Perhaps Love

Chapter 2

Somer Residence.

After dinner with my brother's girlfriend and her so called sister. I left after Hera's sister left. I know my brother got angry to me with the way I questioned Francesca.

What to do I can't help but to asked. Hmmm after all she will be family. Hmmm yeah a family because I know my brother He loves Hestia he already plans on his mind. As much as I have also mine.

I know her. I know where she work. Because I'm always going there. She is one of the waitress I don't like there. Though she was admired with other guys who's going there. Even one of my friend liked her.

I don't like the way she talked to the guys. She's so friendly she even let guys put their hand on her waist. That's inappropriate. Well she's not the only waitress there but I don't know. I can't explained.

I sit down on the couch and called our maid. "Manang?" She's a Filipina. We are calling her Manang as she said we can call her that. As Manang means elder sister or a respectful way of acknowledging elder person. She works for us since I was a child. That's why my Mom likes Hestia because of Manang, My mom is really close with Manang she trust and love her with all her heart. She's like a family to us.

Manang came, "Hijo, what is it? You want juice?" She asked me. (Hijo in Spanish is son, but Filipinos using this word too)

"Yes Manang please. Thank you" she go back at the kitchen. After a while my juice came with a biscuits. "Oh our Manang is really thoughtful.

"Manang juice would be fine but thanks anyway. Love you."

Manang smiled. "Hijo ... Hmmmm did you do something wrong?"

Hahahha I laughed. "Of course not Manang."

"Ok, How's the dinner with your brother and Hestia?" she sit on the other couch. "You met Hestia's sister? She's a lovely woman too like Hestia."

"Is she?" Hmmmmmm "Meaning you met her already?"

Manang look at me. "Yes Hijo, I met before Hera introduced her once when we met accidentally in a grocery store. Wait, what you mean is she? You don't like her?" She met my eyes.

I looked away, "I don't know"

"Hijo, I like Hestia for your brother and I really like her because I know she's so kind and I know she loves her sister. Her sister done so much to her. When she's here and whenever we had a time to talk. She always saying nice things about her sister. "

In my mind, maybe not all the things Francesca is telling to her sister.

"Hmmmmm do you know that she works in a bar?"

"Yes Hijo, even your mom and dad knows that."

"What?" they know but they didn't say anything?

"Hijo," she looked at me closely. "Yes Manang?"

"Don't tell me you don't like Francesca because she's working in a bar? What's wrong with working there? I believed she also work in a private company as secretary and working also as a cleaner in a resort." She sighed, "Can you possibly believe that a young lady like her could work like that?"

I look at the other way, maybe I'm being too judgmental.

"Sven Somer." Ohhh I know that if Manang said my whole name. It's time for lecture moment. " Hijo, I didn't teach you even your mom never taught you to judge someone like that."

"I'm sorry Manang" I hug her. "I'll try my best to be a good guy."

She tap my hand. "I know you Hijo, you and Benedict both of you grew up right before my eyes. I know you're only thinking about Benedicto." I smiled upon hearing that Benedicto.

"Of course Manang. I love my brother."

"I know, but it's the same with those two sisters." She removed my arms that wrapped around her. She look at me, "Maiba ako, (means change the topic)" There she goes hahaha, sometimes Manang can't help to say Filipino words. "Did you tell them already about your plans on marrying Maica?"

Oh yeah I only told Manang about my plan on marrying Maica, though I'm still not proposing to her. I planned to propose to her after Benedict's graduation. Though I haven't said anything to Ben, which is he'll be angry at me as I am keeping secrets to him. We never keep anything secret between us.

"You must tell already to them especially Benedict." Manang stand up.

"Manang?" I wonder why Manang put that word with emphasis on it.

She ignored me and just say, "I remember I have to do something, I'll let you rest now. Your parents won't be coming home tonight they went to visit your uncle. They'll be here by tomorrow evening."

I stand up too and kiss Manang on her cheeks. "Then I leave too, I need to get up early tomorrow." I have my own placed I'm just going here to visit here.

"Ok then take care Sven."

"Bye Manang, maybe Benedict won't be here too tonight."

"Yeah, he called a while ago, he'll be staying with Hestia's place tonight. Take Care Hijo."

"Thank you Manang."