The Three-Way Love!(#Wattys2015, #YourStoryIndia)

Chapter 4: Meet the Friends

We reached near the car and he opened up the door for me and after I sat comfortably, he closed it and came around and sat inside. Earlier I didn't notice because of his brother who was like a total distraction, Rohan looked sexy too in his ink blue jeans , black shirt and messy hair.
He started driving. To start a conversation I asked him "Where are we going?"
His eyes were towards the road, he said "There's this really cool place nearby." He continued "I wanted to tell you about this thing..."he looked at me. His eyes were glittering and looked like a sea of chocolate, milk chocolate to be specific. I felt like staring in those eyes for long enough.
He snapped his fingers in front of me, trying to gain my attention. "You were saying..." I said in a low voice.
"I was saying that now that you're here, it is going to be a matter of discussion for people from college and around. Any new thing happening spreads fast here. And for rich and famous kids, it is like a terror. Anything about you can get forwarded for everyone to see."
I was totally confused about what he was trying to say. All he said sound ludicrous to me.
"Okay!"was all I could blurt out.
Driving in Mumbai at night is like crawling like a turtle. The car barely moves during the traffic time.
My cell phone gave a buzz. I checked to see a text arrive from mom.
MOM: where are you?
I texted her back.
ME: Out for dinner with Rohan and his friends.
After a minute my phone buzzed again. Another text from mom.
MOM: Be back soon. Enjoy! (A simple text like that means two simple things. First: Be back before its too late that parents have to be worried. Second: The enjoy part means don't get drunk and be safe.)
Rohan took the car aside for a second and we halted. I looked away from my phone to check if we had reached.
Before I could say anything, he said with a grin "We are waiting to pick up Natasha."
I forgot about the girlfriend. I thought I should get out and keep the front space for 'the' girlfriend. Before I could get out, Rohan grabbed my hand and said "Natasha will sit on the back seat, chill." His touch felt good. Was there any chance he would like me? Besides, he already had a girlfriend whom he got his hands on!
Wrong move I must say! Letting another girl sit beside in presence of your girlfriend is like hitting a rock on your own head. He will have to pay for it later.
He still didn't let go of my hand and I didn't withdraw my hand back too. It was like a moment we shared. There was a knock at the car door on his side and he suddenly let go of my hand. Natasha was standing outside. She must have noticed that.
He got out of the car and gave her a hug. She hugged him back. God knows what she might be thinking about me. Rohan told her something in her ear I couldn't hear and let go of her. She opened the back door and sat in.
"Hey" I greeted her.
"Hey" she said nonchalantly and closed the door pretty hard, an indication that she didn't like sitting at the back. Total bitch!
Rohan began to drive silently. Natasha said in a bitchy tone "Piyush,Alia ad Meera already reached . So hurry up.""
Rohan said "You don't expect us to fly and reach do you,Nat? Can't you see the traffic?"
That was a mean reply. But who was I to judge their relationship.
After forty five minutes of a turtle ride, we finally reached the place. Rohan opened the door for me before he did for Natasha. He's so gone for giving me preference over his girlfriend. she got out before he could open the door for him.
She seemed a bit irritated so without waiting for us, she rushed inside. Rohan titled his head on one side and gave a sigh and said "Sometimes she acts so weirdly I doubt her sanity."
Did he just say that about his girlfriend? I couldn't help, I stifled out a laugh. We started walking towards the restaurant. He said convincingly "That was just a crazy thought of mine. Please don't tell her."
"Why would I?" I said as I chuckled a bit.
"Now that's a thing a good friend would do! Thanks" he said.
So we reached till the friendship stage quite soon!
We reached inside and one of his friend came towards us and hugged Rohan.
He took my hand gently and kissed it saying "Hello, I am Piyush. You must be Tina. You look like a true delight to the eyes." That was so sweet of him. It feels so good when someone tells something nice about you.
He looked quite dapper in a white shirt paired up with jeans. He had a good height and a good physique.
He offered me his hand and being polite I intertwined my hand in his as walked us to the table.
Rohan took a seat beside me and not Nat. I took a glance at her face. She looked quite agitated.
Rohan started introducing me to his friends. He pointed out to each one of them saying "That's Alia, she's one of the smarty ones in class and that's Meera, my childhood friend and now my arch classmate....and you have already met Piyush." A polite handshake and a smile was the start and then all of us got talking.
Rohan continued sipping water "Piyush and Alia are star kids..I mean their parents are a part of the film industry so these guys are targeted by paparazzi sometimes...whereas the rest of us; our parents have their own business."
Alia had long silky hair, almond shape eyes and a very cute smile. Meera was dressed in a black dress which made her look beautiful. She had brown coloured shoulder length hair and she was a bit chubby.
Meera started ordering drinks for everyone and I suddenly told her "I don't drink...a cola would be fine for me."All of them looked at me like I was some alien creature from another planet.
Alia asked me "You have never tried?" I nodded my head from side to side. All their eyes were focused on me and I needed a distraction.
A tall guy with a steel grey waistcoat and white shirt paired with jeans came and sat near Meera. She started talking to him "You are always late. So what took you so long? Shagging some girl huh?"
All of them chuckled a bit. He put up his hands in the air and said "Blame it on the traffic!"
He paused for a second and looked at me. Extending his hand for a handshake, he said "You must be Tina. You're the talk of the town today. " Was I the talk of the town? Or was he simply exaggerating it?
He took out his phone and showed me a picture of myself captioned 'New girl in town'. God knows how he got it! That was a bit creepy.
He continued "By the way, I am Jai. Nice to meet you."
"Same here." I said with a smile.
Meera ordered Chinese cuisine for everyone which was my favourite. The vodkas she ordered arrived and my Cola. All of them started telling me about college and stuff and kept gulping martinis one after the other. Great drinking capacity I must say!
Jai said in a little drunken state "We should take Tina clubbing soon." Others nodded.
Alia raised her hand t speak and said "And shopping too!" All of them seemed high. I wondered how would I behave if I was drunk.
All of them were quite sweet to me except Natasha. That I could understand because her sweet boyfriend was by my side.
After eating, they split the cheque. When I was about to give my share, Rohan said holding my hand "Your not paying cutie!" Cutie? He was talking in a drunken state, that's why maybe he called me that. My cheeks turned red when he called me that. It was like a rush of blood through my system.
They all paid except me. All of us got out of the restaurant. Piyush , Alia and Meera gave me a warm hug. Since they all were a bit drunk I asked them if anyone of them would be driving back(Drinking and driving do not go well). Alia replied "We have a driver to get us home."
They all bid goodbye to each other and got in Piyush's car. So now it was Nat, Rohan, Jai and me left.
"I think I should take a leave too"Jai said politely. He came near me and gave me a hug.Breaking out from the hug, he said "Let's meet for coffee someday." I gave him a grin and turned towards his car. His driver opened the door for him.
He sat inside and his car drove off.
I knew Rohan and Nat both were a bit drunk so I asked him for the car keys. Without any hesitations he handed the keys to me.
All of us got in. Rohan sat beside me. As soon as Nat got in, she dozed off on the back seat within five minutes.
I started driving and I told Rohan "You can't sleep okay. You need to tell me the way. I have no idea."
He nodded and starting pointing the way. He started mumbling but I couldn't make out what he was trying to say.
"What were you saying? Come again!"
We were stuck in a shit load of traffic. God knows how people drive in Mumbai at night!
My eyes were on the road. He inched closer to me near my ear and whispered in a low voice "You look damn pretty you know...like an angel with dimples..."and he stilfled a naughty laugh. What was he going to say?
Patience is like a ticking clock sometimes.
He was so close that I could feel him breathing near my ear. I could smell his perfume with a mixed smell of vodka.
He continued whispering "I apologize for bumming into your room you know when you were getting dressed...but I couldn't stop looking at you..." I froze for a moment. I didn't know how to react. My cheeks looked flushed and I felt totally embarrassed.
Thank god Nat was asleep or she would strangle this guy. Drunken state gives you guts to say what you think I guess! It happened with me too once....let's keep that story for later!
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