend?”
“Who are you talking about now?”
“About Rosa.”
“Oh! You have found a worthy one to remember!” Nikto chuckled. “She's your brother's girlfriend, not mine.”
“If you, if you would really find a way to go into your world…”
“I will find it!” Nikto reacted too harshly. And Karina, frightened, tried to calm him down and somehow smooth out her unpleasant words:
“I believe it! I sincerely believe in this, which is why I say when you leave for your world.”
“Well, then?” He pulled himself together.
“And if you left my brother’s body, I would hire the best doctors,” Karina said, “including doctor Balthazar.”
“What?! Don't remind me of that old asshole!”
“Sorry. He's a good doctor in fact, it just didn't work out for you. And he would have cured my brother. We would find Rosa and they would be happy.”
“What?! You're nuts! Your brother is blind and dumb. What Rosa? How much time has passed?”
“Well, not so much, in fact,” Karina objected, “you know, I haven't seen Lis for many years either. And when we met again, it was as if those years had never happened.”
“Do you think she is still sitting and waiting for him at the portal?”
“For some reason I believe in it. And besides, it's so easy to check.”
“No!” Nikto answered. “When I leave, do what you want with your crazy brother. But only if I can leave. Look for Rosa. I won't care anymore.”
“Can he open a portal to the Upper World without your help?”
“He can, and he opened it. Only he won't, I'm sure. After all that he did to himself. Why does she need a cripple, Karina? Your fantasies will kill me!”
“Me and the doctors, we will cure him!”
“Nonsense!”
“Is it impossible to restore the ligaments? Well? Answer the truth.”
“Maybe. Would you get the tattoos off him too?”
“Yes!”
Nikto laughed:
“How long will you have to mess around! And the scar?”
