Perhaps Love

Chapter 6

Yorkdale Shopping Centre

I reached at the mall. I look at my wristwatch and check the time. It's almost 5pm I still have time.

I look some specific men's shops. I already got what I needed when my phone ring.

Unregistered number. Hmmmmm +1 *** *** **23. I answered.

"Hello?"

"Where are you lady?" it's a guy. And I look at the number again. I was really thinking. Did I forget to save someone's number. Hmmm

"Hello?!" I put my cellphone away from my ear. Who is this guy? But his voice sounds familiar.

"Hello?! Francesca Alvarez!"

My eyes widened how did he know my whole name?

"Excuse me, will please stop shouting at me. And who are you? How did you get my number and how did you know my name?"

"Oh! For the love of God! Didn't you save my number when your sister gave it to you?"

And there I realized who this man I'm talking to is. Oh my Francesca! I forgot to save Sven's number.

"Ah, Sven?"

"Yes! Where are you? Send me your location. We don't want to be late."

"Okay" then he hanged up the call. So rude hmmmmmp. I immediately send my location to him. After 10minutes he called.

"I'm outside already. Please come out."

"Okay." Then I hanged up the call. I grinned.

Sven POV

What now lady? I chuckled. I saw Francesca looking around. She hanged up my call a while ago without asking where exactly I am and which car I'm using. I waited for five minutes before I call her because I'm guessing she wouldn't call me.

"Hello, where are you?" I saw her face frowned and her lips pout. Cute. And I froze what did I just say?

"I'm at the front of the mall. Where are you? You did not say exactly where you are and I don't know your car looks like."

"Well you shouldn't hanged up the call Fran a while ago. I'm just here at the back a red car back of those 2 cars in front of you."

"You already saw me and you didn't even bother call me?"

"Hey, what am I doing now? I'm calling you right? Crazy, come fast we'll be late."

"Okay." She hanged up the call. And I saw her near. She saw my car and knock.

I tap the lock.

"Hi." She said after she sit at the front passenger seat. I look at her.

"Hi." Then I started the engine.

We're on our way to my parents' home. It's so quite. I am looking at her by the rear view mirror. Checking what she's doing.

"Hmmmm can we turn on the music please? If you don't mind." She asked.

I look at her and nod. Then I turn my player on. And I'm about to change the music when she touch my hand. I look at her.

"Please don't changed, I like this kind of music."

"Oh okay. So you like old songs huh." My eyes is on the road.

"Yeah. I'd like old songs more than the latest songs now."

I nodded and focus on the road.

Its Chicago music we're listening to.

"After all that you've been through
I will make it up to you, I promise to
and after all that's been said and done
you're just the part of me, I can't let go
Ooh-ooh

Couldn't stand to be kept away
just for a day, from your body
wouldn't want to be swept away
Far away from the one that I love

Hold me now, it's hard for me to say I'm sorry
I just want you to know
Hold me now, I really want to tell you I'm sorry
I could never let you go"

I heard her humming the song. Couldn't help but to look at her. Her eyes were close. Just now I saw what she looks like now. Hmmmm the dress fits on her. Better to say she looks good. Not just good I mean better. Oh Sven what are you saying. I look away and eyes on the road again. And just focus on driving.

Francesca POV

I don't why but I really want to make the time so fast. I closed my eyes so I won't need to look at him once or twice I don't know. Hmmmmmm

I wondered where Maica is. Maybe she's already there. I opened my eyes and try to talk to him.

"Are we near already?" His eyes on the road.

"Almost. I thought you're sleeping."

"No, I'm not. I actually not used to travel. That's why I'm just closing my eyes."

"Oh, Okay." His face is so serious.

"Where's Maica?" I asked.

He smirked before he answer my question.

"She won't come. She's..." He stop for a while. "Well I don't know where she is."

I look at him. Hmmm how come he don't know. I saw his eyes. There's something wrong. Or maybe I'm just imagining things.

"Oh... Okay. Thank you by the way."

He suddenly look at me and our eyes met. And I look away and he is too.

"For what?" He asked.

"For fetching me, well since we're here together and before we arrive there. I know and I felt it. You don't like my presence at all. I don't know why but I do want to know why?" I look out on the window.

I don't know his reaction. But I can feel he's glancing at my direction.

"Well, it's not that I don't like you. It's" He sighed. "I don't know, you and Hestia is different from each other. Though I have to admit. The thing that I don't like is you working in a Pub."

"What's wrong with that?" I got irritated. "All of those penny that I've spent to my sister's studies and everything comes from that work. Just so you know." I glared at him and look at the window again. My mood changed already. Hmmmmp

"Okay, sorry if I offended you again. Yeah everyone saying that, what's wrong with your work? I don't know either. Hmmmmm" I did not say anything again after that.

Silenced between us as we reached at their parent's home. I'm about to go out from the car when he hold my arm.

"Wait." I have no idea but I wait. The he got out from the car. And turnaround from my side and he opened the door for me. He held his hand and I accepted it.

"Thank you." I said.

"You're welcome and I'm sorry again. Please can we just be friends at least just for tonight." I nodded. And I let him accompany me while walking towards their home. I felt something that I can't give a meaning.