"No!!! No!! I don't think so. Eventhough Zenaida and Carl are close with each other. They aren't that much close like a couple who are in love with each other. They are just good friends. "
One of the Anna's friends immediately denied Anna's words because she didn't want Anna to misunderstand the relationship between Carl and Zenaida.
She again said to Anna "Anna, Zenaida isn't like the other girls at school. She isn't showing any interest towards any boys at school and I never have seen her with a boy in my whole high school life. "
Another girl also supported this idea "Yeah. Me too. I have also never seen her with any boy. She is always with Ava stark and Ava is the best friend of Zenaida. Zenaida is a girl who is only interested in her studies. She is not that much interested in other matters according to my opinion. "
" Yeah. Zenaida is very famous at school because of her excellent grades at the school exams. She is only second to Carl who placed first in the whole grade in every single exams. Zenaida is the person who get the second place in the whole grade in every single exam." Another girl said in an amazement filled voice.
" Woah!! I'm also really surprised every time by her grades. How could she even keep this record continuously for the whole high school time? She must be a genius who is only second to Carl Solveig. "
"May be Carl is also being close with Zenaida because he is aware of her excellency at every school exams. May be he is also admiring her cleverness. "
"Yeah. Carl must be also admiring her."
Anna's friends started to discuss about Zenaida among themselves and Anna felt little bit relieved in her heart.
According to what she heard from her friends, she believed that Zenaida is just a girl who is only interested in her studies. Anna was also surprised by Zenaida's grades at school.
Zenaida must only have time for her studies and she must not have time to think about relationship kind of thing.
Also, as her friends said, may be Carl is being close with Zenaida because he was also amazed by her excellency at school exams.
With these thoughts, Anna was able to calm down her anxious heart. She was happy to find out that Zenaida is a girl with no interest in dating kind of thing.
"Anna, you should ask from Zenaida about your letter for Carl. What if she has already passed your letter to Carl?" One of the Anna's friends said to Anna.
" Ava, you should ask Zenaida about it soon. What if Carl has already read your letter? " Another friend urged Anna.
Anna was also influenced by her friends and she also had the urge to know about this matter as soon as possible. She took out her phone and scrolled down through her phone screen to find Zenaida's number while saying
" Then, I will call Zenaida now. I have asked for her number yesterday at the school. "
Anna called Zenaida while putting the call on the speaker mode. Anna knew that her friends are also wanted to know about this matter as soon as possible. So, she put the phone on the speaker mode.
Zenaida picked up the call after a few ringings.
"Hello!!!"
Anna immediately said to Zenaida "Zenaida!! It's me, Anna Arne. "
"Oh!! Anna, sorry for not talking with you yesterday. I was in a bit hurry at that time because of some matters. " Zenaida apologized Anna first for not talking with her at the cafeteria yesterday.
Anna said "You don't have to apologize. That's completely okay. "
"Hmm.. Then, Anna, what do you want to talk with me then?" Zenaida asked.
"That....." Anna hesitated for awhile and Zenaida remained silent until Anna speaks to her first.
Anna's friends encouraged Anna to ask Zenaida about that letter without implying Zenaida that they are also listening to Anna's phone call with Zenaida.
Anna gathered her courage and finally asked Zenaida " That letter, did you pass it to Carl ?"
Zenaida remained silent for awhile and said to Anna "Anna, I'm sorry but I still haven't got the chance to pass it to Carl. I have my own reasons for that."
Zenaida paused for a bit and again said to Anna "I was not feeling well yesterday and I came home early without attending the evening classes at school. "
When Anna heard what Zenaida said to her, she felt a little bit disappointed in her heart. Yet, she asked Zenaida out of politeness " Zenaida, are you okay now?"
"I'm fine now." Zenaida answered to Anna's question and said again to Anna with a small voice " Anna, as I said to you yesterday, I will definitely try to pass this letter to Carl. I will also try to make him read your letter without throwing away it too."
After this statement of Zenaida, Anna's friends looked at each other with sentimental looks on their faces.
Anna said " Okay. Can you update me about that right after you passed my letter to Carl? You can call or message to me via this number. "
Zenaida smiled and said to Anna "Sure. I'll do that way."
After Anna hung up the phone, Anna's friends started to hustle and bustle with each other again.
" I didn't expect Zenaida to be such a nice person. "
"Yeah. She is really a good person. "
"She even said that she will try to make Carl read the Anna's letter without throwing away it too."
"I also really moved by Zenaida's attitude today."
Anna also listened to her friends' admiration towards Zenaida and she also thought the same as her friends.
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"Young master, madam asked you to come to her study." One of the servants at the Solveig mansion said to Carl who was walking down the stairs to have his breakfast.
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Chapter 36- Engagement with Anna Arne