"What happened? everything's alright?" The room was so brooding, I felt like an idiot asking that question.
"As you know, next month the country we are going to is Japan." Dhruv replies
"Uhm, yes?"
"If you don't get your Sin mark by the time we get transferred from Japan to some other country. You will be under watch of government at all times in public." Dhruv says this in a serious tone.
"What? no wait, meaning I'll under surveillance of government in open public from June?"
"Yes... and it includes school too." Dhruv looks at me with sadness.
"Did the principal allow this?"
"He is being forced into accepting this though he is trying to decline this currently... He is on your side nevertheless; you needn't to worry about that" Dhruv replies.
This situation is so pathetic. Being under surveillance at all times if i don't receive my Sin mark. I should focus on what I can do right now.
"What can I do for now?"
Dhruv, Arion and Elira look at me somewhat terrified. Must've been the face I was making during that moment.
"Sorry, I just felt a bit helpless. Anyways what can I do for now?"
Arion replies, "You can only appeal for your time of without surveillance to increase till your birthday is 4 months before. But..."
"But?"
Dhruv completes the statement, "You'll need to undergo a trial conducted by 13 countries, if you pass all of them then they will allow this appeal."
This seems too imbalanced to be true. There must be some sort of setback.
"As expected, you are sharp. These trials are not any ordinary ones, as far as I've heard these are less of trials and more of a way of persuading you to receive a citizenship of a country as soon as possible." Dhruv replies.
How was he able to understand what I was thinking.
"Aren't we free to choose our country to reside in with the United Nations citizenship, since we grew up all around the world?"
"True, but for your case, if you pass all the trials without succumbing to any of the countries then you are back with that privilege." Elira speaks up.
I get startled, this is perhaps the first time I've heard her speak.
Elira has silver hair and is about as tall as Sylvie. She rarely speaks other than when with Arion. Apparently, they are in a relationship. Makes sense; but still she is publicly distanced herself from everyone.
"How will the trials be conducted? Is someone, as a representative from each of the country going to come to test me?"
"Precisely." Dhruv replies.
"I see... Thanks for the heads up!" I probably had a face which indicated tiredness from this.
Dhruv gives me a paper.
"My number, I'll let you know rest of the details later on. Do not mention about this meeting while texting, there is a good chance they might be tracking what you are texting and to whom." Dhruv replies.
"Alright."
"Take care Kairo."
With that I take my leave. Arion and Elira stay behind and talk with Dhruv about something perhaps about me.
While going to the class, I get a message from the school. My room is R3-10. Every year the roommates change and since the Year-2 began now somebody else would now be my roommate. I've heard many students get male-female as room partners; In the back of my mind, I secretly wished that Sylvie and I get the same room.
I enter class, teacher was teaching us mathematics, specifically Euclid's. I've already studied it beforehand, so it doesn't really matter to me. I look at the time. Wow an entire hour had passed when I was talking to Dhruv, Arion and Elira.
Last year my roommate was Arion, though we didn't talk much since the 1st year was really stressful with all the work and settling especially with Arion being a council member, so I was basically alone the entire time in the room.
Bell rings and the classes for the day ends.
Novan comes rushing to me and Sylvie came too, to inquire about what happened.
"I'll tell you guys about it later; I need to discuss it with family too. I'd like to disclose all the information at once."
Novan and Sylvie nodded.
"By the Kairo, did you check your room allotment?" Novan asked with curiosity.
"Yes, I did. Which floor did both of you get?"
"Third" Novan and Sylvie reply in unison.
"Me too, number?" I got the number 10.
"I got room number 9; Sylvie got the neighboring one." Novan replies.
What... Neighboring one...? Is it... Number 10 or 8..? My heart starts beating fast. Adrenaline rushes in my body. My breathing becomes slightly heavier. I do my best to control my overflowing emotions.
"Which is? 8 or 10?"
"Number 10. Yours?" Sylvie replied
My heart burst into happiness. I couldn't believe this is true.
"Mine is number 10 too..."
"..." A silence took place between us three.
"Wait so that means you and Sylvie are in the same room from now on? for a year?" Novan replies smirkingly breaking the silence.
"Yes..." We both say is unison.
"What a cute couple." Novan says this while smiling like an imp.
"SHUT UP!" Somehow, we again spoke in unison.
We both try to look at each other but as our eyes met, we could not maintain eye contact. We both turned away. I could notice she was turning red. I am no one to speak since; I bet even I am turning red.
Novan was giggling in the corner. That idiot. I swear I'll get back at him one day.
All of us went to our room. Entering a room with Sylvie... I just thought about it in the back of my mind and disregarded the thought that it wouldn't come true but seeing this come true. I couldn't help but smile at my fate.
She enters the room first, out of habit I said, "I'm home." She smiles and blushes and says "Welcome home." I blushed. Way too hard.
We both go to the balcony and find Novan in the neighboring balcony and wave at him. He then comes over to our room and we chat for a while
Novan's room partner is apparently Dhruv. This is very beneficial for me in a way. It will become much easier to communicate.
We go down to cafeteria, finish our dinner and walk back to our room and wish good night to each other. Novan said Dhruv will be coming in another 10 minutes so he will settle his things in the meantime.
After 30 minutes, I and Sylv settled down and brought all our stuff from our previous rooms into this one. Our beds though not attached, are parallel to each other.
We both sit in our respective beds. Then Sylvie speaks up suddenly which startles me. She realized it and quickly apologized.
"We need to talk." Sylvie says.
I wonder what she would talk to me at 9:30pm in the night...