Category: Drama Publisher: CreateSpace-Amazon
ISBN-10: 1537554999
Type: Fiction
Pages: 354
Copyright: November 1, 2016
ISBN-13: 9781537554990
Price: $4.99 (eBook)
A sensual and intriguing Novel. It teaches us who we are.
Read what happens 2hen sex, lust, love, marriage, relationships, society, conformity, politics, religion, and the human condition collide.
Excerpt
Human nature has always been an interesting topic for discussion for centuries and throughout time. Many thinkers, writers and intellectuals have touched on the topic; no one has comprehended it. According to Plato, “The human condition is one of ignorance: like the prisoners in the cave, we see only shadows but believe them to be reality.”
Psychologists fail to recognize that each of us is unique; they tend to generalize ideas, concepts and theories that are meaningless, and are even laughable.
This work is not a try to analyze human nature in any way, but it will depict it as is in its raw form. As offensive and unacceptable to puritan, unrealistic, and phony societies as the content may be, the truth is these events take place every minute of every day and everywhere around the globe.
This is a mirror of the world. We are full of emotions, confusion, hopes, dreams, and we struggle on daily basis; many of us struggle more than others. Just as the great Woody Allen has been trying, in vain, to teach us. Because he makes us naked of our hypocrisy, we do not like him or his work, as we feel uncomfortable.
CHAPTER ONE
Chiara Calione, at twenty-two, lives in one of the richest parts of Southern California, Newport Beach. Chiara lives with her two well-known parents, Ada Calione, an important international real estate agent and broker; Ada is licensed in the United States, Europe, Mexico and Canada. Her office of contact is in Paris and she handles high priced properties for the rich around the world. Mario Calione is an outstanding trial attorney.
Chiara is an alluring young girl with an oval-shaped face adorned by her stunning sharp, intelligent and sparkling greenish-hazel eyes; her long soft, straight with golden stripes hair falling upon her shoulders makes her look seductive. Her cheeks are semi red decorated with her neither too thin, nor too thick lips that shape her small mouth, and this gives her self- confidence. Above her small mouth, lays her stunning petite nose. Chiara’s charm and sensuality projected from her small breast match the French writer who said, “You flat-chested women, I adore you, for making love, with you, makes me closer to your heart.” While her chest is flat, she stands at 5.8”, which makes her alluring to anyone alive with any senses.
Chiara has no siblings; her relationship with her parents is based on love, respect and trust. They talk and discuss what happens in their lives. That her parents are conservative republicans, Chiara is unhappy.
They live in a large house on a hill upon the Pacific Ocean; one can see the ocean from any corner of the house. The Calione family has a large terrace where they often have their breakfast and their dinner, depending on the unpredictable climate of Southern California.
Their terrace is large with many sculptures and artificial waterfalls; this makes the atmosphere always romantic and suitable for good conversations over delicate Californian, Italian, Chilean or French wine. They always have friends and family members over for dinner. Mr. Calione’s favorite wine is any prestigious Italian Chianti Classico.
Chiara’s, future is preoccupying Mr. Mario Calione. She has just completed her Bachelor degree in Art History from the University of California, Irvine. She is not sure what she wants to do, but she contemplates going to Europe to spend time studying the arts of painting and sculpture.
Chiara has grown unsatisfied with young boys for their trivialities and lack of intellectuality. She has become at odd with materialism; she is more of an intellectual romantic whose pleasure lies in the delicacy of art and the charm of small things and thoughts. During her study at UCI, Chiara spent two semesters at the University of the Sorbonne of Paris, France. The intelligence, the sophistication, and the Europeans influenced her with great force. The French have shaped her the most. She sees a clear distinction between cultures.
As a result, this has been a point of tension between her and her father. Mario is a forty-eight-year old man; he is two inches shorter than Ada, his wife, but this bothers neither of them. Though Mario is tranquil on the outside, he is a nervous man; his legs do not stop moving. His hair is receding, so he looks bald. Age has taken its toll on his face, so he looks older than his age. He often complains of back pains, maybe because of his sedentary life style, which makes him overweight. Though he is serious, he has a permanent smile on his face. Being a well-known lawyer, Mario is always preoccupied by deep thoughts, besides his preoccupation with Chiara’s future.
Chiara longs to return to Europe, not only for studying, but maybe even repatriating. She has been contemplating the idea.
Chiara and her parents have always had different political and economic viewpoints. While Chiara is a democrat and self-declared socialist, her parents are hard-core republican capitalists. They have often entered unfruitful and useless discussions each arguing a point of view.
On a warm Friday afternoon in August, Chiara surprises her parents with a dinner she prepares herself for the first time. When her parents arrive home twenty minutes apart, each smells the aroma of Italian food coming from the kitchen. They are both astounded to learn that it is Chiara, not Rosie, their housekeeper, who is preparing the dinner.
Expressing their feelings of being proud of their daughter, both parents get ready to sit on the terrace for what will be a delightful dinner evening. Mr. Mario Calione opens a bottle of wine, picks up three wine glasses and goes to the Terrace. Ada Calione goes to the bathroom to freshen up and change her formal clothing to a more casual and comfortable outfit. She arrives at the Terrace radiating with attractiveness and sensuality.
Ada, Chiara’s mother, is not much different than Chiara herself. She is just as appealing; yet, age shows on her pinkish cheeks. She is a forty-two-year-old lady with full lips and dark brown eyes. Her hair, though much shorter than Chiara’s, is wavy dark brown and when wind plays with it, she looks more appealing. She stands at 5.9” and is, as her daughter, flat chested. Her exquisiteness and her pleasant persona is a reason for her success as an international real estate agent and broker. She often uses her charm to allure her clients. Ada is jealous of her daughter, but who isn’t. Her daughter is twenty years younger, vivacious and full of life. To Ada, life played on her the aging trick. She married Mario when she was nineteen. Now she sees aging signs seizing her body.
Mrs. Calione walks to the table where her husband and daughter are sitting and greets them and takes her seat. The three cheer one another with a glass of Chianti Classico, then Chiara gets up to bring the first dish, the primo. She made Ravioli with white wine; both her parents enjoyed with an intense surprise at how an excellent cook their daughter has become.
Rosie, the housekeeper helps, taking dishes and bringing others while the Calione family gets engaged in a serious conversation. Mario Calione starts by asking Chiara what she is planning to do next. Chiara explains that she wants to go to Europe to enhance her knowledge of art and then will decide what to do next. Mario asks her why she doesn’t go to Law School, she becomes defensive refusing the suggestion saying,
“Dad, do you understand I am an artist, socialist and against materialism?”
“Materialism?” Ada replies, with a devilish smile,
“Let me remind you dear Chiara that this, what you consider materialism, gave you the Mercedes we bought for you for your graduation.”
Chiara strikes,
“Who said I wanted it, mom? So I own a Mercedes, so what”
Meanwhile, Ada winks at Mario and keeps her words and thoughts to herself. The three continue eating the second plate, Lamb Chops and Asparagus. Mario interrupts by commenting:
“Scrumptious, Chiara. Brava Bella.”
Afterwards, Mario asks,
“So, what are you planning to do, honey? Are you planning to move to Europe?” He does not wait for a reply and adds,
“Is life in Europe better than in the US, the best place on earth?”
Before he finishes the word earth, Chiara interrupts,
“Dad, our country is not necessarily the best place on earth; it is a great and powerful country, but socialist is what I am and I do not prescribe to your capitalistic views.”
Ada tries to ease the tension by asking, “Honey, do you have a boyfriend or any young man in whom you are interested?”
Now Chiara goes into deep thought, a trance. She remembers Marcelo, the Italian student at the university of the Sorbonne, in Paris. She had a powerful lust for him as he had for her. Just by thinking of him, Chiara gets aroused and wet. The memories are strong that make Chiara see them as the present. Chiara believes it was Marcelo who made her uninterested in any other. To Chiara's disappointment, they both parted ways once they finished their student-exchange period. They never kept in touch.
Chiara comes out of her trance, comes back to the moment and utters,
“No, Mom, I do not. Most good decent men are gays. Most of the rest are little boys who do not phantom what to do when they grow up; but they never grow up. I do not need a child in my life. No. I do not and I will not.” Chiara strikes back at her mom.
“Maybe,” Ada says, “But look how wonderful your dad is. Mario is forty-eight; he is decent and adorable. Aren’t there similar men, Chiara?”
Ada receives no response. Silence has befallen upon the table and each is wondering until Rosie interrupts by asking,
“Should I bring the desert now Mrs. Calione?”
“Yes. Yes, dear. Please do.”
Ada answers in a distressed voice, meanwhile, Mario refills the glasses of wine and raises his glass saying,
“To Chiara’s future.”
Ada repeats,
“To Chiara’s future.”
The Calione family eats the desert and in a subtle way, Chiara asks,
“Dad, so, should I go to Europe for a while? What do you suggest?”
Mario looks at his wife, Ada, and says,
“Yes honey, if it is what you want, you should,”
Ada interrupts,
“Well! Do you want to go to Rome? I have a friend to whom I sold an apartment on Via Veneto last October. It is a very prestigious neighborhood in Rome. Her name is Sofia Curti; we have become close friends since and I visited her once. She, I am sure, will host you for a while in Rome until you decide what you want to do.”
“Excellent idea,” said Mario. “This will be a positive step forward, Chiara. Do you agree?”
“Let me think and I will most likely do that. Thanks mom, thanks dad,”
Chiara agrees and approaches each and plants a warm kiss on the cheek of each. She is elated and is sure that her dream of moving to Europe is becoming a reality.
Dinner is now over and each of the family members retires to his or her quarter. Mario goes to his study; he takes a shot of Courvoisier Cognac and works on his upcoming legal brief. Ada gets herself ready for bed with her thoughts wild and full of jealousy of her daughter’s youth and telling herself in a loud voice,
“Shit! It is good to be young.”
She is looking at herself in the mirror in her bathroom and passing her fingers through the wrinkles under her eyes and around her mouth and experiencing sorrow for aging so fast. Though forty-three is not that old, her life style and living in sunny Southern California make Ada look much older than she is.
Chiara goes to her room, picks up her diary and writes the events of the day. Her going to Europe and leaving behind what she dislikes most – capitalism - makes her happy. Marcelo comes to her thoughts. He is the only one with whom she had the best and most erotic sex. The possibilities in Italy and what men she will meet are occupying her mind. Her aroused body makes her take off her clothes, turn her room light off and lie in bed naked; she starts her erotic thoughts with one, two or three Italian boys.
Sensual imaginings incite her to play with herself erotically and sensually. Touching her clitoris gently gets her more aroused. She continues playing with herself until she achieves a strong orgasm that her parents and Rosie hear her moaning and screaming. Chiara becomes bashful, takes a fetus position, covers herself and goes to sleep.
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