One Road, Six Ways

One Road, Six Ways - Part 25

When the girls were inside their apartment, Carla put the money that Herman handed on her on the side table near the TV.

"The money is here, Luisa. 500 Belgian Franc!" Carla said to Luisa.

"Return it to him. I don't want his money!" Luisa answered Carla.

"Luisa, maybe what you are thinking is not what in Herman's mind." Thelma said.

"He said no string attached but I don't like the idea."

"Luisa, think good. Herman said he will marry you. If you ask me, why not give him a chance?" Carla said to Luisa. "Me, I am thinking to call Wilhelm."

"The German?" Luisa reacted to Carla about that she will call Wilhelm.

"Yes, I am thinking, seems he is a good man, he was an engineer and he could rescue me from my situation."

"But he was a German! And maybe he is married. You saw the girl with him, I heard she called him, Vater, sound like father. " Luisa said.

"Whatever race a person had, good or bad depends to an individual not to people or race!" Carla said. "I will call Wilhelm! You both heard what will be our work here, a club entertainer. I don't like to do anymore what we did in Cyprus. In Cyprus nobody forced us to do what we did, the same here, nobody will force us if we don't like but there's a suggestion."

"And if he is married?"

"I will know it if I call him!"

"How about me? Carla, you have Wilhelm as prospect, and Luisa, she have Herman!" Thelma was worried that if indeed Wilhelm and Carla be together, so Luisa and Herman, then she will be left alone.

"I am not interested with Herman!" Luisa said.

"Wilhelm is still a dream!" Carla said. She realized that she dreamed about Wilhelm as her Prince on the white horse not knowing if Wilhelm was interested to her or not.

Thelma said no more words, but she knew, the possibility about Carla with Wilhelm, Luisa with Herman could happened.

The next day, the three Filipinas spent their time in their apartment. The refrigerator was filled with foods that they don't have to do groceries. They wanted to call Lorna on the telephone but they learned that calling outside Belgium they have first to dial a code and they don't have it. The three girls talked about Grace, Luz and Lorna and about also themselves. 

The next day, Herman arrived early. The three girls were still having their breakfast when he rang the doorbell. The girls invited him to have breakfast and he joined them at the table.

"Luisa, are you ready about dating me?" Herman asked Luisa.

"I did not promised you a date!" Luisa answered Herman sharply.

"You forgot what I said that we have to know each other? A date is a way for us to know each other good. That's why I am early because I want to let you see The Netherlands. Are you not interested to see Amsterdam?" Herman asked Luisa. Luisa still did not answered Herman. Of course, she was interested to see Amsterdam. They have a Seaman neighbor back in the Philippines who bragged about the Red District in Amsterdam and about that drugs were just opened, like Marihuana that one easily can bought from coffee shops. Other drugs could also bought easily if one knew where to buy it with restriction only for personal use.

"Luisa, I think I am talking to you." Herman said when he received no reaction from Luisa.

"You will have your date if you take back your money!" Luisa answered Herman at last.

"Oh yes." Carla upon hearing what Luisa said stood up and take the money she put on the table at the side of the TV. When she returned, she handed the money to Herman. "Luisa said, I must return this to you!"