This is how a Duallis domino begins.
— Kaftaki!!!!
— Yes?
— Damn you! What have you done?
— What did I do?
— I asked you to recommend me a book to read after The Midnight Train by Matt Haig. And what did you do?
— I don't remember.
— You recommended Identity by Milan Kundera.
— What's wrong with it?
— Well, yes… I mean, no. The problem is, I hadn't even read it. And I asked you to write a little introduction so I could share it with our charity reading group.
— Well, that was your mistake. How was I supposed to know?
— Know what? And don't you dare call me a complainer again. I trusted you. I still do.
— Didn't you see the warning? “Kaftaki may make mistakes.”
— No! It's in tiny, faded letters. I didn't see it. Now I've embarrassed myself.
— Fine. I'll write a letter and take responsibility for setting this whole domino effect in motion.
— Wouldn't that make it even more interesting for everyone? Won't they go and look up what Milan Kundera's Identity is all about, just because the all-knowing Kaftaki is apologizing for it?
— Yes, that might happen. But what does that have to do with you?
— You're right.
— Here. This is my letter accepting responsibility for setting the dominoes in motion.
— It was a Duallis domino.
— Excuse me?
— A Duallis domino.
Kaftaki fell silent for a few moments.
Minoo didn't know whether to laugh or hide her face.
The dominoes had started falling;
but this time, not alone.
A Duallis domino. 🦉
MAP