‘I don’t like shopping.’
‘Fine, you can save the money. Or travel to exotic places.’
Her face turned more thoughtful.
‘You OK?’ I asked.
‘Do you realize we leave campus in four weeks?’
‘Good riddance. No more mugging and grades, hopefully for life,’ I said.
Her voice dropped an octave. ‘What about us?’
‘About us what?’ I asked with an idiotic, confused expression exclusive to men
when they have to get all meaningful with women.
She sat up and wore her top. She stepped off the bed to wear the rest of her
clothes. Despite the serious mood, I couldn’t help but notice how wonderful
women looked when they change. ‘I’m going to my room. Enjoy your nap,’ she
said.
‘Hey,’ I extended my arm and stopped her. ‘What’s up? I am talking, no?’
‘But like a dork. We could be in different cities in four weeks. It will never be
like this again.’
‘What do you mean never?’ I said, my mouth open.
‘Wear your clothes first. I want to have a serious discussion.’
She kept quiet until I finished dressing. We sat across, cross-legged on the
bed.
‘Here is the deal,’ I said, collecting my thoughts. ‘You are the career focused
one, I am doing it for the money. So, I will try to get a job in the same city as you.
But the issue is, we don’t know which city you will be in. So how can I do
anything about it now?’
‘And what will you do next week? We are all going to get placed around the
same time. You can’t wait for me to get a job.’
‘So let fate play out,’ I said.
‘And what about our future? Or sorry, I should ask, is there a future?’
‘I can’t really talk about that now,’ I said.
nora
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