One Road, Six Ways

One Road, Six Ways - Part 39

Luisa was surprised why Thelma was asking her if she already had seen Herman. Karel on the other hand suddenly felt a sensation of fear when he heard the name of Herman mentioned. Karel already had admitted to himself that he fall in love with Luisa and he could not imagined what will be his life if he lose Luisa and the twin which for quite of time he already had taken as his own. After all, the twin bore his name.

"Luisa, I'd seen Herman!" Thelma told Luisa that she had seen Herman.

"You'd seen Herman? Where?" Luisa was excited, Karel could hear it from Luisa's voice.

"This morning in the airport!"

"You talked to each other?"

"No, but he saw me and Kees."

"He was with his wife of course." Luisa was a little sad when asking it to Thelma.

"I have an idea that he was alone!" Thelma answered Luisa.

Herman came back to the Netherlands alone. The mood of Luisa switched back to gladness. When she and Thelma finished talking, she turned to Karel with a happy face and say to him.

"Karel, you heard it? Herman is back!"

Karel looked at Luisa and forced a smile. "Good news for you!"

That night, Luisa could not sleep. He is thinking about Herman. Within herself, she know she still had the feeling. She love Herman and she could not understand herself why she kept loving him, after what Herman had done to her. She could not forgot all the sweet moments together with Herman, his sweet voice whispering his love to her and the promises he made.

Karel in his room, also could not sleep. The harmonious time together with Luisa had given him  a kind of hope that maybe Luisa could fall in love with him the same as he falls in love with her. He enjoyed her laugh, he enjoyed also as she was annoyed of little something that is not so important, he enjoyed her watching as she take care of her twins Lindsey and Norma. He had really hoped that before the seven years living together as fake husband and wife, Luisa would fall in love to him, to erase from their life the word fake that described their marriage. Now his hope diminish as Herman would appear again in Luisa's life.

Luisa and Karel attended the funeral of the mother of Kees. Thelma and Kees were glad to see the twins of Luisa. They made an appointment, Thelma would be the Godmother of Norma, and Kees the Godfather of Lindsey.

For many days, Luisa was very uneasy. As Karel was in his work, Luisa had thought to call Herman on the telephone. She dialed the number of Herman but then stopped. She asked herself, why would she call Herman? Herman was alone back in the Netherlands but it did not means he was not married anymore? Yet, the urged to call Herman won.

"Hello, with Herman!" the voice at the other end of the telephone was very familiar. It was Herman.

"Herman?" Luisa was nervous.

"Luisa?" Herman was glad to hear the voice of Luisa. "Thanks God you call me! I am very glad!"

"Really?" Luisa don't know what she felt upon hearing what Herman said.

"Yes, I called Antwerp but they said there that you are here in Rotterdam. I went to the club where you had work but I learned you stopped working there for months already. I ask the driver of the club that always drove you and Thelma to work and back home, but he said he do not know where are you." Herman said.

"Karel!"

"Yes, Karel that was his name. Luisa how are you, I want to see you!"

Luisa was for a moment silent. Karel had denied Herman about her whereabouts.