Chapter 40

• Phil was talking to Carmen, "I adore this seat where we usually meet up, and I love this Molave tree. It offers us shade, and it is just great to hear the birds chirping while sitting here with you. "We should carve our names on the trunk of the tree." He added, "Oh no, you cannot do that master?" Carmen stopped Phil.
• Phil argued with Carmen, saying, "Why not? I like you and I want our name carved on this tree because this is where we always meet and this bench is where we always talk." When Carmen heard from Phil that he liked her, her heart briefly stopped since she knows that they cannot be together because she is only a servant in their home.
• Carmen tells Phil, "You cannot like me; I am only a servant here; I am here to work and to serve you; to clean your house; to clean the dishes, and to tidy the plants in this lovely garden; that is my job here; not to be with you." Carmen continued, "And I don't think your parents will ever like me. She continued, "And the maids are starting to talk about me and you."