19 | Club.

A U T H O R

• F L A S H B A C K •

Rome,
Italy

Little Amaya dances as she steps inside the Hotel Hassler Rome room, "Amaya, calm down and get off the bed or you will fall," worryingly spoke Shaurya, like a protective brother.

Amaya sat on the bed and gestured to Shaurya to sit beside her, which he gladly did. She started to blabber about the things she did last time in the park before coming to Rome. 'You know Bhai, Sidharth's big brother met me in the park when he came to pick him up, and he said, 'Amaya is such a sweet little girl,' which got me giggling,' she spoke in a baby voice while giggling.

Shaurya's expression tensed upon hearing this; he felt something different as if whatever happened was not right. It shouldn't have happened. "What was his name, bachha?" he asked. "Sayad... Anay Ahluwalia." A smile took over her face, realizing that she pronounced the last name correctly.

"And you know Sidharth also told me his brother lives in Italy so, are we going to meet him?"  

"I agreed to befriend you and Siddharth but there is no need to befriend his elder brother," Shaurya strictly vocalizes, which makes the little girl nod like an obedient kid. "By the way, what's that big brother's age, did you ask him?"

She nodded negatively before enunciating, "Bhai, kisi ki age puchna galat baat hoti hai na toh maine nahi pucha, but he was of your height, tall." Their unknown chit-chat was disturbed by their father.

"My little princess, where do you want to go first?" Anupam walked inside the room after instructing the guards. Amaya thinks sometimes of where she would demand to go, "Amusement park?"

"Okay, so we will go to the amusement park tomorrow."

"Shaurya, your room is just beside ours and I haven't taken a separate room for Amaya." Hearing Anupam's words, Amaya's lips stick outside, "No, I want a single room."

"But Amu, we are not in our home, we are in the hotel and it's unsafe for you to stay alone here." Shaurya tried to convince Amaya but her being a spoiled stubborn kid, she didn't get convinced and lastly took a single room for herself.

Meanwhile, Raichand's family also entered the same hotel, Hotel Hassler Rome, 'Will I get a single room?' Little Kiara asked. 'No, Kia, you will stay with Mom,' Revansh says, and Kiara nods.

Taking the key from the receptionist they leave for their room, "Where will we go tomorrow?" Kiara questioned them, "You said you want to go to the amusement park so, we will go there." Ajay spoke making Kiara smile.

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"Now, it's time for this ride please." Amaya says with a pout because she had already been on many rides before this, "Earlier you had said that it would be the last ride." Shaurya raised his brows.

"Last one."

"Chakkar aa jayegi na auspe." Amaya again looked at that ride and dramatically sighed, "Itna bolte ho toh thik hai but I want ice cream." A chortle decamps his throat.

"Wait here, I will be back with your ice cream, kahi jaana mat." Amaya nodded and sat on the bench beside her.

On the other hand, Kiara enjoyed every ride and forced his brother to do so which he did and now she is sitting on the chair beside Revansh, "Do you want to eat something." As he spoke Kiara nodded hastily, "I wanted to eat mac and cheese waffles and one candy waffles."

"Wait here I will be back." Revansh laughed at her antics and spoke. Kiara sat there silently and roamed her curious eyes everywhere.

Revansh sauntered towards the waffle counter as he asked someone and he showed him the direction, "One mac and cheese waffle and one candy waffle." The seller said and started preparing for the order.

Revansh rambles his eyes, but they stop at one particular spot, a little girl sitting on the bench and playing with her dress button and giggling at her thought. His eyes sparkled staring at her innocent face, he wanted to take her in his arms and ask about her, he wanted to know her.

His thoughts were halted by the seller, "Sir, here take this." Revansh turned his face away from the little girl not wanting to raise his anonymous feeling. He paid with the cash and returned to Kiara not before taking another glance at that little girl. 

A M A Y A

It's been ten minutes since I have been sitting in Lotus Cafe in front of Ashvin Mehrotra neither he nor I have said a single word. The attendant came with the menu card and gave one to me and another one to him.

"I will just take one coffee." I gave the menu card back when he finally spoke, "Why just coffee? The payment is from me please take two paneer burritos, and potato wedges, as you love chocolates so one marble chocolate mousse and lastly two virgin mojitos." My eyes widened by his list.

Kya hi jarurat hai itne sab ki?

When the attendant walked away from the table I asked him, "Are you going to eat all that." A displeased impression took over his face, "We, we are going to eat that."

My pupils dilated as my eyelids and brows lifted upwards, I tried to decipher him, his black eyes were screaming something I didn't catch like he wanted to say so many things, but he just couldn't, his hair was perfectly settled, still it looks imperfect to me don't know why. He wore a mandarin collar dobby shirt with a pant in combination with it, but still so imperfect for me.

"Do you have any boyfriend?" His question snapped my daze as I answered him, "I don't, do you have a girlfriend?"

He laughed, "No, no I don't have any. I have liked you since, the first time I saw you in Raichand's party." He nervously laughed, "Oh, I thought you live in Chicago."

"I live there but I came back to Mumbai a few days before the party." I nodded at him, but a question struck my brain, and I asked in chill out, "Did you tell your father that you want to marry me?"

"Yeah, I had told him, but I hadn't said that he should collaborate with our company, both of our fathers had done it out of their own will as your father needed one investor so, Dad just helped him." A sigh past my lips, "Amaya, do you want to get marry?"

"I-I am just not sure about it." His lips curled into a soft smile as he spoke, "Look I am not that type of guy who will force you to get married. I just wanted to say I am a nice person, and I will always keep you happy, I promise that." I just nodded at his words when my cell phone's screen flaunted a message.

Bhai: There is an emergency, so I have to leave for New York right away.

Bhai: If you have talked to Ashvin then come home quickly, I want to meet you.

"Amaya, are you fine?" Ashvin parted my inconclusive thoughts, "Yeah, I am." I smiled diffidently.

"So, what do you think?" Apprehension and twitchiness were visible on his face, he was as nervous as I was, "Ashvin, you are a very nice guy, but I can't take this decision this briskly, give me at least one day and I will tell."

"Fine, but please don't take too much time." I nodded, "And remember I am ready." Again, I nodded my head since I didn't have words to utter.

"I have to leave now."

"Should I drop you?"

"Thank you for asking, but I have my car." He nodded and I immediately left the place.

It took me at least twenty-five minutes to reach home, I instantly descended from the car and gave the key to the guard so, that he could park it. I walked inside and my eyes fell on Bhai who was already ready to leave with his luggage.

"Bhai" I approached, "Aagyi meri bacchi." He took me in a tight hug.

"Kya jarurat hai itni jaldi jaane ki? Kuch din aur ruk jao na." I mumbled attempting to stop my sob, "Baccha, it's important and I will be back in a few weeks before your marriage."

Kya matlab shaadi karwa ke hi maanenge meri.

"Bhai." I lightly slapped his chest which made him laugh, "I am serious, by the way, what's your decision?" My eyes met bhai's which was demanding 'yes' as an answer.

"I-I want some more time." He nodded, "But Bhai why do you like Ashvin for me?"

He gazed at me with some emotions before he uttered, "When I talked to him, I saw care and affection for you in his eyes and I feel he will always keep you happy so, I think you should say yes." Happiness and wish were known in his dark orbs but all of sudden a chuckle escaped his mouth as he spoke, "Moreover, there is not much difference in the age of you guys."

Bhai has some serious issues with age gaps even though he and Nova have six years of age gap. He always wanted me to make friends of my age, but just wishing is not enough, I would rather make friends of different ages which I gladly did, and he also wants me to get married with only two years of age difference, which sucks like fuck.

Since I love older men.

"Yeah, I will give you an answer." I sighed profoundly, Bhai laughed, "Dhyaan rakhna apna, main jaldi hi aa jaunga aur aus Revansh se dur rehna jada milni ki jarurat nahi hai." Strictness was the only thing I felt in his voice. Bhai placed a kiss on my forehead and sauntered towards the car.

"Bye, bhai."

"Bye-bye, Amu."

As Bhai left, I made my way towards my room when a reminder came on my cell phone that halted me at my place.

Kiara: I will pick you up at eight o'clock sharp so, wear something alluring which can seduce me, and one more thing please have on some sexy lingerie. wink emoji

Me: Why would I seduce you?

I would rather do it to your brother─shut the fuck up, Amaya.

Kiara: You are my girl.

Me: You sound like your brother. Bossy, commanding and dominating. smiling face with tear emoji

Kiara: Unfortunately, we both share some same genes. pensive emoji

Me: Oh, quite sad.

Before she could reply I turned off my cell phone and swarmed up the stairs, "Amaya, me and you Papa is going out for dinner, and we will be back late." I nodded, "Mumma, actually I am also going out for a girl's hangout and if I got late, I would stay at Kiara's house."

She smiled and passed by me not before reminding me, "I know you are going to the club so, don't drink much, and don't let anyone take your advantage." It's not new Mumma always got to know that I am going to club, and I will stay at Kiara's mansion, I did it many times.

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I wore a black cut-out tube bodycon dress which reached to my upper thigh, baring my shoulder and some parts of my abdomen. Woefully, I got confused between lip gloss and matte lipstick but after wasting my whole precious five minutes I decided to go with lip gloss. I put eyeliner, mascara, and light blush over my cheeks and opened my hair. After satisfying with my look, I checked myself for the last time in the mirror.

"Perfect." As the word left my mouth, a ding notification sound reached my ear as I opened my phone to check if it was of Kiara and I was right.

Kiara: Come quickly, I am outside.

Instantly, I put my heels and stride outside the mansion and caught Kiara sitting on the driver's seat while her fingers were scrolling something on her cell phone. "Kia." I approached and got her all attention towards me. "Oh, finally you are here, come fast and take your seat."

Immediately, I took the seat beside her and buckled the seat belt, "Damn, you look sexy girl." I winked, "You too are looking no less, white color looks so fucking sexy on you." A chortle left her mouth.

"I also think so, not only you but many people have said this." I gave her a teasing look, "Yeah, I know who he is... Vivaan Grover." A blush coated her cheeks.

"You guys are back together again, right?" I asked to which she just nodded, "But why did you break up with him three years ago?" I asked her many times, but she never shared this with me and always said, 'Bata dungi abhi rehne de na.'

"Not now, Amu please." She said, "Fine, let's go now. I can't force you."

She twisted the key and started the car, after some twenty minutes she halted the car in front of our favorite club. "This is going to be fun," Kiara spoke before descending from the car so did I.

We entered the club, and the loud music banged our ears, "Let's have some drink." She winked before making her way towards the bartenders.

Kiara is an introverted girl but when she got comfortable with someone, she can be a badass bitch.

The bartenders gave us our drink as she was going to gulp the alcohol when I clutched her wrist, "Let's see who can drink how many shots." Instantly she nodded her head negatively, "Not again." We had done this before too, in which she got drunk in two shots and then I had to hang her and drop her home.

My puppy eyes flaunted over my face and a sigh withdraws from her throat, "Fine." My lips curled into a duchenne smile, "Let's go."

"ONE," she said and gulped the shot so did I.

"TWO," I said and gulped the shot, but Kiara gave me a cheeky smile, "What?" As I enounce, she finally gulped.

"THREE"

"FOUR"

"FIVE"

"SI─" I was about to shout in a tipsy voice when Kiara spoke, "I c-can't m-more." Her tone was shaky and slurry.

"I won." A giggle left my mouth before I took two more shots, "Amu, I need to use the washroom." I nodded at her words as she stumbled but walked in the washroom's direction.

As I was alone, my gray matter banged an idea to dance, and without thinking anything further I swarmed up to the stage and began to swing my hips in sync with the song 'Bom Diggy'. I was so in my mood and dancing that I didn't recognize when a warm hand slid my waist. In a flash that person twirled me around to his face him.

I was so befuddled by the effect of alcohol that my vision blurred, I couldn't be aware of his face, he was someone from the club and trying to ask me out, right? I guess, I think I am right. That asshole person took my waist in a tight grip that made me uncomfortable as fuck, I hold his hand to push him away when he whispers near my ear, "Missed me, sweet girl?"

A shiver ran down my spine in that drunken state my brain started to flash the memories related to these two words, "L-leave me." I put my hand over his shoulder and attempted to shove him as fast as I could so, that he couldn't touch me but all of sudden, his skin lost contact with my skin but that didn't last long when it again gripped me.

I did my utmost to strike him hard when a bang sound came up my ear and I got frozen at my place, screams were heard from all the people, everyone started running here and there after hearing the sound of the gunshot. My mind wasn't able to comprehend all these shits.

I moved my blurred eyes towards the place where the sound came from and blinked it twice to get a clear vision. A man standing there with a gun in his hand and an infuriated impression was playing over his face.

He was not just a man but the one and only Revansh Raichand.

He walked towards me, his gaze fixed firmly on mine which was intense and unblinked. My heart rate raised with each of his steps, and my breath came in shallow and simplistic as he finally stopped in front of me and passed a minacious glare before shifting them to the person who touched me and footing beside me.

His throat doesn't leave a single word, but his fist leaves a hard punch over that person's jaw. "You should have left her when she asked to leave." He growled and pulled me towards himself by my arm, "Wow, Revansh." I clapped my hand, finding this punch cool.

"Why didn't you tell me you were coming here?" My eyes widened with my mouth, "Why would I tell you?" My voice came out being slurry and shaky, "I came with my best friend."

He raised his brows, "Where is your best friend?" But before I could answer my best friend's voice reached my ear, "Amaya, I am here, where are you?" She didn't say it but sang it.

"Kiara, get in the car." Revansh growled and Kia's eyes widened hearing his brother's growl, she didn't say anything and strides to the entrance with her stumbled steps and shaky legs, "And you─" He stopped when his onyx orbs gazed at my pouty face, "Kya hi kahu tumhe." He sighed and picked me in his arms before striding towards the car.