My Place

Love is fated – This is not correct! – You may think like that, right? Well it is not necessary that you’ll always be correct. Sometimes you may be wrong. Today I’m going to tell you this story, which may be hard to believe as true, but it is true.

The time was 2015, Summer. Girija’s father suddenly announced that they are going to shift to Seoul, South Korea as he was appointed as the on-shore manager of his project. So Girija has to take admission in a school in Seoul.

Okay, let me introduce Girija! She is an innocent Indian girl, who just completed her 10th final and was trying to take lessons of Pure Science as she wanted to join an Engineering college in future. Her family had to roam lots of places since her childhood as her father is an engineer of a reputed MNC Engineering farm.

But this was her first time going outside of India. She was very nervous. As her father suggested, she started to take lesson to learn Korean language. Finally the day has come.

Girija and her family went to Seoul. Her father already had rented an apartment for them in Cheong-dam. She was admitted to Konkuk International School in Seoul.

This was first day in School, she was very nervous. Since she had no friend, she was all alone. She went lunch by herself. She took her meal and placed her dish on the farthest table of the canteen. She was looking through the window beside her when a male voice returned back her consciousness.

- “Hey you! This is my place.”

She turned her face and looked upside. It was a very tall and handsome guy with big eyes. He was smiling and questioning her.

Girija – “Oh sorry! I did not know that. I am gonna leave this place.”

That guy – “It’s okay. You can seat here. Instead of can I seat opposite of you?”

Girija – “Sure.”

He sat on the opposite side chair. Both were eating silently. But again the guy asked her, “Are you new here? I never had seen you before.”

Girija – “Yes. I got transferred here today.”

That guy – “That’s why. That means you don’t know who I you?”
Girija nodded.

That guy – “I am is a final year student in Arts and Culture Film major. That means I am your sunbae, I mean senior.”

Girija – “Nice to meet you Sunbae.” She again started to eat silently. After a while.

That guy – “You really are new here! What is your name? Where are you from?”

Girija – “Hi! I am Girija and I am from India.”

That guy – “Nice to meet you Girija. I am Minho, Choi Minho.”

Again an awkward silence again appeared. After finishing their meal, Minho stood up and said “Bye” to her.

Just after Minho left the table all girls and boys in the canteen ran towards Girija and started to question her a lot.

- Do you know him?
- How do you know him?
- When do you know him?
- Is this your first meeting?
- Where did you guys first meet?
- What is the relationship between you two?

There were so many questions that she did not even know how to react or how to answer all their questions! It was very tiresome for Girija. She just left the table without saying anything.

- “Is she also a celebrity! Look at her attitude!”

“Celebrity” and “Attitude” words hurt her. But she did not say anything. From the day 1 Girija was struggling with this kind of situations.