True Love - Imp Note pg 86 - June 28 - Page 8

Another car stopped right in front of Ishika's car. Four boys hopped out hollering, creating a bad impression on the girls who were looking at them with Are ' you ' serious? look. Deciding to ignore them, girls started to enter the party area. Just as they were about to go inside the door, the boys pushed past them and went in.

The boy who seemed to be the leader knew it was wrong and thus said without looking at them, "Sorry." He didn't say it loudly but Ishika did hear it. She said in mind, 'Maybe he isn't that bad as others.'

Girls followed and soon the party mood took over. A boy was passing by them calling the name, 'Dhruv' The name caught Ishika's attention and she tried to see who the boy was. Her friends kept on talking and she ignored them though pretending to be listening. In reality, she was peeping over them to look at the source whose name happened to be 'Dhruv.'

She sees the boy heading towards the bar. Dhruv was sitting on a chair with his three other friends while the boy who called his name comes. His three friends knew he wouldn't agree but the other boy offered him a drink. He shook his head to say no and said something but from Ishika's point of view, she couldn't hear what he had said. All she could make out was that this 'Dhruv' was refusing a drink which was highly alcoholic. She smiled at her above inference, 'Maybe he isn't that bad as others.'

Focusing on their conversation, Dhruv gave a disapproving look saying, "Guys, you all are only 19. Not even legal to have a drink!"

The boy laughed and comments, "Dude, it's not even that alcoholic. You of all can manage one drink. Come on." He insisted Dhruv but he was firm on his decision. His reputation did mean a lot to him. But it wasn't worth drinking and making one self-suffer just to stand up to other's expectations. He followed his own terms and morals.

Yash, the friend who was previously driving the car, said in Dhruv's favor, "He is right. Neither one of us is going to give up our morals for such cheap things."

The boy left feeling totally offended and told off. While leaving he muttered, "Whatever!"

Ishika witnessed all of it hearing only few bits and pieces of it. She was at distance of hearing but still the party voice faded out the conversation.

Unknowingly, a slow smile crept up on her face. She hadn't even seen his full face as of yet. Just a side of it and had heard his flattering whisper.

A snap was made in front of her that made her blink twice. One of her friends asked, "Are you listening?"

She replied, "Yea."

Second girl said, "So what do you want?"

Ishika was confused as she really wasn't listening. She hated lying but she sure wasn't going to let them know that she was eavesdropping on a stranger's conversation. She narrowed her eye brows showing she was thinking and making an educated guess from the question, she replied, "Pink lemonade."

She got a nod from her friends and they left her to fetch the drinks. She was about to say, "Not all three of you have to go!" But too late, they had already left her by herself. At least she was glad that she didn't get caught in her 'small' lie. She had managed to make it seem like she was listening all along.

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Every one's head turned to the source of voice coming through the microphone. "Alright, enough of chatting, and gossips. The hand has hit twelve and its Christmas night! Let's make it worth a bit more memorable in a special way which makes it unique for each and every one of us. It's Dancing time!"

The room cheered woo-ho, as small smiles to big grins lit up everyone's face. Soon the smiles on the young faces turned into a confused frown when they heard the next part.

"But, not in our regular way." Seeing the confusion the host continued, "A spotlight will hit few random teen-ies present in this room, and each of them will be handed a blindfold. Girls will get red, while guys get white. Once you are handed the blindfold put it on and the person who handed you the blindfold will make sure it is securely in place and you cannot peep, then will lead you to the middle of the floor. Girls and Boys lining opposite each other about fifteen steps away. When you hear 'go' Guys will walk 'straight' and the first person their hand touches will be their partner. When the song starts, you start dancing. Yes, with blindfolds on!"

"So let's start with spotlight blindfold dance." And the lights went dim, as spotlights started hitting random people. Dhruv and Yash were talking casually while their conversation got interrupted as a bright light shined on Dhruv's face. As he felt a tap on his right shoulder, he looked behind him to see a blindfold in front of his face. He shook his head, grabbing the piece of white cloth he handed it to Yash. Ishika on the other hand was surely following the spotlight as she was curious to see who gets chosen. When her eyes fell on Dhruv her heart skipped a beat. She tried to get the rhythms of her heart beats back to normal as she saw for the first time Dhruv's lean, hard jaw shaped handsome face shine like a demi-god in the spot light.

As the spotlight dimmed to hit some other random person, Ishika could still make out his glowing face. Weird how she could still make his features out in dark when she just saw him for about five seconds that too from distance. While she was lost in her thoughts her friends returned and were about to hand her pink lemonade but the drink only made its way till midair as spot light shined on Ishika.

As one of her friends tied the red cloth around her eyes, the first thought that came to her mind was, "Will my partner be Dhruv?" She sent out a silent prayer to the almighty, "I don't even know him, but please let him make his way towards me.

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As the host said "Go!" Dhruv slowly started taking steps not knowing whom he will be leaded to. Yash on one side followed Dhruv's steps while Ishika's friends on other side were watching who was about to crash into their friend.

Dhruv caught his breath as he felt a soft tingle of skin touch his rough yet smooth fingers. He so wished that he could see whom he just chose to do his first dance of the night with. He tightened his hold on the delicate wrist as he led the unknown girl towards him.

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