My Summer Love Story | ✔️

ch. 11 ✰ pole dancing with Reeya

The limo arrives at a very prestigious club with neon lights flashing around. The music is so loud that I can literally hear it blaring from the inside. People come in and out, stumbling around and giggling. They are obviously drunk, I think to myself.

We all come out of the limo as Akash tails behind me. My stomach churns as I think about how Akash touched me with everyone around, and goosebumps form on my arms as I reminisce about his warm and soothing touch, but at the same time it was foreign and exciting as well. I honestly don't know what to feel about this man because one second he's acting like the biggest jerk with the biggest ego out there, and then the other second, he suddenly acts like I'm the most beautiful woman in the world and can't keep his hands off of me. I take a deep breath as I climb out of the limo, trying to shake off any thoughts of Akash out of my mind. My goal is to not let anyone enter my mind because all I am trying to do tonight is dance my ass off until I can't feel my feet and simply have the best night of my life.

Once everyone gets out of the beautiful limo, it rolls away in the distance. Now, we are only suddenly by the massive club towering above us and crowds of people huddled near it. Manav brings us in a group and tries to shout from the bombarding noises coming all around us. "Alright guys! We are finally here now, and all I gotta say is..." he takes a deep breath and wraps his huge arm around Ayushi's petite body. "Thank you for coming here and celebrating our engagement with us. You guys are the closest friends we have, and we love you so much."

"Anything for you, bro." Akash goes and slaps Manav's back. Ayushi butts in and speaks, "He's right. And my girls who came for me," she gestures towards Suhana, Neha, and I— "Thank you so much. I love you guys with all of my heart."

As we all start to get engrossed with lovey dovey compliments from each other, Ali loudly clears his throat and we all look at him confusingly. "I really appreciate the wonderful gestures we are sharing with each other," he starts to say, "But I would really like to go in that club right now."

Neha chuckles and takes a deep breath. "For once I agree with you." Ali scowls as Neha jokingly sticks out her tongue at him. Manav bursts out laughing. "C'mon gang! Let's go party!"

We all whoop and holler as we start to saunter inside of the club radiating different colored lights. Manav and Ayushi run inside of the club, engulfed in each other arms and mouths as well. Akash and Ali follow afterwards, consumed in each other's words as they giggle uncontrollably. I sigh to myself and feel a reassuring pat on my back from Neha. "Are you ready to conquer the world of drinking and dancing?"

A bright grin spreads on my face. "I'm so ready."

Suhana and Neha grab my hand as I yelp in excitement. My high heels clack against the sidewalk as I hear different people beside me either engrossed in conversations or engrossed in having a full blown make out session with someone else. Then, I look straight ahead and see two buff bodyguards standing by the huge double doors. They gruffly demand, "I.D.'s please." Once we show them our I.D.'s, we stumble inside, giggling to each other.

I feel my worries slipping away as the sultry and electric music increasingly grows louder and louder, until we step inside, which by this point the music is so loud that it vibrates against the wall. An energetic atmosphere is converged as my eyes start to adjust to the dark lighting. I can barely see anything, except the silhouette of dancing swaying bodies and the neon lights in some parts of the walls. A mischievous grin is on my face as I notice the grinding bodies and lots of people dancing with their friends, genuinely having a great time.

The first thing I make out to see is a huge bar in the far-right corner. There are at least hundreds of bar stools perched over there as people stumble in and out, demanding drinks. Then, my eyes travel to the other side, which is basically a huge glass dance floor with neon lights rotating underneath. On top of the huge dance floor are some stripping poles where I see certain women doing strip dances on them. Certain men are huddled around this one woman with raven dark hair and the biggest boobs I've ever seen, as she encircles around the pole, wrapping her long legs around them. The men throw wads of cash at her as she seductively licks her lips, bending down to grab the money to grab the men's attention. I raise my eyebrows. You don't really see this type of stuff in New York.