Chapter 23 # Awkward Breakfast

Back at the campus Myra woke up at 8 in the morning seeing that the person on the other bed was missing. She thought about it for second and decided to text her to have breakfast together. But when she picks up her phone, she noticed that Kara has already texted her. The girl said

"I am out with Dominic. If I don't come back safe and sound you know whose name to tell to police."

I laughed at that. She is still angry with me that she didn't straightforwardly admitted that she wanted to inform me that she is out and that I shouldn't worry.

The best thing about being in an elite university according to me is not the faculty or amazing campus it's the food provided in the canteen. What else could anyone expect from a foodie like. But seriously they have the best quality food available cooked by star Michelin chief's and also it is continental. But not all kinds of varieties are available every day. They have a menu and it changes every day

After getting freshened up. In the hotel like dorm room bathroom. Myra made her way to the through the corridors filled with expensive paintings chandeliers and other decorations on some days she would admire all these things but now she is already used to it. There were so many corridors and hallways in this campus that anyone new would be lost. After the university management realised this problem, they developed app for the new students it specifically has the campus map and can tell you directions to take to reach your destinations. It kind of works like google maps but only works inside the campus.

By the time Myra reached cafeteria it was already 8:45. Most of the students were still asleep due to it being Sunday. So only few people were there at the cafeteria.

The cafeteria is no less than luxurious hotel. It has five sparkling chandeliers hung at the middle. The colour theme is purple which gives it a royal look. It has numerous dark brown tables with light purple table cloth with small flowers also of purple colour of different shade sewn on it. It is said that they were handstitched in Italy.

The tables are scattered in a pattern there are four chairs on the smaller tables at the side and and eight chairs at the central. There also cushioned in purple colour velvet fabric.

Now in such a luxurious cafeteria you would think that there are no seats that could tell the college hierarchy.

No even though Myra's college is filled with rich aristocratic. There are still types of rich.

The popular students or as Myra likes to call it filthy rich sit at the tables at left. At left side there are floor to ceiling glass windows that over look the entire right garden there is also left garden but you can look at through principal's office and because windows in the classroom are always closed.

So, at the left side tables that are most near the windows instead of chairs there are deep purple couches at the window side of the table all the popular students sit there. Which includes Kyle and his crew and Rebekah and her bitches.

Now why would Myra call Rebekah's friend bitches because Rebekah might be good dirl but she is rather naïve even Kyle could see it.

Rebekah thinks her friend Xu-lin is an amazing person but almost everybody knows that she has been trying to hook-up with Kyle for a long time now and she is so good at scheming that Rebekah never even suspected her instead it was Kyle who had to take the burnt for carelessness. But even though many people know it nobody dares to point it out. Xu-lin comes from family of high-ranking officials and is quite high in college hierarchy. even I have to act cordially in front of her as we are classmates.

Speak of the devil and he shall appear. Here comes Xu-lin walking away from food receiving with some rabbit food aka salad and I don't know what. Wait is that bitter gourd juice. Eww how could she even drink that. There are rumours that back in her own country most women in her family and friend circle also don't like her due to her arrogance of being raised in foreign country and because she is not patriotic at all. Ironic since her own family consists of officials.

Would she not notice me if I sit in some invisible quite corner?

"Oh! Hi Myra." Well guess not.

"Hey." I waved with as much enthusiasm as I could muster early on the Sunday morning facing a fake friend.

"Are you also having breakfast? Come let's eat together." Shit.

"Oh no. I was just leaving." Let me go and have breakfast where I don't find it disturbing.

"Don't be shy. Come on." She waved at her table's direction.

"Fine." Now I why won't she let me go.

I make my way to the counter order chocolate chip pancakes with a glass of orange juice and make my way towards the popular group. It is good that not many people are here or I would get unwanted attention for sitting at popular girl's table. I am don't want attention because I am not rich like other people here, I am an exchange student so I have to pay normal college tuition fees for going to a world class college. How they allow it I have no idea.

I make my way towards her table. While I am sitting, she starts talking or mor like flaunting.

"Did you have last Saturday. I hope you did. You could join us again next time we go out like this." She is talking like Myra has never been to an arcade or enjoyed any luxuries in life. Even though Myra is not rich her mother since childhood has spared no efforts to make sure Myra had all the fun possible and is not like she is dirt poor or something.

"Yes, I had fun but I don't think so I would be free for next time." Translation I already have enough trouble from a certain gentleman there is no need for more.

"I've heard that you and Caleb used be really good friends. But he ignored you the whole time yesterday seems like rumours can't be trusted." She said putting an emphasis on "good friends".

Damn exactly how much time is she going to take to complete that rabbit food. It has not even been two minutes in this conversation and I already want it to end. She probably knows about how I ruined mine and Caleb's friendship and that he is a sour point. Still, she keeps poking at it.

"You probably heard the rumours. So how is your research going on." Finally, I found something to divert her attention.

"Oh well, you see it is going rather well we recently found out that algorithms could be blah blah blah."

She goes on and on for the rest of the lunch. Another thing about Xu-lin that she loves talking about herself. And she makes a face like a genius talking about the worlds greatest inventions when she does that.

I only pay half attention while humming once in a while. Finally, she finishes says bye a little see you in the computer lab and leaves.

I think I can have rest of my breakfast peacefully but today I am supposed to have bad luck.

Caleb enters cafeteria and starts heading straight towards me I finish rest of my juice and run and straight towards the disposal area to throw my dirty dishes. After I throw them, I jog as fast as humanly possible towards the exit.

But a sudden grip on my arm stops me from leaving.

I hear his voice before I turn around and see him.

"Exactly where are you heading so fast?"