THE girls were surprised. Herman handed them a flight ticket back to the Philippines.
"We will travel back to the Philippines? I thought we still have one year of our contract?" Carla asked Herman.
"Please, read the agenda of the travel, your flight is tomorrow, time is 7:30 in the evening, you take the plane of Philippine Airlines in Schiphol Airport, the destination is Manila." Herman detailed the agenda of the flight to the girls.
The girls were silent. A flight back to the Philippines meant no more work and no income. No good news for them as they knew by themselves that they needed money. One year work meant a lot to them.
"I hope you all know where Schiphol is! That is in Amsterdam, The Netherlands." Herman told the girls. "Come on, are you not happy in coming home? In coming back to your homeland, the Philippines? I heard Philippines is very beautiful country with nice beaches! And that the Filipinos are very friendly and hospitable!"
"No!" it was Luisa who sharply answered Herman. Herman looked at Luisa, then Herman smiled to himself, he was attracted to Luisa and he was glad that Luisa reacted.
"You are not glad that you will return to the Philippines?" Herman asked Luisa.
"Our contract was not yet finished, we still have one year!" Luisa answered Herman angrily.
"Oh...oh, don't be angry to me!" Herman answered Luisa laughing. "I think you are more prettier if your not angry and frowning!"
Luisa did not answered Herman, she just threw him an angry look.
"I am just a driver hired to pick you all and bring to The Netherlands." Herman told the girls. "I knew nothing about contract or what."
"The Netherlands? We thought we are going to Belgium!" Carla said.
"Yes, but first we have to pass France, then Luxembourg, Belgium and then The Netherlands." Herman explained to the girls about their travel by car. "Actually, all of you will come to The Netherlands because you have to work there, that is, if you girls cannot work in Belgium."
"You mean, we have first to stay in Belgium and then if we cannot work there, we go to The Netherlands?" confused Carla wanted to clear the words of Herman.
"You can say, it's like that!" Herman answered Carla.
"Wow, we have to pass three countries before we reach The Netherlands." Thelma exclaimed upon hearing they have to pass few countries before reaching their destination.
"We could see the Eiffel Tower along the way?" Luisa however though she was a little angry with Herman asked.
"So, you like to see the Eiffel Tower?" Herman asked Luisa. Luisa did not answered.
"Too bad. Eiffel Tower is in Paris and we will not pass Paris!" Herman said and chuckled. He was teasing Luisa.
"No use talking about seeing places, tomorrow we will be on the plane back to the Philippines!" Thelma voice sounded disappointed.
"Listen girls, I confess, you will not fly tomorrow with the plane to the Philippines!" Herman said to the three Filipinas that they are not returning back to the Philippines. The three girls looked at him. "That flight ticket you have in your hands is your visa."
"I don't understand!" Carla said. "This flight ticket is our visa? How?"
"Your visa is only until tomorrow. I choose to travel at night because not so much cars on the road and also no strict control in the borders, but there's no sure thing, so that ticket of yours is your passport in the borders." Herman explained to the girls.
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