[On-Going] Get a Life Heidi

Four

Four: I can't believe this, I'm going to Germany in the Middle of work

"So dad told you to go to Germany in the middle of work?" My brother asked while biting a forkful of carbonara.

A long day at work and my brother and I, alongside his fiancée are in Le Gabriel eating our lunch. Yesterday, dad called me and I thought it was some kind of business topic or emergency but he wants me to go to Germany.

He didn't say any further details about going to Berlin, he just said that "it's urgent" and I don't know if it's a business urgent or an urgent of stupidity. I've got a feeling that this "urgent" of his is not important to I said to my father that I'm gonna go tomorrow.

I mean it's very hard to say no to your parents. They're the one who cared for you when you were young. So, for mama and dad, it's a yes. But for my brothers it's always a no, except when they ask me something sensible, that's the time that I'll say yes.

"When are you going to Germany, Mademoiselle Heidi?" Lucinda Caron, my brother's fiancée asked.

"Correction, it's Mademoiselle Chenevert and yes, I'm going tomorrow. Problem," I stated in a frank manner.

"No, mademoiselle..." she said silently.

Lucinda always gets my blood boiling for no reason. It's not that I hate her--well, I respect her because she is my brother's soon-to-be-wife and a soon-to-be-Chenevert. I just hate the fact that she is gonna be Mrs. Lucinda Chenevert.

Geez, she's just 22-years old! Good that she has a job as an actress like my mother but she has no college degree. Everybody says not to judge a book by it's cover. Maybe she has a poor background or something but what I can say is she is a good person and a decent woman and Raphael is happy with her.

If my twin brother is happy, then I am happy for him. Just have to accept the fact that she is soon to be a Chenevert. But, lucky for me, I don't need to get married! Whenever a Chenevert, always a Chenevert. That's because if I get married (and that will never ever happen in a million years until I die), I will have a different last name.

Speaking about which, I'm excited to know when is the wedding of my brother.

I drink a glass of water before speaking. "So, when is the wedding?"

The two looked at me with surprise, then chuckled and hold each other's hands.

"Next month," my brother replied. "Lucinda here, needs to convert to Roman Catholicism before we get married."

Oh, for a moment there I thought he was gonna say that he is the one who needs to convert his religion. If that's the case then I would shout here like stupid saying that he's a big disgrace to our family.

Actually, there is nothing wrong in religions but it's family tradition to convert your fiancee or fiance if he or she is not Catholic and since then the bloodline of the Cheneverts respect that.

I nodded and gave them a smile before turning to Lucinda.

"Take care of my brother," I stated. "You shouldn't break his heart or have an affair with someone else if you really love him. Besides, you are going to be baptized as a Catholic and there's no such thing as divorce in the church."

"Heldiegard!" My brother half-scolded.

I shrugged with my two elbows on the table. "What? I'm just telling her.."

"Well, it's rest assured this woman is staying with me till death to us part." Said Raphael.

Well, that's sweet. I just hope that you will stay like that—I don't wanna mention that phrase—it's just that the phrase has nothing to do with my whole life. The one my brother said awhile ago.