Edmund and Helga- Part 12

Eleventh screen

“Beside the river”

[Edmond and Helga are walking beside the river]

Helga:

It is so hot, Edmond crossing the river is forbidden; walking in it is not forbidden.

Edmond’s jinn:

Yes, crossing the river is forbidden!! Walking and swimming in it has no prohibition!

 Edmond’s soul:

No, it is forbidden!!

Edmond:

[Takes Helga’s hand and says]

We will just walk at beach we won’t go further, we will go until the water reaches our ankle.

[They are getting into the river]

Helga’s jinn:

What salubrious water! There is no problem with going further, crossing the river is forbidden!

Helga:

What salubrious water! I am enjoying it.

[Helga and Edmond take each other hands and they go further to the deep parts of the river]

Edmond’s jinn:

Let’s have a swimming race!

Helga’s jinn:

Let’s have a swimming race!

Helga:

Edmond, let’s race, let’s see which one of us will get to the other side of the river first. I am sure you are lost already, because I am the champion of swimming.

Edmond:

You wish! I am better than you in swimming.

Edmond’s soul:

What are you doing? This is forbidden!

Edmond:

What is forbidden? Swimming is not forbidden, crossing the river is forbidden! We will go to the other side and we will swim back.

Helga’s jinn:

One, two, three. Begin!

[Helga and Edmond are swimming across the river; they are almost at the other side of the river]

Helga’s jinn:

Helga if you want to cross the river and get rid of the repetitious life and watch the beautiful flowers of that side just: yell my leg!! Because Edmond is winning and there is no way that you could win this race!

Helga:

[Shouting]

Ouch, my leg!!

Edmond:

[He carries Helga to the other side and puts her down on the sands gently, and he is massaging her leg]

Edmond’s jinn:

[Is talking to Helga’s jinn in jinn language]

We did it. Well done! Lucifer’s rewards will be ours soon, we just need to take them near the barbed wire, and Lucifer will take it from there!

Helga:

Ah, I feel better, thank you Edmond, my muscle cramp is gone now; I was going crazy!

Edmond:

Is it better now honey? You are welcome.

Edmond’s soul:

Do you see now? It is happening; you crossed the river whatever the reason is. You are in forbidden area now!

Edmond’s jinn:

Nothing has happened! Do you see the barbed wire, that’s the border to forbidden area, passing that is forbidden; not crossing the river!

Helga’s jinn:

Let me correct you; crossing the barbed wire getting near the trees is not forbidden; eating fruits from those trees, is forbidden!

Edmond’s soul:

Crossing that barbed wire is forbidden, FORBIDDEN!!

Helga’s soul:

Eating those fruits is forbidden as well; the king said: do not get near those trees and do not eat those fruits!

Edmond’s soul:

Yes, Helga’s soul is right. Be careful Edmond and Helga!

Edmond’s jinn:

[Burst into laughing]

Edmond’s soul:

Why are you laughing?

Edmond’s jinn:

[Is talking to Edmond’s soul]

I am laughing because you and Helga’s soul are so behind! And you are misleading them! Dear souls you must know better, the tree is a parable.

The tree doesn’t mean a bush or plant, the tree is the segmentation of bad and good residents of heavens! The king said: do not approach the tree and do not eat from it, he meant neither approach the bad and evil residents nor talk to them.

 Edmond’s soul:

We know the meaning of the tree parable; but the command is not to get close to the plants behind the barbed wire because eating from those plants will make one out of normal balance; then one will approach and socialize with evil creatures easily!

Helga’s soul:

Meantime, we know that you two jinni are companions of evil tree.

Helga’s jinn:

Please, please! We are honorable jinni; don’t make a fib!!

Helga:

Edmond, since we are at this side of river already; if you are agree let’s go near the barbed wire and take a look.

Edmond:

No, never. We must not get further!

Edmond’s jinn:

If you go there in order to watch the plants, I swear on my honor that I won’t let you two pass the barbed wire myself.

Edmond’s soul:

You cannot count on jinn’s swear. Collusion is suspected!

Helga’s jinn:

Upon my word that I won’t let Helga pass the barbed wire and violate the command!

Helga’s soul:

What word?! We have crossed the red lines for several times already!

Edmond’s jinn:

Ok, trust us for once, if they crossed the barbed wire you are right and we will surrender, never judge a book by its color!

You will see in future some human will be so dishonest and they will disobey and violate the commands like we never do!

Helga:

Shall we go?

Edmond:

Ok let’s go.

[Edmond and Helga are near the barbed wire suddenly a ritzy, handsome and barefooted person with gravity appears and he says]

Person:

Salute Edmond and Helga, I was waiting for you, welcome.

Edmond:

Thanks for your greetings, would you please introduce yourself?

Person:

I am Lucifer!

[As he introduces himself as Lucifer, Edmond and Helga take a step back and they are shocked but after a while they get close to barbed wire again]

 Helga:

If you are Lucifer why are you so ritzy and handsome? And you are so polite

Lucifer:

Everyone assume that I am an ugly and rags creature, my eyes are bleeding, I got forks instead of fingers and I have a heart-breaking voice!

If I was like that nobody would get close to me and nobody would accept my invitations and I was living in crypt; far from mankind.

Edmond:

If I knew you are Lucifer I would have never spoken with you, and now be sure, we will never cross this barbed wire.

Lucifer:

Even if you want to cross it, I wouldn’t allow you!

Helga:

Why? Isn’t it your most important desire to make us cross the wire and violate the command!

Lucifer:

I have promised your jinni that I wouldn’t let you pass this wire, besides this is my private territory and you are not allowed to pass!

Helga:

Very well, do we have permission to watch your plants?

Lucifer:

Absolutely, and if you wanted to know more, it is my pleasure to explain these plants for you.

Edmond’s soul:

Edmond, it is getting dangerous, do not talk with Lucifer, and leave this area immediately!

Edmond’s jinn:

What matters is that they are not going to cross the barbed wire.

Edmond’s soul:

Correct, but you are near the evil tree.

Helga’s jinn:

You haven’t eaten from the tree yet.

Edmond:

Dear soul, no worries, we are just watching and talking, we won’t cross the barbed wire.

Helga’s soul:

You have crossed many red lines; this is the last of them!

Helga:

Be quiet for a moment1 let me ask, I want to know more.

[Is talking to Lucifer]

Lucifer, why are they padding the grapes there; like they are walking on grapes [she is pointing to that place]

Lucifer:

They are making wine.

Edmond:

There! Why are they using blades on plants?

Lucifer:

Those are poppy plants; they are gathering opium from them using blades.

Helga:

There! Why are they gathering those plants and leafage?

Lucifer:

Those are cocaine leafage. And those are marijuana plants. And from that cannabis; hash is made.

Edmond:

What are those spiral glassy pipes are for?

Lucifer:

Those are for producing meth, and heroin.

Edmond:

Why are they doing these processes?

Lucifer:

All of these efforts and researching are to bring pleasure and fun for mankind, and to make you forget all the pains and sorrow, and to make you get rid of the repetitious life. Those are called narcotics and psychedelic drugs!

Edmond’s soul:

Lucifer, why don’t you say all of these efforts and researches are for misery and destruction of mankind, to make them disobey the command, to make them walk the vices path! Edmond please let’s go.

Helga:

Edmond’s soul, please don’t be more catholic than the Pope! We can take care of ourselves. Edmond and I are trained well, besides, king is looking after us; thus Lucifer cannot hurt us.

Helga’s soul:

I am so sorry that you don’t know the Lucifer’s games yet; he will pull you where ever he wants easily, and he will surly bring misery and destruction for you!

Helga’s jinn:

Helga, don’t listen, you can see that Lucifer is polite, unfailing, and gracious, and he wants nothing but goodness for you. He did not let us pass the barbed wire, in fact he said this is his private territory and he won’t let us pass.

Helga’s soul:

[Is very sad and is talking with Edmond’s soul]

Why are you so silent? Why don’t you do anything? Why the superiors are not helping us?

Edmond’s soul:

There is nothing we can do, don’t be sad, don’t you know that sometimes king tells the thief to run and asks the dog to catch him!

Edmond and Helga have choice and free will, they can do whatever they want, just behold and watch.

Helga’s soul:

Ok, thank you. I will try not to be more catholic than the Pope!

Edmond’s soul:

Well done, when they are shaking hands with Lucifer there is nothing we can do for them!!

Edmond:

[Is talking to Helga]

My dear, let us go if you are finished, meanwhile I thank you mister Lucifer for all the explanations.

Helga:

Let’s go honey, I am finished here, I have watched every part of this garden.

Helga’s jinn:

You see, there is no problem; we did not cross the barbed wire as we promised. Did you see how friendly and lovely Lucifer is? And how he respects you? That’s why we love him; he takes good care of us! He even gives us our shares from those herbaceous admixtures; do you want me to take your share from him?

Helga:

No, never. We are not allowed to use narcotics.

Edmond:

Ok Helga let us go. Thank you mister Lucifer

Helga’s soul:

[Is talking to Edmond’s soul]

Did you see what a gentleman Lucifer is; fortunately he didn’t do anything bad. I kind of liked him!

Edmond’s soul:

[Is talking to Helga’s soul]

You too? He fooled you too.

Helga’s soul:

No, never.

Edmond’s soul:

Yes, it went well, if nothing happens now.

Edmond:

Farewell Lucifer.

Lucifer:

Farewell Edmond, farewell Helga.

[Edmond and Helga are walking away; suddenly a lovely lady gives a chest to Lucifer]

Lucifer:

[He shouts]

Ah, Edmond, I almost forgot; please accept this gift!

Edmond’s soul:

Ah, we are doomed! I told you; Lucifer has some plans, he did it; we are so doomed!

Helga’s soul:

Why?

Edmond’s soul:

The chest! Deception! In a most beautiful approach!

Edmond:

Thanks but no thanks.

Helga:

Thank you, that’s kind of you.

[Takes the chest]

What’s in it?

Lucifer:

Nothing valuable! It is our own garden products; selected from every kind of it, some syringes to use as well; everything you need is in that case.

Edmond:

Darling, give it back; we cannot accept it.

[Edmond’s soul and Helga’s soul are rocked, and surprised for the deception, like they are in a shock]

Lucifer:

It is ok; it is not polite to refuse the gift! Just take it and if you don’t want it just throw it into the river; or take it to the palace and throw it in a deep well.

Edmond:

Very well, I throw it here.

Helga:

Edmond, please be polite, we will drop it in the river, farewell Lucifer.

[They are near to the river]

Edmond:

Helga, drop it in the river.

Helga:

Don’t rush, we will take it but we won’t open it, let us throw it in the well; if we drop it to the water someone else might find it and use it then it will be our faults.

Edmond:

Ok, I cannot persuade you! Ok, let us go.