Chapter 1.
Year-2024
I just had a fight with my father and its almost a midnight(1 a. m approx..)basically I am not a party person but its depend on mood, wherever its take me... that's my route .
So I am right now at a club " lighten up" hope this club meant it . I just went to the bar counter and told him to give me the strongest 'DRINK ' . Firstly he just looked me.. like scanning something, and then after 5 min.. finally he give me. It was my first time trying alcohol .
(INNER ME : mte kro trishu waise bhi dimak gutno me hai tera lgta hai aaj ghr hi chore kr aai hai)
(INNER ME :don't even start trishu, anyway your brain is clearly in your knees ; today looks like you left it at home )
Oh please ! dad's already giving me headache..... don't you start stressing me out even more.
INNER ME: By the way someone's got their eye on you.... just saying. Maybe today's the day you finally pair up, HOTTY!!
ME: STOP IT !!
There was a VIP section ahead with plenty of security, and from inside that room, a guy was watching trishika , "....who is actually the younger brother of the club owner"
The younger brother was requesting the guards to let him leave the room, but the guards kept refusing because the owner had strictly forbidden his brother from going out. Somehow, he managed to distract the guards and slipped away.
Just then, the owner arrived and asked guard , " where is Shreyan? "Sir.... he...he.. went outside." You're useless! If you can't even do this simple job, you're fired. Resign immediately!' With that ,he headed out to find shreyan."
Where on earth is shreyan? I explicitly told him not to go anywhere... wait, hold up. What is he doing with that girl? SHREYAN ! You're wasted! Didn't I tell you not to drink?
[Slurring] Bro..... please..... I only had a teeny - tiny bit. Don't be a buzzkill. Hey, look! Meet my new bestie....Trii...Trish....Trishiiiii... wait, wait, she'll tell you .
Helloooo, Sir! Trishiiii here... wait ,wait, I forgot... what was my name? what was it? Hold on, let me think....she said.
Guards! Take Shreyan to the restroom . NOW. ....Owner said. Noooo, bro! Don't do this! Don't separate me from my bestie!....Shreyan said.
[Context : They are both completely wasted, acting like five-year-olds. I am literally face-palming at the disaster.]
[The guards finally drag Shreyan away.]
Hello ,Miss... You've had way too much. You've completely out of it...ATHRAV SAID....
[Giggling ] Hehe... it was you, wasn't it? You were staring at me from that VIP room...yeah, you! why were you watching me, huh ? You deserves a punishment ! [ She says this with a pouty, grumpy face.]
Athrav: ( INNER MONOLOGUE: Me itna smile kyu kr rha hu ....awww ye inti cute kyu lg rhi hai ?)
Athrav: ( INNER MONOLOGUE: Why am I smiling ? Why is she being so.... annoyingly cute ?)
Fine , fine , give me the punishment later. But right now, just tell me your address .Come on, tell me .... Hey! Where are you going ?
[ Suddenly , SANVIK appears-- the ride-or-die best friend who's always around.]
ATHRAV : Sanvik, I'll explain the chaos later. Just go grab a room key. Now.
"On it, bro." ( Hands him .. SANVIK )
Thanks, man. [ Glancing at Trishi ] Seriously , this girl is a walking disaster . She's literally throwing her stuff everywhere as she walks !
ATHRAV: [ INTERNAL MONOLOGUE: Aaj tak mene apne shoes nhi uthaye hath se.. aur ye maharani ki heels ... purse.... earnings.. sab uthana pad rha hai ufff! ]
ATHRAV: [ INTERNAL MONOLOGUE : I haven't even picked up my own shoes in my entire life, and here I am....carrying Her Majesty's heels, her purse, her earrings... I have to pick up everything! ugh! ]
Hey! Stop. Come this way. ... ATHRAV SAID
She screamed : Leave me alone ! I can go by myself! Why won't this door open ? Move , I'm gonna kick the door down!
He said.. WHOA, WHOA! Stop! Relax, I 'm opening it!
ATHRAV [P.O.V]
As soon as I open the door, Trishi catches me off guard {off guard: unprepared, unware} ,and shoves { shoves: push someone } against the wall. Before I can react , she leans in and whispers in a silky , seductive voice, " NAUGHTY BOY !"
She starts moving her hand slowly - way too slowly - around my waist . But then, the mood shifts to pure comedy . She starts comparing our sizes and giggles , { giggle: to laugh in a silly way that u cannot control b/a you are nervous} " Wait ..... your waist is even slimmer than mine! Hahahah! NAUGHTY BOY ! "
Then, she palces her fingers over my lips. My heart is racing now ; I'm losing my grip on reality . She looks at me with a soft smile and asks, " Do you still love me ? I never wanted to leave you ... but what colud I do ? Let everything be destroyed? Watch you get hurt?"
As the words leave her mouth, her smile fades, and she starts crying softly.
[INTERNAL MONOLOGUE: Me vahi pr hu our mujhe kuch samjhe nhi a rha kya kru , kaise shant karu ? ]
[INTERNAL MONOLOGURE : I 'm standing there completely clueless. How do I stop her from crying ?]
I reach out and gently cup her face with my hand . Seeing her look like a literal " innocent cry-baby" makes me melt like a cup of hot chocolate.
I said... I'm right here... I'm not going anywhere ."
[ INTERNAL MONOLOGUE : lgta hai mujhe apna ex samjhe rhi hai .... pr pta nhi ku uska Chubby sa face , itena cute ku lg rha hai ? our iski hirni jaise ankhe our uffffff !! ye rose ki petal jaise juice lips .]
[ INTERNAL MONOLOGUE : I'm pretty sure she thinks I'm her ex - boyfriend right now.... but man, why is her chubby face so irresistibly cute ? Those deer-like eyes, that tiny nose, and ahhh!! those lips that look like rose petals dripping with juice! ]
Suddenly, she wraps her arms around me and hugs me tight. In the moment , I realized what real intimacy felt like. It wasn't about anything dirty, that hug felt so incredibly warm and pure.
She said...( Mumbling): " You know, don't you ? You're the only place where I feel safe... and... and ..."
And just like that, " Drama Queen " falls fast asleep mid-sentence right in my arms.
I picked up " MISS HIGHNESS" and gently laid her on the bed. Even in her sleep, she was restless, mumbling over and over, " Do you love me ? Do you love me ...? Hearing those words broke my heart; I realized then that all she truly craves in this life is love and care. Nothing more. But those whispers sent a literal electric current through me.
My gaze kept drifting to her lips, and I fought the urge to lean in and whisper in her ears, " Yes, you " DRAMA QUEEN.... I will always love you." But I knew I Couldn't . I had to stay in control. To clear my head, I headed for a cold shower, doing everything I could to suppress the storm inside me .
Ohh my goddd!!! When I returned to the room , my heart sank. She was shivering and drenched in a heavy sweat. Panicked, I called my childhood best friend, Kriti ( who is also sanvik's fiancee,) and told her to rush to the club room .
she arrived fifteen minutes later , firing a thousand questions at me . I gave her the short version - just the essentials-- so she could help.
kriti gave her a cool sponge bath , and slowly, Trishi's feverish sweating began to calm. Once she was stable, my best friend left us alone in the quiet of the night.
As I watched her sleep, I noticed she kept one hand tucked tightly under her cheek . She looked so vulnerable , as if she were afraid of something even in her dreams. I pulled a chair up to the side of the bed and settled in. I spent the rest of the night doing exactly what kriti told me to do : gently placing a cold , damp towel on her forehead, and changing it after every 10 minutes until the morning light.
