I woke up at around 2 p.m. on Monday, feeling rather awful, having slept through my Multimedia Marketing class. It was a rejuvenating slumber though. Anyway, at around 6 in the evening, there was a knock on my room door. I was terrified! Can it be ... the long awaited hostel spot check? Maybe it is the warden, coming to warn me about the complaints she got of somebody singing "We are the champions" late into the night? How did they know it was me?
I was about to open the door when I heard the key being inserted from the other side. The door opened to reveal .... MY NEW ROOMATE!!! I was shocked and she was stunned. After a moment of awkward silence, we regained our composure and introduced each other. I explained that it would be impossible for us to take in a third roomate because, as it is with just the 2 of us, the room is already congested. A third would be a catastrophe! A little bit dramatic perhaps but you would understand if you see my room.
After listening to her story; about how she has been turned away by a few other seniors who did not want a third roomate, the harsh and sacarstic remarks from the hostel management and the dire need for an accomodation, I relented. So it was settled. She would come back later at night with her things but she will be spending the night at her friend's room as we did not have an extra mattress for the third bed.
As soon as she left, I called my roomate and told her about the news. She came back and we tried shifting her cupboard and bed to see if we could actually make room somewhere for a plastic cupboard or maybe a book rack. It was pointless really and we concluded that we will talk to the hostel management the next day and ask them if there is another room available for the new girl.
The next day however, my new roomie dropped by after lunch to inform me that she managed to get another room in the other block after talking it over with the management. I was estatic! Saved me a trip to the hostel office too. And so that was it, the arrival and departure of my new roomate, all in 2 days.
I was about to open the door when I heard the key being inserted from the other side. The door opened to reveal .... MY NEW ROOMATE!!! I was shocked and she was stunned. After a moment of awkward silence, we regained our composure and introduced each other. I explained that it would be impossible for us to take in a third roomate because, as it is with just the 2 of us, the room is already congested. A third would be a catastrophe! A little bit dramatic perhaps but you would understand if you see my room.
After listening to her story; about how she has been turned away by a few other seniors who did not want a third roomate, the harsh and sacarstic remarks from the hostel management and the dire need for an accomodation, I relented. So it was settled. She would come back later at night with her things but she will be spending the night at her friend's room as we did not have an extra mattress for the third bed.
As soon as she left, I called my roomate and told her about the news. She came back and we tried shifting her cupboard and bed to see if we could actually make room somewhere for a plastic cupboard or maybe a book rack. It was pointless really and we concluded that we will talk to the hostel management the next day and ask them if there is another room available for the new girl.
The next day however, my new roomie dropped by after lunch to inform me that she managed to get another room in the other block after talking it over with the management. I was estatic! Saved me a trip to the hostel office too. And so that was it, the arrival and departure of my new roomate, all in 2 days.
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no place for a 3rd eh? but the 3 of you looked sooooo comfy in beta year....muahahahahahaaaaa