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the promise of the tea-gods
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by the door. Without thinking about it he draped it over his arm, then
headed for the beach house.
Binnie was outside waiting for him, sitting at the table on top of the
hill—with a gorgeous view the ocean. A huge, blue umbrella—same
color as the sky—rose from the center of the table, creating a comfortable circle of shade.
Rarely did anyone ever use the front door at Binnie’s beach house.
Well-hidden behind a galaxy of towering birch, you couldn’t even see
the front of the house from the road, but you could see the ocean glistening beyond the wide path that wound its way to the back. And everyone took that path—a journey of unimaginable beauty.
Binnie stood up and smiled when he saw Soo-kang coming. “So
good to see you,” he said, motioning for him to come and sit with him.
“How are things going?”
“Things are going well,” said Soo-kang. “All is calm and quiet in my
world today, and as soon as I saw your ocean, things got even better.”
“Tea?” asked Binnie, holding up an empty cup.
“You’re a coffee-man, Binnie. Since when do you drink tea?”
“Since K arrived and made me a delicious pot of chai—just like they
make it in India, only hers is better. She adds her own magic and the
result is heavenly.
“I’ll give it a try,” said Soo-kang—not altogether sure if magic was
a rare spice or something a-little-more-dramatic, like a spoonful of
finely ground kryptonite.
Binnie filled a cup with spice-scented tea, then handed it to Sookang. “To a day that just gets better and better,” he said, raising his own
cup in the air.
“As always, it’s good to be here—with my friend who makes every
day better.”
Binnie laughed. “You flatter me!”
“Said the humble servant of the universe.”
“You’re so quick, Soo-kang. The speed of your mind truly amazes
me,” said Binnie, leaning back in his chair.
