7 Surprise (1/2)

Liling slowly walked to her dorm. The afternoon breeze blowing past her as she stepped on the dry leaves that had fallen off the giant flower trees.

”Ring, ring, ring”

Liling pulled out her phone, it was Xin Yong calling, one of her roommates. She swiped up, and answered the call.

”Liling, how are you?, are you coming to school today?”

”I'm fine, and I'm coming to school today, is there any problem?”

Liling asked worriedly.

”Nah, just that I missed you, no we've all missed you, it's been over a week now, and exams are fast approaching, you should come back soon, we've been taking extra classes since three days ago, and I don't want the work to be too large for you, okay.

Liling smiled at her worried friend's concern, she had always been like that, always troubling herself over nothing.

”Thank you roomie, but like I said, I'm coming today, and I'm even on my way” Liling comforted her.

”Really?, okay, We'll be waiting, bye”

Xin Yong immediately cut the call.

Liling chuckled and placed her phone in her pants pocket, her roomies were overly concerned for nothing. She just had to read extra that's all. But all the same, she was grateful, they had always been there for her, both financially and emotionally.

She was less sad in school, they made sure to cloud her thoughts with jokes and fun. Smiling, she quietly climbed the stairs to her dorm room, and as she approached her room, she heard loud music coming from inside. 'What's going on?'

She knew of her noisy roommates, but this was beyond noisy. Hurriedly, she knocked on the door, but the noise inside overshadowed her knocks. She had to push open the door.

”Happy Birthday!!!!”

Liling's view was instructed with an immensely large love-shaped cake, she blinked severally as she stared at the cake. 'what's today's date? '

It was then she realized it was the fourteenth of May, her birthday.

”Liling, come on, it's your birthday and you are busy staring at the cake as if you've not seen one before” Xin Yong furrowed her brows as she dragged the transfixed Liling to an empty bed.

Tears clouded her eyes, her dad didn't even remember her birthday, she herself even forgot due to the emotional pain she was passing through; but here they were, her friends even baked her a cake!.

It was then Liling realized that they were new people in the room. She blinked severally and took a good look at them.

Wow, what are they all doing here?, was she so loved?, but she knew. it was great rookies that invited them, all the same she was deeply grateful. Liling smiled as she blushed shyly.

”Aghh, no need to thank us, it's your birthday, if we don't celebrate it, who will?” The chatter box Xin Yong immediately cut in.

”Alright come and cut the cake, we've been waiting since morning, we are so hungry” Xiao Ran, another roommate exclaimed.She really loved food, a chatterbox also but to an extent, she is only loud around her friends. She took the cake from Rishi and place it on the center table, Rishi was the last roommate, the calm one, but very pretty.

”What are you all standing there for?, come over here already! ,this cake will soon loose it's taste from being left uneaten for so long. ” Xiao Ran lamented, she already felt her tummy grumbling.

”Xiao Xiao, we all know you are hungry, but first we must sing the birthday song” Xin Yong explained.

”I thought the birthday song is after the eating of the cake?” Xiao Ran grumbled but immediately called up Lilling for the song. She made sure to rush it as quickly as possible as her thoughts were all on the Big blue cake on the center table.

Liling smiled and walked over to the cake as she cut it. She told Xin Yong to share it, as she sat down and watched everyone happily celebrating her. 'Even though father doesn't want her, her friends all did, and therefore she should be happy. She smiled as she collected her peice from Xin Yong.

Rock music was blasting in the room, the guys drank, some few girls joined them, Xin Yong was as usual, chattering away, Xiao Ran was busy eating the remaining cake with full attention. If she studied the way she ate, no one would be able to reach her grades. Others were either laughing or arguing about something.

”May I?” A male voice sounded above her, she lifted up her head to see a handsome guy pointing to the seat beside her and smiling.

”Yeah, sure” Liling smiled.

”Happy birthday Liling ” He smiled as he sat beside her.

”I'm Robert, a Medical student ”

Liling turned and looked at him, 'what was a medical student who she doesn't even know doing here?, most people here were almost music students only few from Languages because Xiao Ran studied language.

As though Robert sensed what she was thinking, he immediately clarified.

”I'm a friend to Richen, she always talks about you, so she invited me for the birthday”

Liling wondered, Richen? always talked about her? When did quiet Richen randomly discuss people? , but but she didn't want to press on the topic.

”Mmm, okay, nice meeting you Robert,''

Liling replied and he brought out his hand for a shake. Liling shook him and he held her hand for a while before releasing it.

”Seems you're really enjoying yourself ” He smiled, trying to bring up a discussion. Liling chuckled a little .

”One needs to enjoy oneself on one's birthday, it comes only once in a year” She stared at his features, he was a Blondie, with sharp eyes, handsome to be sincere.

”Mmm, you are right, so you're a music student right?, Richen always talked about your angelic voice”

Liling blushed a little, ”Don't listen to her, my voice is not as good as hers”