Restaurant
We all gathered and cleaned all of our belongings. After that, we hung out at a restaurant and discussed.
AME
It's 3 months of missed payments. We all called BOB but no answer. (sigh)
ZAM
That fat pig, all this time he just acted saint in front of us.
I know a friend, he could find us a new hostel.
SHAH
How about payment?
AME
Owner's ask to only pay for this month, he will return the deposits since we are on Semester Breaks and not staying. He considers it free of charges… Somehow we're lucky.
SHAH
How about we call his parents and tell them about this.
AME
No need, this is BOB problem… We have met his parents before, they're kind. It'll break their heart if they knew this. We keep this matter only to us.
SHAH
Alright… if you say so…
We sat and procrastinated for a few hours.
(Phone Ringing)
AME
Hello DAI, you have a vacant room? How many?
Ok… Ok… Ok… will do, thanks DAI.
(Hang up)
Guys, we will move to DAI hostel.
Thank god… I thought we would sleep under the bus stop.
Classroom
New semester starts today, there's a lot of new faces. FIONA will attend Industrial Training at Hospital for 6 months, so the last time we met was our farewell and I gave her a cat keychain as memento. Lecturer will introduce new faces of our courses in the classroom.
LECTURER
Alright guys, today is the day of our new semester. I hope we all can get along well and have a great future together again. We will have new freshmen today, new faces please introduce yourself to the class.
LEYA
Hi, my name is LEYA. I'm switching from Tourism Courses… nice to meet you all.
FARAH
I'm FARAH, I'm new. Nice to meet you.
SHAH
(FARAH is totally my type, she's wearing glasses and an introvert.)
UNA
Hi guys, I'm UNA. Freshman here. Hope we all have a fun future together.
SHAH
(This one is a rather talkative and extroverted type.)
Then all the new freshmen finished introducing themselves, classes started like usual. Others not mentioned in the introduction were ASH and RAFF.
NINE
Damn, LEYA is hot… Wonder why I didn't notice her before. She said she's from Tourism Courses right.
SHAH
Yeahh… Try to be friends outside of our courses. Then you'll know how many hot girls are there.
I could help if you want.
NINE
I'm sorry that I'm not YOU.
We started talking to the juniors.
NINE
Hi ladies, what are you guys up to?
SHAH
(He's too direct.)
UNA
Hi Seniors, we are just getting to know ourselves.
What's your name?
NINE
I'm NINE, 3rd Semester
SHAH
I'm SHAH, 4th Semester now.
ERYN
I'm ERYN, Final year… Ohoho, getting your first shot with juniors eh I see.
SHAH
Shut up grandma, younger's here wanted to have a chat.
NINE
Yeahh, not that we do not respect you oldies. Hei DAI, call your girlfriend over!
ERYN
WHAT DID YOU SAY SHAH? WE'RE THE SAME AGE YOU KNOW.
DAI
Let her be, she is always a busybody.
ERYN
Dear, you too! Hmmm… touching!
(We all laugh. And then I saw FARAH doing some sketching.)
SHAH
You like drawing eh?
FARAH
Yes I do.
SHAH
I like drawing too, can I see more of your stroke?
(Sketching)
My stroke is like this. More to realism while you're chibi-like.
FARAH
Oh, it's too complicated. I don't think I can do that.
SHAH
But still, you can draw too. Only we had different strokes.
Do you like anime?
FARAH
Yeah, I like anime… But my genre would surprise you. Rather not saying.
SHAH
Now you make me curious, tell me.
(This kept us going somehow.)
FARAH
It we-
UNA
What are you guys talking about? I wanna know too!
SHAH
(This girl… Right in the middle of our conversation.)
UNA
Wahh, you guys draw a cartoon. So pretty.
FARAH
This is not a cartoon, it's manga style.
UNA
It still looks like a cartoon, but a cute one.
FARAH
…
SHAH
(Great, why do I feel like déjà vu.)
UNA
FARAH can you teach me how to draw sometime?
SHAH
(Maybe I'll just leave them, class is starting.)
Afternoon
NINE
SHAH! Let's go for lunch outside. LEYA got a car, she invited us both.
SHAH
Cool! Know some good spots?
LEYA
I know a place… I did go there quite often.
Almost everytime we go out with LEYA, sometimes we hang out at the mall together.
NINE was so happy that he got to go out with LEYA.
Some time later…
FARAH
SHAH, you have a portfolio?
I want to take a look at more of your drawings.
Do you have Drawing Community?
SHAH
Of course I do, what is your username? Let's follow each other.
FARAH
Alright!
About last time… The genre I liked was Boys Love… It's Gay manga.
SHAH
(Creep! She's the same as RIN.)
(I remember there's a time she looked at me with ASH and smiled. Does she imagine us? Gross!)
We exchanged our contact numbers too. And we did discuss about drawing and Drawing Community activity.
(It's good to have someone with the same passion again.)
College Entrance
On some random day I sat by the college stairs then there's a girl. She's short, skinny and wearing braces… kinda cute too. Wonder what her name is.
LEYA
SHAH, wanna bowling?
SHAH
Nah, I'll pass… got something to do.
NINE
Let's go SHAH! it's not taking that long.
SHAH
You guys go on without me. I need to do something.
(Yeahh, I'll wait till evening for that girl… Wanted to know which courses she is taking.)
LEYA
It's no fun if you're not coming. It's ok then, we can go sometime later isn't it NINE?
I'll go back home now. Bye guys.
NINE
Y-yeah if you say so… Bye
What is it SHAH, what are you waiting here for?
SHAH
None of your business.
NINE
Ha? Suits you!
I'm going home.
Later that girl is coming through with her friend while I'm acting like I'm busy studying.
SHAH
(I know one of her classmates, they're talking about medical things… She's from Medical Courses.)
Classmate 1
IKA, did you have a copy of the last report? I forgot to copy.
IKA
Is it? Okay, I'll lend it to you.
SHAH
(Her name is IKA…)
(Suddenly she looked at me and smiled.)
(That smile is angelic.)
Hostel
SHAH
IKA... IKA… I need to look at one of her classmate friend lists… She must be somewhere between mutual friends. Bullseye, found it… It's IKA. Well, it's not hurt to just send a friend request. Wonder if she recognizes me.
(Chat messenger popped)
FIONA
Hi SHAH, what are you doing?
I see you online. meow
SHAH
Hi FINA, just browsing facebook.
How about you? How's training?
FIONA
Just finished serving a patient.
It feels like working now. meow
We have to standby at Hospital anytime. It's not like classes…
But it's fun nonetheless, I like it. meow
SHAH
If you like it there should be no problem then. Haha.
FIONA
I think so... Ok SHAH, got to go.
See you later. Meow.
Bye. Take care.
SHAH
Ok. Take care too…
Oh, IKA already accepted my friend request.
(Typing)
Hi, thanks for accepting.
IKA
Hi, you're welcome. Do we know?
I felt like I had seen you before.
SHAH
No, but we are in the same college.
Today we met at the entrance, I don't think you remember.
IKA
Oh it's you, I remember you.
SHAH
(She remembers me. What a surprise.)
(I should think of topics… Got to know her more.)
We continued to talk about things until we went to sleep.
College
I was so happy today because of last night. Today while happily going into classes I met LEYA who is on the way too. I called her to turn around and make her lean to the walls while she's in between both of my arms. I looked all over her body head to toe, it was just a prank but she's got red from blushing. Yeah you guys don't read it wrong, my fear towards girls is no more. I'm a guy with confidence now. After my last experience with a few girls, I have changed.
LEYA
Oh you… SHAH, you're a pervert. Hee.
(She bit her lips, turned on eh. Hope NINE does not know this.)
Classroom
LECTURER
Ok guys listen up, we will have a trip after next 3 months. On this trip I want all of you to sharpen your photography skills by taking photos of the environment. We will go to Thailand.
ALL
YEAHHHH. WOOHOOO!
Everyone was so excited because this is the first time we will be going overseas.
FARAH
I don't have experience in photography. I don't even have a camera.
UNA
It's ok FARAH, I have a camera. We can share together.
FARAH
Is it? It's a relief. Teach me how to use it too UNA.
UNA
I'm not good too, SHAH can you help us? teach us both how to use a camera.
SHAH
(What a pain… But as their senior it's my duty though.)
Well, I'm on it.
UNA
Yay! I know I could count on you. Hik Hik Hik.
SHAH
(What kind of laugh is that? It's annoying like a horse.)
On the way to meet AME, I use an elevator to go to the upper level, FARAH is behind me.
In the elevator it's just us, while I'm about to press the level button, she moves to press the level button too but her breast overlaps with my arms since the lift is small.
SHAH
(She's big, her breast felt like a pillow… I'm surprised she's hiding it underneath a sweater..)
Are you going level 3?
FARAH
Yes, I want to meet with my sister.
She's in Business Courses.
Her name HANAH. You know her?
SHAH
No, maybe my friend knows… He's on Business Courses too.
FARAH
Oh I see.
We're here. Let's go.
On level 3 is Business Courses and Tourism Courses. I can see SARA there, she just smiles when sees me. FARAH met her sister to explain about the trip. After meeting with AME, we both went to ground level and on the elevator I met IKA and her friend. Medical Courses are on Level 4 and there's only one elevator at our college. IKA is smiling at me, I'm smiling too… All of her friends are smiling too. I'm confused…
Hostel
(Chat messenger popped)
LEYA
Hi SHAH.
Are you excited? We will go overseas.
SHAH
Of course I'm excited.
Got to see foreign girls.
LEYA
Haha, is that what you are always thinking.
I'm excited too, last time on Tourism Courses we just went to local places.
Tourism should be gone overseas too.
SHAH
Maybe they have a small budget, I think.
LEYA
No budget? If all students share for the fee it will be more than sufficient, our courses are fewer people than Tourism Courses. Maybe their Lecturer is lame. I'm glad I made a wise decision on switching courses.
SHAH
(She got a point.)
(chat messenger popped)
IKA
Hi SHAH.
Can I ask you something?
SHAH
Yes?
(This is sudden.)
IKA
Are you from Medical Courses before?
Some senior told me.
SHAH
Yeah I am, who's the senior?
IKA
Oh I see… That's make me your junior haha
Nah, no telling. hee.
SHAH
Is it? Now you're interested to know me eh. Haha.
Today in the elevator you're smiling at me.
IKA
Haha, yeahh.. I do
SHAH
Why are your friends smiling too?
IKA
They are?
I didn't notice. Who?
SHAH
All of them don't know their names though.
IKA
Oh… Haha, they're just making fun of me.
Ignore them.
SHAH
(Making fun?)
I see… haha.
We chatted a little bit before it ended.
Class is going as usual but I know deep inside of them they're excited, almost everyday they talk about what to wear, where to go and what to do or budget is enough. FARAH and UNA also asked me for photography advice, even though I'm not that good they still wanted me to teach them instead of other seniors. NINE is the most excited, he have dirty thought going with LEYA.