chapter 12

                                   1"Yes!! Look at the room and the flat", said Zaini showing her the room, and then she came out in the hall and then in the kitchen and then the balcony."Wao...But why flat?" asked Huma."They have provided me room in a flat in Resident Doctors Quarters instead of the Hostel because I am a vegetarian and cannot eat in the mess and they thought being an outsider I might have to go through bullying.. so..", explained Zaini."What?? Wow.. it will be a great experience living on your own""What's great?? I will have to prepare my meals on my own. You very well know I don't know how to cook", said Zaini thinking again about kitchen things."Ohhh... My little poor Zainu!"Zaini made a weird face and laughed."So how are you feeling now? Finally at your dream place", asked Huma trying to change the topic. "Having mixed feelings. I am happy but nervous too. I don't know what I will do here!""You are the best student in our college. You will do well.""Let's see""You seem to be in a bad mood?" asked Huma when she realized Zaini was not the kind of girl who would feel sad about the increased burden of some extra work."Hmmmm...""You have just landed and you are already in a bad mood? How come? Did something happen?" asked Huma."Yes... Prague""What happened now?""We fought""On what topic?"Zaini explained everything that happened on the flight. "Wao... so finally you are very close to meeting Kim Jae""You also have good vibes right?""I guess yes..""And that stupid Prague fought with me. He said that Kim Min Ho was a liar, he made up a story to talk to me. He was not any script writer...bla bla", said Zaini.Zaini explained the whole fight scene."Zaini... look, it seems like Prague is right. If he does not exist on Google then maybe he was some conman. He might have made up the story", said Huma."I agree... he might be wrong. But we just talked. So many people hid their identity... So what? Maybe he had no trust in me that's why he played like that... He gave me his contact number, I have not done the same thing and he didn't even ask me to. I don't find anything wrong in talking to some stranger. Prague behaved as if I am some naive kid and I don't know how to live on my own", said Zaini getting more furious."He is just asking you to be careful. After all, you are in a foreign country and no one is known to you there and in case of any mishap, no one can be approached. He loves you a lot, that's why he was angry at you. And in anger, people bark so much nonsense but in actuality, they don't mean it", said Huma to make Zaini feel comfortable."Are you some kind of sycophant of Prague?? You are my friend but you always take his side..!!" blurted out Zaini."I am just trying to calm you down.""For that, you need to say that yes Prague is wrong, he should show some trust in me.""Zaini... you are lucky to have Prague with you and you never appreciate him whatever he does. Whenever I am out my would-be fiance never bothers to check if I have reached home or not. He doesn't care about where I am and what I am doing. And I feel sad", said Huma."He trusts you. He believes that you can handle yourself. I don't know why the girls always want their attention. Why feel dependent?" asked Zaini feeling frustrated."It is something that shows that he cares for you and girls love it when someone shows carefullness for them. I don't know about you but I really appreciate it. I wish my would-be fiance could be like Prague."Zaini laughed and said, "Why be like Prague... go for Prague. I will leave him.""Oh please.. don't talk bullshit!!""No no.. sometimes I really feel that you like Prague!""No... I just like how he adores you, cares for you, and how he shows his love for you. It is not every boy's cup of tea to do and still you don't appreciate him", explained Huma."That's enough now. I am so tired... I think I will sleep now", said Zaini yawning."Yep.. go to sleep now", said Huma.They bid goodbyes and disconnected.                               2Zaini slept and woke up the next day in the morning. It was 3 am on the clock. She picked up her cellphone. There was a missed call from her mother."Ohh.. I forgot to call home again. They must be worried. It must be 11:30 pm there", said Zaini to herself.She called her brother's cell phone. He picked up the call.Zaini made a video call to show his brother the room. When she came out of the room, she saw a girl and a boy sitting on the couch watching TV."Who are they? Why is there a boy in your flat?" asked her brother.Zaini went back to his room hurriedly as she was wearing a night suit with shorts."I don't know. I was sleeping. I was told that I would be having 2 flatmates. They didn't mention boy or girl", said Zaini."Waoo.. and you didn't even ask?""It didn't strike me. Don't mention it at home. I will talk to the management about it", said Zaini. feeling afraid of his parents. "Okay.. okay. Chill dear sister. We trust you. They have sent you so far because they trust you but staying in a flat with a boy is a bit too much for them too.""I know... you don't mention it. I will handle the situation."Zaini disconnected the call after talking a little more."Oh God.. I can still handle my parents but what about Prague", said Zaini sobbing and rubbing her head.She changed into her pajamas and went out in the hall to meet her new flatmates.