Anna's POV:

Shall I say the same thing to Mark?

No...

No...

He will definitely don't allow me for an educational loan, and it's a matter of my individuality...

I should not depend on his money for all the time...

I should stand on my own and I got a chance to pay the educational fees through an educational loan.

So I will proceed in that way rather to ask for Mark's help for money, and if he knows about it by any chance, I am sure he will understand me that why I didn't say to him...

In between my thoughts, I looked at my phone, and I got an immediate message from the bank employee, and it's an address and after a few seconds; he sends me another message...

"Meet me at 10.30 am."

I looked at the address, and it's near to this house, maybe it may take10 minutes by cab...

And I looked at the time and its 10 a.m...

I am running out of time, so I get quickly ready, booked a cab, and reached the location...

I looked around the location, but I didn't find any bank nearby, and there is a cafeteria shop on the exact location and now the time is 10:25, and I got a call...

Jack: Hello, dear...

Where are you?

Anna: Hello sir,

I reached the address you sent to me, but I didn't find any bank nearby...

John: I am sorry dear,

I will explain it to you everything, come to cafeteria you are looking at and the table number is 7

Anna: Ok, sir...

(After I hang his call, I went into the cafeteria, and I am leading to 7th table...

And I can see from the far that a man occupied the table, and I am sure he is the one who speaks to me through the phone. But how did he know that I am looking at the cafeteria?

Maybe he looked at me through the mirror in between my thoughts I went slowly and looked at him...

Jack: Anna?

Right?

Anna: Yes, sir...

John: Take your seat, dear...

Anna: Thank you...

(I sat opposite to him and looked at him again and his face looks familiar...

And I am sure I looked at him somewhere else, but I am not sure where I saw him...

Jack: Actually, my office is far away...

So I came to collect your documents on the way, so I gave this cafeteria address instead of my bank details...

Anna: Yeah...

That's ok...

And where are the documents I need to sigh...

Jack: I will bring them later at the same time, same place, but you should give your Identity proof in advance so I can immediately start the loan process...

Anna: Sure...

Here it is...

(I immediately handover my visa and passport, but I don't know why I feel sad and insecure when I am giving them...

And his face lightens up the moment when he holds my document.

It's ok, Anna...

It's for educational purposes and nothing bad will happen…

I immediately got a flash of Mark…

What should I answer if Mark asked me about my visa and passport?

I better tell him that my college management asked for it...

Mostly he doesn't care about it...

Jack: I don't think I will get it, very easily...

Anna: What?

Jack: I mean, I didn't think that you will submit your proofs this early...

Some students delay all the time, and we may not proceed and help them with the loan for their delay...

But in your case, you advanced early...

Anna: Thank you so much. I would be the most happiest person in the world if my educational loan got sanctioned...

I am really in need of money...

So…

Jack: Sure dear, I will definitely make your loan get sanctioned as early as possible...

Would you like to have coffee?

(I checked the time, and it's around 10:50 a.m. and I should reach home as early as possible to avoid the uncertainties...

So it's better If I reject his coffee offer...)

Anna: I am so sorry, I have urgent work to do...

Can you please understand...

Jack: Yeah, it's ok...

No worries...

(When I am about to say goodbye to him, one girl came to him and wished him maybe both of them are very close friends...)

Girl: Hello, Jack, how are you?

Jack: Yeah, I am fine...

(And he looked at me and again looked at her, and I understand he feels discomfort to speak to her...

Maybe he doesn't want to speak to her, or he feels discomfort to talk to her in front of me...

So I just get up to leave the place...)

Anna: I will leave...

Bye...

Have a good day...

Girl: Is she your new girlfriend?

(I am shocked by listening to her direct question on my face...

How dare she speak in such a way for no reason?)

Jack: She is my client and hold your tongue before you say anything...

(He sharply replied to her with his angry tone, and I feel relieved by listening to his reply...

Meanwhile, 3 to 4 girls surrounded her...

Maybe her friends...)

Girl: Hello, girls...

Here is my schoolmate Jack...

You know he is gay, and he is dating a girl and pretending that she is his client...

Do anywhere clients come to the coffee shops in this luxurious place..?

(All of them laughed at him...

This time I got angry not because they blame me...

I got angry that they are teasing him because he is gay...

And I don't know whether he is a gay or not, but it's a blunder mistake by the girls by teasing him in public…

And I feel very sorry for him after listening to them that he is gay...

So I immediately take a stand on his side...

Anna: Excuse me...

Why are you all laughing at him?

(I asked them very sharply...)

Girl: look at his girl...

She came to support him; maybe she doesn't know her boyfriend is gay...

(All of them laughed again...

I can't control my anger for their harsh words, and they are thinking too far that we are couples.)

Anna: Excuse me, he is my brother...

(I don't know why I said he is my brother all of a sudden...

Maybe I want to support him like his caring sister...)

Girl: Soo baby girl...

What I am saying is the fact, and your brother is gay...

Anna: So what?

(I shouted at them all of a sudden and all of them remain silent...)

Anna: He is gay, so what?

He is a human being too, like you and me and he is hard working to get success in his life by crossing so many dagger people like you and don't you think he has the heart like you have...

And don't you think he has the feeling like you have...

First, learn how to respect a human being irrespective of their gender and respect everyone who is trying to get succeed on their own...

(I take a long breath the moment I finished what I have to say and those girls remain silent and looking at me with their staring eyes...

There are just 5-6 people around, and those girls didn't speak anything further and left the coffee shop, but the girl who taunts Jack turned around and looked at me and came to us again and looked at Jack...

Girl: I am so sorry, Jack, for my rude behaviour...

Please don't keep it in mind...

(By finishing her words, she winked at me with one of her eyes, and I smiled at her happily in return...

She left the shop, and I looked at Jack again, and he is clearing his tears with the tissue...

And I feel very sad by looking at him.)

Anna: I am so sorry for what just happened now...

Jack: Yeah, that's ok...

Actually, I got habituated to this...

(He said by lowering his head to not to face me, maybe he feels embarrassed to face me...

I immediately take my seat and want to spend some time with him to make him relieved for his pain...)

Anna: I would like to have coffee...

(He immediately looked at me in surprise...

Maybe he thinks that I don't like to have coffee with him after I know that he is gay...

But actually, I want to have coffee with him after I know about his secret...

I know how society will treat them, but it's not their fault...

We should respect them as we respect other human beings...)

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