chapter 13

                              1"Hi... I am Zaini", said Zaini coming in front of both of the flatmates."Hey...Hi. I am Nazma", said the girl with curly brown hair and wearing blue dotted pajamas and a spaghetti top."Hola.. me llamo Javier", said the boy with black hair and dark black eyes."What??" asked Zaini when she heard an unrecognized language."He is from Mexico. He can understand English but can't speak the same..and he is telling his name. His name is Javier", said Nazma explaining everything."Then how is he surviving here?" asked Zaini in surprise."He knows the Korean language!""Oh.. that's great", said Zaini."Yes.. much better than us.""You also don't know the Korean language?" asked Zaini to Nazma."It's been more than one year for me here and now I have started understanding it but speaking Korean is still a bit difficult for me but I try to talk to patients in the Korean language", said Nazma."I don't even understand except for a few words like jomshew, unni, oppa, dega, omoni, etc etc.. learned from watching Korean dramas", said Zaini.All three laughed."Korean dramas have made many girls move to South Korea", said Nazma smiling."I guess even Mexicans too", said Zaini looking at Javier."No..no. Mi Madre esta de El coreano", said Javier."His Mother is a Korean that's why he has come to South Korea", said Nazma."Ohh.. I guess I will not be able to have conversations with him without you. You know a lot of languages. Where are you from?""I am from Karnataka, India and yes, I am his translator for you but he is my translator here for shopping and outings", said Nazma."Awesome. I am from Delhi and I have come for an internship here..", said Zaini sitting on another couch beside them."Okay.. we are doing jobs as resident doctors. My duty is in the Gynaecology Department and he is in the pediatric Department", said Nazma."Great.. you both are my seniors. I hope I will learn a lot from you two too", said Zaini feeling blessed."Yes.. do let us know wherever you need our help and let me tell you, you will be facing pressure from your batchmates. If at any point you make them realize that you know much better than them, they will start playing games with you to make you feel inferior to them. So for the first few weeks do pretend to be a weak student. I am sure you must have been a topper in your college that's why they have selected you but try to avoid answering each and everything", said Nazma."It seems like you have a good experience!""Yes... I behaved as if I had all kinds of knowledge and I used to answer the questions first out of all students. I became a competitor to the topper of the class and soon all the students started bullying me, when I complained about it, the condition became worse for me.. then one doctor who is from India, asked me to stay silent for a month. It worked and soon everyone stopped bullying me and I was able to feel comfortable between them", said Nazma explaining her experience."That's sad.""We are shifting to their country and making them feel inferior, this thing hurts their ego. I hope you are getting my point", said Nazma.Zaini's face was looking dull. She was thinking if she had made a mistake. First Prague fought with her and she would have to behave like a dumb student in the hospital too. "Don't worry.. don't take much pressure. I just wanted to prepare you for the coming months in the hospital""Yes... Thank you for providing me with such important info", said Zaini with a smile on her face."Any of you a vegetarian?" asked Zaini looking at both of them as she herself was feeling hungry."No..", said Javier."No.. it seems like you are!" said Nazma."Yes..", said Zaini making a sad face."Oops...!! It is going to be hard for you to live here", said Nazma."I know..", said Zaini with the same sad face."So that noodles packets are yours in the kitchen?""Yep... I am going to make some, do you guys want to eat some?""No.. we just had dinner one hour back""Really? So late..?""Yeah.. shifts are like that sometimes""Okay.."Zaini went into the kitchen and made coffee and noodles again. "We are leaving. We are tired, will catch up with you tomorrow", shouted Nazma from the Hall."Okay... Good Night!""Good Night!""Buenas Noches!""I guess I will learn Spanish too", said Zaini to herself.Zaini came back to the Hall and sat on the couch. She watched a movie on TV and started eating her food. It was already 5:30 am and she was not feeling sleepy too. She had to report to the hospital at 8:30 am. She decided to go for a walk to look around more for food.By 7 am she was back to her flat. She found a Mart where she could buy veggies, fruit flour, and other spices to prepare food at her flat only.                              2It was 8 am and she was all ready to go to the hospital. She looked at her cell phone and saw a message from Prague.'Best of Luck...Zainu!❣️❣️'Zaini was still mad at him but she was more nervous about her first day at the hospital. She called him.They talked for 15 minutes. Zaini told him about Nazma and Javier. At first, Prague felt uncomfortable but then he immediately calmed down as he didn't want to spoil Zaini's mood on her first day. Zaini was surprised at his behavior but didn't think much. She reported at hospital time."Miss Zaini, you will be reporting to the Anesthesiology Department. Since you don't understand our language yet, you will be posted in departments where patient-doctor interaction is less. Do try to learn the language as soon as possible", said Park Dan, the Administrative staff."Okay... Thank you!" said Zaini who came out of the office areas and started looking for the Anesthesiology Department.