Is Anna also like those fickle girls who likes Carl's appearance, his excellent grades, his family background or his presence at the society?
May be she is trying to get together with Carl just to raise the reputation of her family at the society or to show to the other people that she is the perfect match for a person like Carl.
If Carl isn't going to love her, would she still try to engage with him?
Is she okay with just a loveless marriage which is happening only for the benefits of the each families?
"Carl, What do you think about this engagement? Are you going to get together with Anna?" Roy asked Carl.
Carl said to him with his normal tone " I would just do as my parents asked me to do. It is just an engagement. Nothing serious. "
"How could you say that it is nothing serious? Marriage is ofcourse a serious matter in a person's life. A person is marrying another person who he decided to spend his rest of the life and who is willing to share his happiness and sufferings. It is such a meaningful thing. How could you say that it is nothing serious?" Roy nagged at Carl like a mother in law who is advising her daughter in law.
Finally, he asked Carl "Aren't you having any hope to begin a real relationship with Anna which is filled with love even after your marriage? "
Real relationship which is filled with love?
When Roy was talking about love and marriage kind of thing, Carl reminded of one person.
It was Zenaida.
He reminded of Zenaida at his mother's study too when his mother mentioned about his engagement with another girl at first.
Why is he suddenly reminded of her in all those occasions?
Carl couldn't understand his own behaviour at all yet he answered Roy in a very serious tone "Why would I try to build a relationship with her? This is just a marriage which is merely happening for the business purposes."
Roy was speechless by this words of Carl.
So, he is never planning to open his heart to anyone. He is just doing this marriage merely for his parents' sake.
Carl is truly hopeless.
How could he not think of his own future and happiness for the sake of his parents?
He isn't just a small child to follow everything which his parents are asking him to do. He is now an adult who can make his decision by himself.
But why isn't he trying to act like an adult and take his own decisions?
Roy again asked "What if she wanted to have a real relationship with you? "
Carl frowned for awhile and said to Roy " I never thought about it but I'm sure that I will never allow that to happen at all cost. "
"Mr. Carl and Mr. Roy, the foods which you have ordered are ready. I will serve them now." The waiter who came to serve the foods for Carl and Roy said while interrupting the conversation between Carl and Roy.
After the waiter's interruption, Carl and Roy remained silent without having anymore conversation about this topic.
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After having breakfast with Ava, Zenaida came back to her room to read books since there is only a little time left for the college entrance exam. If Zenaida wanted to get out of her current economic situation in her family, she knows that she has to work hard at her studies, and she should get a better job in the future.
So, Zenaida would always work hard to get to a better college in the future. She wouldn't easily waste her time on unnecessary things at all.
Ava who is little bit lazy at school works, stayed in the living room to watch a morning show which was telecasting every Saturday morning as a regular show. Ava used to watch that show every Saturday morning without any mistake even at her own home.
So, Ava wasn't going to miss that show even if she was staying at Zenaida's place. She told that she would come to study with Zenaida after she finished watching the show.
Zenaida agreed with Ava's suggestion and she came back to her room alone.
Zenaida sat on her study table and took a one of the books on the table to read through it. But, she couldn't concentrate on the book at all because she was reminded of what Ava said to her at the dinning table before.
Is there really a chance for Carl and her to get together?
If she was to confess to Carl, how much possibility is there for Carl to accept her feelings?
1 percent ?
May be it is not even that much level, may be it is less than 1 percent.
Zenaida doesn't want to take a risk as confessing love with such a low possibility for the success of it.
She has only two months left to be with Carl. Zenaida is well aware that after high school ended, she needs to walk this path without the Carl's presence around her. So, she is cherishing these two months which she could be with Carl for the last time.
These two months are so precious to Zenaida and she doesn't want to waste a single second of time to be around him. She couldn't easily bet on with that small time for a low successful rate thing like confessing her love to Carl.
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"Carl, will you attend the event tomorrow? " Roy said while walking out of the restaurant with Carl after finishing their meal.
Carl asked Roy with a little bit displeasure missed voice "What is it? I can't remember about that kind of event."
"It is a class activity and I heard that another class's students will also participate with us. We have to just clean a huge beach area which has completely trashed by the people. According to our teacher, this event is holding for to strengthen our bond as a class and teaching us to protect the environment. " Roy explained to Carl who doesn't seem to have any idea of this event.
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Chapter 41- Carl who is in casual clothes