Chapter 5
I took a deep breath before I looked at myself in the mirror. I am ready! I told myself. I was wearing this bright red dress that ended right above my knees. My hair was straight as always but some of it was pulled up in a little bun. I was wearing these earrings that complimented my dress and there was a smile on my face that for some reason made me look a lot different that what I was just a few days ago.
I heard a knock on my door and looked towards it. "Hurry up. We're leaving." I didnt recognize the voice. Maybe it was one of those other guys. Prince had never finished telling me who they were. I guess I just had to wait for later. For now, I had to go out and impress Angad. I closed my eyes and smiled, encouraging myself.
I walked out of my room and into the living room. The first person I saw was Prince. He looked a little cute in his usual biker clothes. "Hey Prince." He smiled as he stared at me for a moment. "Looking good Kripa! Who are you tryin to impress huh?" I blushed because I knew somewhere that he had realized my feelings for Angad. "Shut up, Prince." He laughed a little and walked outside to check his motorcycle.
I was about to walk out when I heard a voice behind me. "You ready Kripa?" It was Sim. I turned around and smiled. "Yeah." She smiled and walked towards me. Something seemed different about her. Was it a good or bad thing? I didnt know. "Lets go." I nodded and let her walk in front of me. She was wearing this tiny black dress and her hair was up in a pony tail with curls brushing her shoulder. She looked pretty, I said to myself. I couldnt deny that fact no matter how I felt about her.
"Come on Kripa!" I heard him yell. I quickly walked outside and looked at all of them standing by their motorcycles. "Hi guys." I tried to smile as genuinely as I could. "Kripa. You know all them right?" I looked at them. I didnt recognize the other 3 guys so I nodded. "Not all of them."
He looked at them and then at me. "You know Sim and Prince. He's Sam." I smiled as he looked at me without any interest. "Thats Ronnie." He seemed a little annoyed at first but then smiled. I didnt know if it was genuine but he seemed okay. "And thats Josh." I looked at him. He was a little too tall. I smiled almost uncomfortably but he nodded his head with a hello and smiled. It made me a little comfortable but I still felt like a stranger. But for some reason, I kept noticing Sam's annoyance.
Angad got on his motorcycle and then looked at me. "Get on!" I nodded and was about to sit when I saw Sim standing next to Sam's motorcycle. She looked a little hurt and a little angry but then quickly got on, behind Sam. I took my seat behind Angad and placed my arms around his waist. He just took off as soon as I did.
I heard loud music all of a sudden. Somehow I had fell asleep on our way to the club. I guess I was a little too comfortable behind Angad. When we drove into the rear parking, I saw atleast 20 more motorcycles already parked and about the same amount of sports cars. Anyone could say that the richest of the rich had come to this party.
When he was done with the parking, he waited for me to get off and I did. They guys parked their motorcycles and then we started to walk towards the club. As we got closer, the music got louder. We walked in through the door and towards the security. We were about to walk in when the bouncer stopped us. "Who is she?" He looked at me and then at Angad. He suddenly put his arms around my bare shoulders and pulled me closer. "She's my girl." The man stared at me for a second and then nodded to let us in. I felt this sense of joy take over me. She's my girl. That sounded so possessive. Yet it gave me this high.
We walked through the narrow hallway that led into the main area. I noticed that he hadnt taken his arm off me in the past minute of so. This automatically made me smile. When we started walking closer to the party, the music was almost too loud to bear. I felt a little uncomfortable but his arm around me kept me rooted to the floor.
"Angad!" I saw a man walk towards us. Angad let go of me and they shared this really peculiar handshake. "Whats up?" He looked at me and smiled and then looked back at Angad. "Have fun boys. I'll get some beer." Angad nodded with his killer smile and then looked at me. "You drink beer?" I didnt know what to say. If I said yes, I'd have to drink it. If I said no, he'd think I was crazy. "Uh..no thanks." I felt proud of myself for refusing. "ok. Sim you want something?" He asked her and I felt a little jealous. "Yeah get me a bottle." I felt stupid for saying No now. Angad left us to go get the drinks and I stood there as a stranger as everyone left to do their own thing.
I hadnt felt this lonely in my life. I stood in the corner and saw all the others talking to someone they knew, dancing with someone. Angad was talking to a girl in the other corner and I noticed his hands on her waist. I felt really jealous but I controlled myself. I took a deep breath and tried to look for Prince. I looked for a while and then finally saw him on the dance floor, kissing some girl. I felt really disgusted but it didnt bother me as much.
"You wanna dance babe?" I looked at the man standing right next to me. He was pretty good looking but I knew he was drunk. "No thanks. I'm here with someone else." Saying that, I left the place and walked towards the little bar. I sat on the stool and looked towards Angad. He was still talking to that girl and then suddenly, he kissed her cheek and hugged her. I felt this pang of jealousy take over me. "Can I get a shot of tequilla?" The bartender nodded and got me what I wanted.
I held it in my hand and looked at Angad again. Still with that girl. In a instant of rage, I chugged it down my throat and felt something light up in me. Like fire. I closed my eyes and hoped that the next time I looked towards him, she was gone. I opened my eyes and she was still there. I asked for another shot and chugged it down my throat again. More Fire. I felt myself getting dizzy and rested my head on the counter. "I thought you didnt drink." It was his voice.
I got up and looked at him. For some reason, he looked hotter than usual. But I was too mad to answer back without losing my mind. I was about to get up but I stumbled. He quickly grabbed my arm as I hit his body. I looked into his eyes as he held me. "Are you okay?" I smiled at his concern but he just looked at me. When I didnt say anything, he let go of me and I stood up. Before he could walk away, his friend came back again. "Hey man. having fun?"
"Yeah..fun." He looked at me, almost as if he was angry. I continued to smile as if I didnt care. But I knew I did. "Then go onto the dance floor buddy. and grab your woman with you. go enjoy!" He pushed us both onto the dance floor. I stumbled and he caught me. This time, impatiently. He looked a little angered and this annoyed me. Why was he angry? I was the one who was supposed to be mad. "I'm sorry Angad. Have I disappointed you by any chance?"
He looked at me and I knew his blood was boiling inside his veins. "Why would I care if you did anything Kripa? Its not like you mean anything to me." Oooh! That was harsh! I sucked it in though. I took a deep breath and smiled. "Ofcourse I dont. I mean why would I? You were just stuck with me for some odd reason!"
He let go of me now and walked away. He was angry. But so was I. I couldnt believe he had the audacity to actually be mad at me. And for what? All I did was have some alcohol. Sim did it too. He didnt say anything to her.
I wasnt really drunk with those two shots of tequilla. Well, atleast not as drunk as half the people around me. I went back to the bar and sat down on the stool again. This time, I didnt ask for another drink. I just rested my head on the table. I was a little tired by then.
"You want a beer?" I looked up and saw Sam sitting in front of me. What was he doing there? Something about him had already turned me off. "No thank you. I think I've had enough."
"Oh come on. All you had was like two shots of tequilla. Drink a bottle of beer. You'll feel better about yourself...and Angad." He whispered closer into my ears. What did he mean by that? I didnt feel like asking. But I was so tired that I took the bottle and took a sip. It tasted a little like apple juice but a little more sour. After a few more sips I felt something inside me start to burn again. But I didnt stop myself. I somehow started to like this feeling. I looked up at Sam again. There was this weird smirk on his face that made me feel like something was wrong here. But I guess I was too drowsy to do anything about it. But after a few minutes, he got up and left. I wanted to stop him and ask him what he had given me but I couldnt even move for some reason.
After a while, I built up the energy to walk out of the party. I felt really unstable. I couldnt even walk in a straight line and somehow I ended up on a lonely street with no one around. Maybe it was that parking lot where we first came in.
I stumbled over my own feet and then tried to walk towards something aimlessly. I tried to walk straight but suddenly I tripped over something and was about to fall when I felt someone's arms around me. It was him! Angad! I turned around to see him standing in front of me. "Angad..."
"What the hell Kripa?!" He was loud. Well, atleast thats what it felt like. "I'm just..." I didnt feel like completing my sentence but he did it for me. "Drunk?" I felt my body almost crash against him when I felt myself get weaker. "I'm not drunk. I'm just...I...I think I'm gonna puke." He picked me up and placed me on that little bench by the side.
"What did you have?" I tried to remember. Two shots of tequilla and a bottle of beer. "Nothing. I'm just really tired. I wanna go home." He nodded and then made me sit on his motorcycle. "I'll be right back. Imma tell the guys that I'm leaving." He was about to leave when I held his jacket. "No! dont leave me here..please." I guess he agreed because he didnt leave.
I had started to lose myself already when he got on the motorcycle. I was in front of him, my face in his chest and my arms around him. He turned his motorcycle on and drove off into the darkness of the night. I just wished I could stay there like that forever.
COMING UP: Angad and Kripa spend some special moments when they are alone at home.
Edited by desiigirl19 - 18 years ago
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