Just College

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Daya was stressed as ever from all that happened at school today. She trudged up the stairs as sluggishly as she could.

"A new girl is moving into room 205", she heard a student say on the corridor above her. Their voices were that loud.

She knew that. It was her room after all. A sigh left her as she willed herself to climb all these steps.

"Isn't that Daya's room though?"

"It is. It is. That's why it's the hottest topic right now"

This, she didn't know. Hottest topic?. Her getting a roommate is the hottest topic?.

Wow. These losers have nothing else doing.

A giggle. "She won't be getting some head for a long time then"

She tittered. People talking so openly about her, was not a new thing either. She got to the other flight of stairs and smiled at the fact that it remained two more flights for her to go. Climbing these steps was a hassle, especially for a snail like her.

"Does this mean Seungmin can bed me again?"

There. The same hypocritical creatures. They shamed her, insulted her and disrespected her based on a rumour they weren't even sure of. The rumour that she was Seungmin's sex interest. A rumour that was infact a fact. Yet, the same girls, also had sex with Seungmin.

People can be so judging.

"Maybe?. With a roommate here, Daya won't have him to herself again"

Laughters.

Like she cared. Daya stepped into the corridor they were in and loud gasps came from the group. She didn't even bat an eye or acknowledge them, just climbing the next flight of stairs.

"Do you think she heard us?"

Oh I did.

She just doesn't care anymore. Whatever people wanted to say about her, they should just go on. Every person has a tale. Her tale certainly won't make her live life in fear of being judged. Daya smiled hugely once she got on her floor. "I made it", she laughed, hurrying down the corridor to get to her door.

Except what she saw inside, after typing in her code, made her heart drop.

Daya gently closed the door behind her. She knew she was getting a roommate but it shouldn't be this soon. The mistress clearly said next week and it was just Monday. Second day of the week. She glanced at all the boxes that were mostly in black solid colours. Said roommate hadn't even started unpacking and the room looked so full with all the cartons, packages and boxes.

The fact that the new roommate already had a master card to enter the room despite the automatic pass code machine was alarming. Just swipe the card and you can get in. The students were usually given their master cards but it never crossed Jeong Daya's mind to ask for hers.

What a dumb fool.

A girl stepping out of the bathroom while holding an empty bag that should hold some toiletries, got her attention. The two just stared at each other for a while.

"Yoon Nari?", Daya asked, raking her eyes over her. She was definitely not expecting a girl like her.

Nari bowed slightly, "Hello", she greeted formally.

"Oh, no need to be formal. I am a sophomore too and moreover, we are yearmates", Daya said, staring at the girl's boxes.

"Oh.", Nari checked her out, "You are 22?"