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  © Andreia Koslowski

  2013

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  BOOK II

  THE STAR

  SERIES THE WAY IN MARKED CARDS

  I dedicate this book for each part of the universe that conspired to my inspiration, for the love that can give right and the magnitude of the human spirit.

  A.K

  "A journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step."

  Lao Tzu

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  Prologue

  THE CALL

  The day was cloudy and the breeze touched Isadora's face while she walked slowly along the narrow streets of Bilbao. Soon, saw the church that found other day. Realized that, there was one design of a shell and an arrow. That image attracted her eyes like a magnet. The sweet and soft voice was manifested again:

  "Pay attention to this arrow. Is a indication of the way you need follow to find what you seek. This is the way of the signs ..." The Way of Santiago”

  Isadora stood for a few minutes in front of the arrow, thinking about those words. She looked around and saw no one. The streets were totally desolate and there was just her, her thoughts and arrow.

  She looked at the sky and observed the contrast of the sun's rays passing through gray clouds, with a great light expanding itself in this afternoon. Isadora smiled seeing that wonderful landscape, wondering how God will also seemed to enjoy playing with his brushes and paints on the onscreen of universe, changing the color tone and contrast in brightness.

  At that moment, she saw a green hill and the beautiful landscape. Admired, with a sense of peace and happiness, and looked at the horizon and the entire scenario and said to herself:

  "Yes ... That's it ... I'll search what calls me!"

  AS OF DIAMONDS

  A great gold shines strongly before us.

  The gold is a material element.

  The energies and things take shape that we can touch and see in the exterior world in a concrete way.

  Some days later the phone rings, it was Fernanda.

  "Hi, it's fine" - Fernanda said, excited.

  "Everything good! How are you? How long! "- Isadora said, happy to hear her friend's voice.

  "It's true! When you come to visit me? "

  "I'm resolving some things here, I believe that until tomorrow I can give you one answer."

  "Come soon, I miss you ... I have many new features!"

  "Me too. I'm in a beautiful city, however realized some strange things ... "

  "Hum .. I think you should come out of there! "

  "Take it easy, in one week I'm going. I want to see you! '

  " I waiting for you !" - Fernanda said.

  Isadora and Fernanda were following different ways at that moment, and occured to Isadora invite her friend to make the way.

  "Could be fun ..." - she thought.

  Soon after, Isadora recive one called by Javier from Malaga

  "Hello girl, how are you? How is Bilbao? Do you liked"

  "Okay, but I want to to request my transfer to another city. I'm getting a little bit uncomfortable here. "

  "I told you ..." - Javier said, with a fatherly tone.

  "I know ... how about Valencia? "- asked Isadora.

  "It's a great city, but I have no vacancies there. I've got a vacancy in Granada, which is nearby. It is a touristic town, good for business. "

  "I do not know ..."

  "I like Granada. The people who working there liked enough."

  "Could you transfer me ?"

  "I'll check. Call me at the end of the day, I'll see what I can do."

  "Combined"

  Claudia was out with some friends who did that afternoon and Isadora returned home. Came into the room and looked at the screen that was behind the door. Raised it and propped it on the chair that was near the mirror. She walked away and looked at the screen for a few minutes. She approached slowly and stroked the screen with your hands, feeling the warmth of the fabric. Trying feeling the screen, the image of Mark came up with his voice saying: "- You should rethink your work!"

  The memories of those words and his sarcastic, laughter make the sadness and sense of helplessness block the good feelings. Getting back yourself, she put the screen back on behind the door. "- I can’ t break free myself ... I need more time! "- she thought.

  With slow steps Mrs. Helen stepped up to the bedroom and saw that Isadora was sitting on the bed, with head down.

  "Can I enter, girl?"

  "Hi Mrs. Helen, yes you can." - said, wiping away tears.

  "Can I help you? Are you missing home? "

  "Yes, I am." - Isadora said, wanting to disguise the sadness.

  "But is that all?"

  " Yes, you can stay peaceful. I'm a little sensitive today, that days... you know..."

  "Be calm. Here in Spain we said that

  "Every one passes for what need passes". Sometimes destiny wanted to teach something ... "

  "Yes Mrs. Helen, but the heart neither always listen the reason."

  "I know baby, I have more than sixtheen years old, I am widow, I have children and I know about the life. Can I be of another generation, but I know little things about the heart and about the people. "

  Mrs. Helen approached to Isadora and took her hand.

  "Do you write with the right hand or left?"

  "Right hand."

  She turned palm of hand upward and spent some time observing, and talked seriously.

  "You have a water hand . You are intuitive, compassionate and emotional, with notable artistic skills. "

  "You understand about chiromancy? - Isadora said, impressed. "

  "Let me see what are saying your lines."

  Rubbing the hands lightly, feeling the energy and looked at the lines.

  "You have a healthy ego, and balanced leadership skills, and sometimes,, assume more responsibility than is necessary ... wants to embrace the world. It's sociable, with good artistic sense and has great communication skills. At the heart line, I see that you have a great underlying harmony with the people and higher emotional sensitivity is faithful and passionate. It's fun and sociable, but tends to be idealistic in your relationships ... beware ... sometimes you are very picky! "

  Mrs. Helen stopped talking and kept reading the lines. Isadora was intrigued, but left she free to say what she saw. Know that could not interrupt the intuition already know how it manifested itself, and should be respect your time. So Mrs. Helen kept her reading slowly.

  "That is the line of the head, and it indicates an artistic talent, you like to express yourself in creative ways. In life line indicate that you have ambitions, is impulsive and energetic. Since little girl know what you want of the life ... you are generous and sees the life with great enthusiasm, you love life to the full! It is important to feeling happy and your home is important for you, is the place where you refuge of the rest of the world. In line of destiny indicates one good balance to satisfy family expectations about and following your way, no matte
r how it cost. You employ your interests until the death. You are very strong and determined! "

  While Mrs. Helen plunged in the lines of the hands of Isadora, one silence fell and dominated the environment for a few minutes. Mrs. Helen stopped and looked seriously at Isadora.

  "This is the line of relationships. I can see a recent suffering ... what did he do to you? "

  "Why?"

  "I see a cut and now you have a supernatural fear of love. You need to cure it."

  "I'm in the process of healing, many things in me were affected."

  "Forget this man, you deserve a better person. Not worth staying with him ... has another coming up, and this one will be your sun. There are no fairy tale, but he will make you very happy. "

  "I can not believe in this now."

  "When you least expect it, it is going to happen, and will remember my words."

  "We'll see ..."

  "The rest goes show the destiny. But I see that the artistic line is very present in your hands. You must develop it ... do not waste your talent! Remember the parable of the talents? The universe gives you, but will regain! And can take back ... careful! "

  "I had some problems in my work and that's why I'm here, I need to find myself to follow my path."

  "I see one great fortunate and artistic success. Follow your way without fear! You will win! But do not delay! "

  "Thank you Mrs. Helen, you are an angel!"

  "Imagine my dear. I see that you are a good person and deserves to be happy! The way is not just made of flowers but also of thorns. The art of the life consists in the balance, and you will learns with the time. I saw a happy way! "

  The two hugged and Isadora felt that won another friend. "The way really reserve great surprises for us." - she thought.

  THE WORLD

  The world represents an important change,

  it is the beginning the new cycle, that offering infinite possibilities.

  Everything is a cycle.

  Nothing lasts forever.

  The universe is being renewed, and everything around.

  Isadora wakes up with the ringing of the phone. Javier say that there was a vacancy in Granada in 10 days and if she will rent one apartment , could indicate one in a good place. Isadora said that she would talk with Claudia and would give an feedback until late afternoon. She showered and soon Claudia awoke.

  "Good morning!"

  "Good morning! I have some news! "- said Isadora.

  "Let's start the day well!"

  "Let's to breakfast and we talked!"

  Mrs. Helen was finishing setting the table, and they will approaching, animated.

  "Good morning ! I leave the coffee ready, I know that you enjoy. I need to resolve some things out. "

  "All right, thank you!

  "Tell me the news, I'm curious!" - Claudia said anxiously.

  "Javier called me, and told about the vacancy in Granada ...I can start in 10 days, and if you want we can go together and rent an apartment. He can indicate to us. "

  "That would be great. This town is very beautiful. I know some friends yesterday, one of them is a photographer and lives in Granada. They spoke highly of the city. We just need to resolve the issue of the visa before going ... well, if we really are, we must change soon, I have to go to an exhibition in Italy. "...

  "I can give the response to then? I will speak with John and also solve our issue with Giovanni. "

  "Sure! And you will not show me any work to exhibit in Italy? "

  "Sorry, but I need to do something before returning to paint ..."

  "What?"

  "I need to regain my inspiration, it does not come back yet ..."

  "When it come back let me know, I want to work with you."

  Isadora hugged her friend and went to the cafeteria. She got talk with John and he agreed to the transfer. Isadora confirmed with Javier, that spent all instructions of the apartment. Giovanni sent by fax a copy of the extension of visas and John said that everything was right. Isadora call in Giovanni's phone, and told him that she will go at his office in Madrid, because needed the original documents. Fernanda called and Isadora told the news, and that soon would find themselves.

  At the end of the day Isadora says goodbye to John and colleagues of the coffe shopp. Arrived at home and told her plans to Mrs Helen. They hugged each other and Isadora, emotional, thanked for the special hospitality and for the generosity for Mrs. Helen in renting your room. Claudia decided to go to Granada before the procedures to resolve the rent of the apartment and Isadora goes to Madrid fetch the original documents of the visa.

  Isadora took the train. She was happy to be fulfilling another step of the way. The moist green landscape and the Vasque country ran through your eyes. The mystery of the way does not leave of your mind. Hours later one voice announced the arrival of the train station in Madrid. She came down the stairs with her suitcase. Picked up a taxi and went to the lawyer's office. In the course, realized that the taxi followed by narrow streets that seemed the old town of Madrid.

  "This direction is the same address that I passed to you?" - Isadora said suspiciously.

  "Sure, do you think l will stealing you?" - Said the taxi driver Spanish, with a hostile voice.

  "No, sir, is that I never went through here, that's all."

  "You keep relax, the building is this one."

  When the car stopped Isadora looked at the building and could not believe that a man who charges 500 Euros for fees could be located in one place so far away from everything. However dare to seek the documents. Alighted from the car and went into the building. One receptionist answered her and announced at the Chambers. She took the elevator, ancient, and climbed to the second floor. Entered the room and one woman received, offered a coffee and asked to wait a little bit because Giovanni was with one client in the room. One man leaves the room and the secretary asks for Isadora between. When entering sees a bald man with glasses and a fake smile, but Isadora did not want to draw any conclusion.

  "Good afternoon, Isadora?" - Giovanni said, shaking hands with Isadora.

  "Good afternoon ..."

  While Giovanni shook hands with Isadora, her intuition was screaming:

  "- WARNING!"

  "Let's have some coffee?" - said Giovanni.

  "Sure, you're with the documents of the visa?"

  "Yes, I explain while drinking one coffee. "

  Giovanni took a coffee and explained the process for extension of visas that, even though one request the confirmation could take some time, but could be quiet because the papers were lawful. Giovanni gave the documents and Isadora was examining.

  "Are you going to where now?" - Said Giovanni.

  "I'm going to a friend's house."

  "Can I give you a ride?"

  "No thank you, don’ t worry ..."

  "Where is it?"

  "Do not worry, it's close."

  "All right, if you need something, call me."

  "Thank you!"

  When he left the office her voice was screaming: "- YOU CAME IN COLD!" - She looked the papers and called Claudia.

  "Is everything okay? Do you take the documents with the lawyer? "- Claudia asked.

  "Yes, but I did not feel safety in the lawyer..."

  "Why?"

  "We need to be careful, I need more information about the lawyer. More late we talked."

  "What happened?"

  "Nothing happened, just did not feel very secure with him, it may be silly, but I want to check some information. And how are things going? "

  "You will love Granada. It's a beautiful city. Any artist will love! How I not come here before? I already got the apartment is close to coffee shop in front of the balcony has a square with a beautiful garden. We started with the right foot! "