THIRTY-THREE

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Jungkook had to leave immediately we finished our yogurt. I rushed to the class entrance because Cai had informed me that he was waiting for me there. When I reached, the whole gang was waiting.
" You seem relaxed P'" Tem said
" And refreshed. I guess I was grumpy because I had not gotten my beauty sleep"
I said while taking Cai's notebook so that I can see what they learnt today.
" Yet, yesterday you thought I was just making up excuses why I was grumpy.'' Aggie said while putting her arm on my shoulder.
" So, what have you decided to do about your group members?" Eugene asked. At this time we were heading to the cafeteria for the tea break.
" What can she do but to try to survive this." Korn said.
" I guess that's the best option. " I said
" That seems to be a challenging quagmire on your hands mum." Cai said
" Seriously, whose side are you on really." I asked Cai then I hit his head," I think I should tell your dad about your attitude"
"Ouch! Please mum, it was a joke on my part." Cai complained
" Yo! So Cai has someone that scares the shit out of him hmm!" Eugene asked
" It's not that I am afraid of my dad, it's just that it will be a family affair and trust me, I have crazy uncles. Why do you think my mum here is putting up a fight. If she complains, they will bully her to death." Cai said.
" Hey! I can control my brothers to my ability thank you very much... If you are..." Just then, my phone vibrated. I looked at it then Cai then the call again." Hey Cai,did you call home?"
" No I didn't. Who is calling you?" Cai asked. Then I showed him the screen. It was Mark calling." Pick it up before he alerts the rest. We will head in first.
" Please pick up a croissant for me. If there is milkshake, pick a vanilla flavoured one."

I walked away from the cafeteria to a park near it then I sat under one of the trees and picked up the call.
" Hey Lens, what took you too long to answer."
" Hey Tuan, long time my Taiwanese bff, Como você está, meu querido?"
" Eu estou bem, obrigado . "
"Então o que há de novo com você?"
" Nada de mais. você tem certeza, porque não foi isso que Felix me disse. "
"Então Felix te disse ha! "
"Sim, acho que ele confia que posso ajudar "
" I guess I just overreacted this morning"
" And that's not you Lens and you know that ."
"Mmh, yes, I know"
" It's good that you know so what is your plan because for all the time you are still in the competition you have to face the so called group leader meu amigo e acredite em mim, eles podem ser um pesadelo se virem você como uma competição. "
" That's one of the problems I am afraid of. Our group has only two foreigners, the rest are koreans.''
" Damn, it's like you are relieving my life during my trainee life but Eu sei que você vai conseguir."
" Obrigado pela confiança em mim Tuan. "
" My pleasure. By the way Felix told me to tell you that when you feel like you are about to explore on the group leader girl, just touch your crucifix on your rosary and say the Hail Mary prayer. It will calm you down."
" Wooh, I never thought of that. Thank him for me. "
" I think you should do it yourself. Try that technique and if it works do share it with me. I guess I need it when dealing with Jackson and Bambam"
" Talking about Bambam how is he doing?"
" Hahaha, don't remind me of the torture Jackson put him through. I guess you will be hearing from him any day soon."
" I will be waiting."
" So, how is the competition itself there?"
" It's not bad. I have made friends"
"Wow!Isso é novo, eu acho "
" Verdade! Eu acho que é um novo. "
" So who are they appear from the Thai guy and the Jimin look alike."
" Oh, so those are the names you are calling them ha!"
" You never told me their names."
" Ok, there is Eugene from South Korea, Korn and Tem from Thailand and Aggie from Taiwan."
" As, so you even have my country lady as a friend.. wow, my Lens is getting out of her cacoon. Anyways I will not take much of your time, I was just delivering Felix's message. By the way on Sunday you will be back is it."
" That's the plan unless otherwise."
" Ok then, I guess I will wait until Sunday to tell you''
" Seriously Tuan, you can't..." And then silence, the annoying phone silence. He actually left me hanging. I guess a speciality of his. As I was about to stand, I met face to face with my pinkish roommate. We looked at each other for sometime before she did what I never expected she can do
"Hello. Can you help me with this song I kind of don't know it and I don't want to be the odd one when I meet my group mates. My Korean language is not that good."
" Hello to you too. So your group got the song Dun dun dun by Everglow. It's not that hard. The choreography is easy if you put your head around it. So where exactly do you have a problem?"
" They told me to sing the alto part yet I sing soprano. Noone wanted to sing the part."
" Ok then, try mastering the words and then during the siesta break, let's meet at the piano area so that I can prompt you using the right key ok?"
" Ok. Thanks. I guess it is proper that I apologize for my wierdness the dorm. I am an only child back home. I am used to the loneliness so I don't know how to socialize with people that's why I never talked to you and the Taiwanese girl."
" It's ok, I understand. The Taiwanese is called Aggie and she is not that bad. I guess today we will introduce ourselves property ok!"
" Ok then, that's a date."
" By the way how are you coping in your group?"
" I don't have to say anything being that they speak too much Korean language and they believe that everyone understand. We are two foreigners in the group. A Japanese and me but they just ignore us. I guess my little knowledge in Japanese help me help the other girl. What about you, I  hear that today you made your group leader cry."
" So I guess everyone already knows ha! My group has Japanese,a Taiwanese and I as the foreigners the rest are locals and they speak Korean language so I have to translate in Japanese and Tâi-gî for the two to understand."
" Wow, you can speak all those languages"
" And French, Portuguese, Spanish, Swahili, Dholuo etc in short I am multilingual..."
" Lucky for you. Anyway the bell is about to ring, let me head out first and thank you so much."
" Good day to you."

If you told me that my day was going to be eventful , I would have not believed you. It is not even afternoon yet. 10:30am and I officially made history by talking with my pink monster roommate, damn. I decided to head to the cafeteria to take my milkshake from Cai. As I approached the cafeteria, I found them looking at me shocked. Eugene was smiling as usual, Aggie was too shocked that she was sitter down, Cai was recording me as I walked towards them. Tem and Korn had folded their hands while also looking at me.

" I guess she doesn't know that you named her the pink monster roommate ha!" Tem said while putting his arms around my shoulders.
" She also doesn't know that you can't remember her name ha!" Korn added.

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