THE AGE OF LOVE

CHAPTER 4

Is mid of the night in Transylvania town, the silence of the street is beginning to be more weird then usual, and i start to see that the night above will be longer and darker then normal.
The fog and the mist of the Carpathian mountains is falling slowly over the pitoresc view creating the effect of a thick blanket which covers everything. It catches even the white houses with red as cherries roof tops and their smoky chimneys, reaching even the sleepy dogs from my neighbor front gates and even to those crows which are still linger on the golden mixture branches , in front of every window. The wind is just like a whisper tonight ,caressing the plants under the moving noisy swing making  this constant sound of metal heard  in the back of the garden .
Beautiful fresh basil and mint plants are spreding the entier garden with their smell more prominent then usual.
Few golden leaves from the alee are dancing in front of the main door as if invited them to a walls and with every movement you can notice how they make small smoky waves true the thick mist, forming shadows behind them ,wich they disappear once they meet the road to the deep mysterious dark forest.
Drops of rain started to make their apparition on the window glass which leads to my room ,all this framed picture finding me in my bed, completely surrended to the sleep,in the land of same dream and iwill describe it for you my dear friends as it is .

The dream that started all

               Summer 1820,South of France

""I am in the year of 1820 South of France at the border with Spain, it is a beautiful green landscape in front of my eyes, I can see it so perfectly arranged from the small window of the black carriage i am in.
I have both of my hands on the side of the opened window of the carriage with half of my body  lingering outside in the fresh summery brize which is bathing my cheeks in the light of the morning rays.
In that rapid movements i cant but to contemplate to the beauty of the nature and that i am leaving behind, while the road in front of us is so clear and lonely.
From here i can see that, from one side to the other there are long and straight but tall green trees like soldiers guarding the huge lands of fresh green grains cultures and the peasants workers with their beautiful white and colorful traditional costumes.
The light of the warm sun is lingering on, to the mystic valley creating a view most beautiful then any famous painting of the world.
The simple pitoresc ensemble mixed with the dust created on the back of the carriage.
The black elegant carriage is pulled by 4 horses dark as the night ,handled by a small robust gipsy man, whom wearing with so much pride his pompadour outfit.
I am leaving the mirific home country side behind me, heading towards the grandeur city with a stunning feeling invading my heart, this amazing fact of reaching to the desired meeting with my beloved man .
All i can feel is this enormous wanting to reach to him and imagine , i can't even get bothered by the tumultuous road in front of me,my excitement is uncontrollable.
Even the horses are knowing my feelings and they are like flying now putting so much effort in to the great task to reach faster to our destination, just from time to time the vizier is given one word as imbold to them.
-Allez!!!!So small man but with such a powerful commanding voice.
We entered the city now, is promenade time and the streets are crowded, people are passing by enjoying the beautiful weather and clean air, there are few streets until we reach to a hidden and little far from main road part of the park .
The carriage turned left and finally we reach to our destination witch is, the most enormous and beautiful park found in France.
The carriage stopped and the vizier calmed the horses and run fast at the back side and brought the foot steeper and positioned in front of the door .
In his rush he gently opened the small door and i stepped outside were i am greeted by a large traditional bow from him, with his left hand at his back and his huge black hat pointed near the ground by the right hand.
-Mademoiselle ,we have reached, I will retrieve at the shadows of the trees now. When the meeting is over you'll find me in the same place waiting for you!!!my small vizier said with the eyes still fixed at the ground of my feet holding his hat tied near the chest.
-Thank you so much, for what you are doing today for me ,i know you took a lot of risk and you will be rewarded accordingly and your noble gesture will not be forgotten!!!!I said with a gentle and kind voice but also full of gratitude.
-With forgiveness, I must remind you mademoiselle that we don't have too much time!!!!!!!he said in a respectful manner.
-I will remember you're words when the moment comes. I will be back on time, as usual!!!I said with confidence.
With that being said i stepped aside from my gypsy vizier and the carriage. Then i reached to a bench near the far Est entrance of the park i took my sit and i start waiting for my beautiful beloved man ,i must have arrived earlier as usual.
At the encounter i am wearing a 1820 blue dark color dress ,which is a typical day style design, with this huge upper back in waves made from silk, with faldes of expensive taffta material along the entire length ,from waist until the ground but cambrat on to the body is made  to create the effect of more tiny ,small waist,while  the upper side is closed by numerous small buttons and is so tied showing all the shapes of the body.
With long silky sleeves meeting the dark leather gloves covering the entire hands not letting show any kind of my skin, on my head i am wearing a big long hat as the joben type the ones of an horse riders style.
I didn't have to wait longer of time until this perfect man found me in my deepest thoughts and illusions of a perfect life with him .
All i see is this lean, tall man in a dark expensive suit with white silk shirt folded by a white vest ,on the head he was wearing a long hat similar to the magician ones, what i am noticing is that at his waist from left side on the small packet of the vest has a chained gold watch with the monogram A.D.
His hair is from a dark as raven color reaching until his shoulders and on the right lower arm hanging a black baston, is a fashion must ,all the society mans of 1820's posses one as such,but the most intriguing part is that , i can distinguish his bronzed beautiful face. His face is the perfection of a mighty God creation, with this big olive dark eyes, defined black eyebrows ,perfect cut of the jaw making his face same as statues  ,his bronzed skin giving the perfect background of his beauty, like thin contoured lips of plum colour which are made just to kiss mine every time they want.
He made big steps to reach faster near me and he stopped in front of the bench in his angelic perfection, he never look so good in any other dreams as it looks right now while offering me a beautiful, playful smile.
My heart start pumping so fast as the butterfly wings on their landing, while my both feet and arms are slightly strike by a tremor ,now my body is fully awaken by the purest emotions,and I gently remove my right hand glove revealing my milky soft skin as , anticipating his next move.
He softly landed his right hand just for me to grab it, but instead i shift my gaze  little longer directly in to his eyes and i delay the offering of my hand .
At this gesture he slightly make his back more straight and with a single motion of his four fingers aligned together make the sign of demand, at that moment i showed a grim of smile, but after i straighten my back, sign of pride, then softly i gave my hand to him.
After holding our hands the world stopped ,the feeling of his touch is undescribed by words while it simply started the magical land of love; he brought my trembling hand up to his plumy lips where he placed a sweet kiss helped by the other hand also, which creates the feeling of longing, of wanting, of passionate love, then he gently placed it on his upper arm and I grabbed it like my hall life depending on that.
It was the way of telling to the world that this man is mine, it belongs to me for eternity and beyond.
While walking in silence on the beautiful alleys of the park we stopped for resting on a white iron bench under the green bolt created by the leaves with grapes hanging out ready to be ripe .
In front of the bench at the end of this vine tunnel there is a crystal lake which holding small boats caring couples true their love, the light of the sun mirrored in the crystal water giving the sensation of a dancing stars, in the atmosphere we can see many small particles of white puff giving the sensation of snowing, while the bended trees over the water are creating the feeling of hiding from the eyes of society and the hole world it self .
In front of this beauty he seductively and proudly broke a grape from the branch and offered it to me with a smirk in his eyes, saying:
-For you, my lovely Ana ,know that I have you with me on all the paths I have walked!!!Believe in us my love, we can be togheder as we want but i am afraid we must wait until the right time is coming!!!!!he said full of passion and belief,and not even once moving his eyes from me.
-How long we have to wait ,Demir!!!????We have tried everything but all is failing, I started to loose even the last thing we have left on our side, which is hope!!!I said with full tears in my eyes.
-Ana, in my soul and in front of God you are my wife and i gave you my promise that i will love you forever, nothing had changed, but this time become more difficult, even to meet!!!!He said with sorrow looking directly to my eyes.
-I know my love, is just, how my life will be without this 2 black paired eyes looking at me???Is impossible to live without you. I said holding him harder into my arms and resting my head on his shoulder.
After a short time of holding and bathing in to his smell he grabbed his baston and he put on the cap on his head then he said:
-I must go now, is late, when we can see each other again, I'll send my vizier to you, be sure I'll found a way to reach to you and you are always my love!!!
I bow my head down in understanding and with deep sorrow I am standing like a stone cold refusing to accept what he is telling to me, but suddenly he grab my waist put me on my feet and with his hand touching my cheek, he lean his head and placed a passionate kiss on my lips which makes me paralyzed but at the same time fully awaken from my state.
-Ana ,wait for me, don't do something stupid!!!!!he said.
-I trust you with my life! I will always wait for you, as long as it takes!!!!I said.
-I must go now, is time, and my lovely Ana, pray for us!!!!he said placing another kiss on my forehead.
He released my waist and face and he placed a kiss on my hand while raising slightly his hat saying:
-Until we meet again, my lovely Ana Constantin!!!!
-Until we meet again, my lovely Demir Brancoveanu!!!!!I said in despair and disbelief.
I watch him hurry out of the park leaving me behind with my dreams and heart broken on that iron bench with an unripe grape in my hand and somehow I know i am loosing Demir but the crumb of hope which i carry for us is still lingers there deep in my heart, that somehow one day we will be living togheder  forever.
I left  to meet the vizier which i found him in same place as he promised and he took me back to my home, once we reached i handed him a small bag of golden coins and with this his help has been paid, at first he refused the payment saying that he did all for his prince Demir and Brancoveanu family ,but at last i convinced him this is my gratitude for his service to me."""""
And with all that something happened and i wake up now in to the real world as if all that love story doesn't even took place ,all that uncontrollable power of the longing which ties two hearts on all the imaginable plans, it is all vanished and i am in the cruel real insanity in my room in Sighishoara ,Transylvania on the cold late autumn night with a feeling of deep emptiness and tears in my eyes.
I started to come to my senses of what means reality ,and as usual is just another vivid dream,Ana...of,my lovely Ana ,is all in you're mind ,nothing of this is real ,but yet again i wonder how i can feel so much love to just a non existing man?!!!!
And the strange things that had happened today at the library, I need to find out more about this beautiful shadow man.