Chapter 03

"Thud..Thud..Thud..", I was awaken by the banging of my room's door and as soon as I opened my eyes, it actually took me a few seconds to get familiar with my surroundings. " Right...I'm in my hostel room" I thought and finally got up to open the door. "Wait ...are they the new roommates ?? I can't go like this ...I just woke up!!" I started to panic and then again due to the continuous banging, I decided to open the door despite my sleepy appearance.

"Good Morning child, I'm your matron and as I didn't get a chance to talk with you today , I wanted to introduce myself to you, If you have any problems ..I will be downstairs in my room, your other roommates will be arriving soon and I think it's better if you clean up your self quickly child " the woman who was talking to me right now , who identifies herself as my matron was at least in her mid 40s and has an average height with a plump body. The way she speaks shows that she has a strict personality but yet a hint of gentleness could be seen as well.. I introduced myself as Hope and then gently closed the door after responding to her comments.

I opened the balcony door and let the cold air pass through me,it is refreshing in a way to be in a new environment..if I was at home right now , I would definitely be helping my mother cook and wash dishes or help my father clean the gardens. Suddenly a thought was struck in my mind, "are they missing me?"

I walked towards my bed and then grabbed my phone.."hmm no calls at all," I signed...

"Doesn't matter , lets get ready to meet my new roommates, dear god , please let them be easy to deal with." I prayed while walking towards the bathroom.

After cleaning myself up, I took a seat on the near by table which might be placed for our study purposes, College will be starting tomorrow and until then it seems as if I have nothing to do. "Whoa!! so this is how someone feels when they are no longer bound with chores and responsibilities I guess" I thought to myself while smiling slightly.

But it indeed feels weird and so in the end I thought of doing some revising on French, the degree that I am hoping to enroll in at college.

"J’ai la flemme..." yup..this french text represents by mood right now, I'm really lazy after just a few minutes of studying. In the end I started to listen to some music which is my escape from reality...these days I'm actually interested in this Korean boy band called Seventeen and their songs are so addicting and some of their songs makes me feel so overwhelmed. but enjoying my music was suddenly interrupted by the banging on the door.

" Thud...Thud..Thud..."  the second banging on my door within this day indicates the arrival of my roommates, I'm sure of it. "You got this Hope!!" I told myself while checking my reflection..I really don't believe in first impressions but right now I'm trying to look my very best and give them a good impression as I have to live with them for the rest of my college life. I opened the door to find a middle-aged man and I had to blink several times in order to see whether I'm dreaming or not...yes, It's definitely a man. "Hello, You must be one of the roommates right? I'm the uncle of one of your roommates and if you don't mind dear, help me with these stuff that I'm carrying " the man said for which I immediately got in to action and helped him with the suitcases...these might be the belongings of one of my roommates, I thought to myself...Next I was greeted by two women and then another man , it seems as if two of my roommates were coming and while these people were arranging the room with those said-roommates belongings, I was called by one of the women outside.

"Hello darling, you must be one of the roommates who will be sharing this room with my daughter and of course with my friend's daughter as well, I hope you all can get along well and be friends..let me introduce my daughter and her friend, both of them will be staying with you and it seems , one is still missing right?" the women who's talking to me right now looked very kind and gentle and her tone had made me think so, but along her speech, I suddenly felt nervous and sad because I got to know that the two room mates who came today are already friends...good for them but will they need me as a friend if they have each other already..."stop overthinking Hope" ....I told myself and  finally nod my head as a response to the woman and let her introduce me to my new roommates.

" Hello, I'm Amanda," the first girl greeted me and I assume she is that woman's daughter, she looks friendly and she looks really pretty with her fair skin and average body. she had long blonde hair and it seems that she dresses modestly considering her outfit which includes a long crimson dress with puffed sleeves. The girl behind her is short in height, actually she might be near to my upper hip in height considering my height ...I'm taller than most girls my age and I'm not complaining about it . Moving on, this girl along side her short height looks like a Chinese doll, she got fair skin but has long curly black hair. She was wearing one of those Maxi dresses...okay now I get it , my two roommates are surely from the countryside suburbs..anyways they are so PRETTY!!

"Hey, I'm Hope"I said while smiling at each one of them, "Nice to meet you Hope, this is Emma and don't misunderstand her..she rarely speaks and when we become more comfortable she would speak with us " Amanda said while side-hugging Emma. I smiled at Emma once again and replied,"no worries, take your time".

"okay, everything is settled here girls" the man who introduced himself as the uncle just arrived then .."Thank you uncle "said Amanda, which made me realize that it was Amanda's uncle.

Almost an hour passed for my roommates to say good-bye to their parents and relatives , for which I looked at them through the balcony. They had come by a van and right now Amanda's mother is crying while Emma's parents were hugging..I felt a bit jealous when I saw this sight, it is heart-warming but at the same time made me pity myself as I didn't get such a reaction from my parents ..who now that I realize hasn't still called to check upon me.

"Oh..they are leaving finally" I thought to myself when I saw the van finally existing from my point of view in the balcony.

I could now hear the footsteps of my roommates who are climbing over the stairs in order to reach our room. "Get ready Hope, it's time to mingle with your roommates, you got this .." I mentally prepared myself and awaited for their return.

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