Page 20 of Ra
“As you also belong to Neith, perhaps you have more power than you know.”
Azi laughed lightly as she turned her back on him to pour herself a fresh cup of coffee. “I wouldn’t bet on that. I’m just plain ole Azi.”
“Azi?”
She turned to look at him as she finished stirring her coffee. “Yeah?”
“There is nothing plain about you.”
Azi was momentarily unsure of how to respond. There was a whole lot of inference beneath his simple words, but she quickly recovered. “I’m just an everyday average human, who’s very, very hungry. Want breakfast?”
“Yes. Who will give us food?”
“I will have you know I can manage to cook breakfast.”
“Now I’m intrigued. Will we be able to eat it?”
“I cannot believe you said that!” she exclaimed.
“Well, I did. And I’d rather not have to spend too much time waiting. Will I have to wait long for my meal?” he asked, his nose in the air, as he practically glided into the living room.
“Hold on, wait a minute!” she exclaimed, following him into the living room where he had picked up the remote and was already turning on the TV. “I’m pretty sure you had moved beyond being quite so entitled.”
Ra smiled at her, completely ignoring her irritation with his comment. “I found the most interesting program to watch while you slept,” he announced, turning up the volume as he pointed to the screen.
Azi canted her head a bit as she watched, then it hit her. “Hallmark. You watched Hallmark?”
“Is that what this is called? I found it to be quite enjoyable. There was no murder, or mayhem of any type. Simply good people, caring for other good people. So, I watched. The last one I watched taught about a Queen who was very assuming of all everyone else should be doing for her. She wasn’t good in the beginning, but as it turned out, she was nice. She just had to learn how to do it.”
“Hmm. Interesting. Did she remind you of anyone?”
“No. Not so much.”
“She didn’t remind you of you?!” Azi asked.
“No. She was a queen. I am a god.”
“You were a god.”
“It’s practically the same thing. I am who I’ve always been, regardless of what is happening on the outside. But that is not my point. She was a queen who learned to be kind andappreciative of those around her. I have decided that no one had considered what life must be like for her. It was difficult.”
“Just one thing, Ra. You said the program taught about a queen. These programs and shows and movies are not for teaching. They are only for entertainment. Please do not take them to heart and think that things like that happen in real life. Most of us do not live lives like you’ll see in the movies.”
“I think that maybe some of them do have things to be learned hidden beneath the surface.”
“They might. Just don’t expect life to play out like a movie.”
“Understood.”
“Says the woman going to make breakfast for herself and the sun god,” she said aloud as she went back to the kitchen to start breakfast.
No sooner had she cracked the eggs and was preparing to scramble them, then he called out to her.
“I need more coffee!”
“Then come get more coffee!” she shouted back.
“If I must,” he said, forcing exhaustion into his voice. Moments later he was strolling into the kitchen, and over to the coffee pot.
