The guys in my classes pretty much shunned me, Ieven heard a few whispers of "fag"; the girls turnedout to pretty friendly and I even was able to out ...ohave coffee or study and such with a number of them.Living with Ann had given me confidence to deal withother girls as equals and to be able to have realconversations with them. A number of them, whenseeing me and Ann together would ask if we wererelated, Ann always seemed to get a kick out of thatquestion and would tease me by saying that I was. Hey, it’s nice to meet you and I’m Meera and you’re the roommate I expect? She answered Yup! So wow! Hostel life and that’s too in Cambridge and should be interesting. Looked in the bathroom yet? She said gesturing to the door on the right as you entered the room. Nope and too scared and wanna check it out? Meera replied and I hope the toilet flushes. I’ve heard horror stories. Nadira opened the door warily and the two girls peeked inside. There was one sink with a mirror, a shower, and a. “ Well, she hadn’t been expecting me to say that. She looked stunned. “Anyway, I continued, “If you are interested, we meet at my friend Karen’s house every wednesday from about 10am. Girls must wear skirts or dresses. There are no other rules.” She looked at me, open mouthed. “That shut you up, I thought smugly to myself,”you little madam.” “Well - what do you say?” I was enjoying myself now as she struggled to recover her poise. “What made you think I would be interested in something like. Maybe I can show you later."There were more than a few necks craning to get a peek, in case I got really bold and flashed everyone in the lunchroom. That was something I hadn't thought of doing, but I twitched a hand in the direction of my top and there was some shuffling and jockeying for position among those in line."For the record," I said, looking my friends in the eye to tip them off that I wasn't speaking just for their benefit. "I got into a situation that I should not have been in..