Ātashé del-am

Chapter-18

Whenever an example of love was asked to me, my lips involuntarily uttered your name, MY MOON

~D.S (Lover of Moon)
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Yesterday there was an introduction session in the open-ground auditorium of the medical institute. Due to her jolly nature, she was able to make three friends on her first day at the hostel. One was Daisy from London itself, Zeynep, from Turkiye, and Ayzal, from Pakistan. Zeynep and Ayzal were roommates and were living in the next room to Shanzay. They exchanged their basic details and cellphone numbers with each other.

It was the first day of her class and she and her two friends were walking in the corridor, going to their classrooms. The trio entered the classroom to find it quite silent and occupied by a few students. The trio took their place on the first empty desk. After the class was filled, three people entered their class with big cardboard boxes in their hands and kept them on the table, and stood beside it. There was a mischievous smile, present on their face. Seeing them Shanzay remembered the prank seniors do with juniors.

"A very warm welcome to all the to-be doctors!" One of the boys announced and the trio clapped their hands together.

"You all are requested to come here and take any one box out of these." The boy commanded, in his British accent. All the students were sitting nervously on the command. The trio exchanged smiles with each other and asked the girl with brown orbs to come there, by pointing at her with their fingers.

"What are you waiting for honey, take your one box and open it!" He ordered, looking at the nervous Shanzay. She nodded her head and with her shaky hands, picked one box, by holding its edges, fearing some insects will crawl out of it.

"Hurry up, sweetie we are getting late." He pronounced every word softly, looking at her angelic face. Wetting her dried lips with her tongue she opened the box with her eyes shut tightly. She opened one eye to have a glance at what was inside and ended up laughing at her silly thoughts. There was a piece of cake with a welcome written on it. The trio started laughing at her action and the whole class was curious about what was present in the box.

Shanzay looked at their laughing face with disappointed look and their laughter ceased seeing her glaring at them.

"Sorry for scaring you, but we have changed the rule and we welcome our juniors by offering them a welcome cake. Now have it girl and enjoy. It is from my favorite bakery." One of the boys stated calmly.

"I don't trust you, who knows you might have added something to it," Shanzay stated, keeping both hands on her waist.

"Sister, there is nothing in it. See I'm having it." A guy with a light beard stated, having a spoonful of cake from Shanzay's box.

"Common guys, take your welcome gifts soon." He said, opening another box and having the cake from it.

"Guys, if you need any kind of help, just tell us and we will be happy to help you." The trio was now enjoying the cake. Shanzay quickly took an untouched box and ran to her place.

"Your names buddies?" Zeynep questioned, taking a box from the table.

"I am Ahmet, he is Isaac and he is Adam." The guy with a light beard answered.

"You're from Turkiye?" Zeynep inquired and the guy nodded his head with a kinda shock expression on his face.

"I am also from Istanbul. It was nice to know you." She said, forwarding her hand for a handshake but he didn't forward his hands toward her. Embarrassed at herself Zeynep went back to her place.