THE RUNAWAY BRIDE (1ST BOOK IN BRIDE SERIES)

CHAPTER NINE

As they park their car, Meher curses,"bitches!!"

She angrily walks inside the pub and scans around before she she huffs and angrily walks inside towards the bar,"what are you both doing here?"

"You think you three girls come here alone and we wouldn't know?" Aayan smirks and he looks at Alia. His smile vanishes. She gives him a small smile then looks away.

"I told you not to follow me,didn't I?" Meher points to Riddhan who ignores her and frowns looking at Amyra.

"What are you doing here?" He asks as he pulls her closer to him and his whole body goes alert. He leaves the drink on the bar and scans the  area.

"Bhai please!  I am old enough.  I don't need you hovering around me all the time." She pushes his arms and asks the bar tender to pass her a gin martini.  Riddhan keeps an eye on her. Meher is smirking.

"That's for being a jerk!" She states and holds both her girls, they all walk to the empty couch.

She leaves Alia and Amyra and walks to talk to her friends.  Amyra looks at Alia confused not knowing what they are supposed to do. She has never been to places with so much crowd around.  She looks at Riddhan who has his eyes on her all the time. When he raises his eyebrows at her, she pouts.

He walks up to her,"you wanna go home?"

"Yes!" Riddhan holds her hand and asks Alia.

"You guys go. I will stay with Mahi."

"You sure? I can drop you?" He asks again.

"I am sure. Go ahead." She smiles and walks to the bar to get herself a drink.

Sitting on the bar, she orders a dry martini and looks around to see if she can find someone she knows.

"It's illegal for girls like you to be alone at the bar, you know ?"

"And what do girls like me means?"

"Beautiful! hot! sexy!"

She smiles,"and why is it illegal?"

"Ohh, you know,  perverts like me try to hit on you and guys like them glare.." he points to Aayan who's talking to someone but his eyes are on her.

She chuckles," he won't mind..."

"Are you sure?" He again looks at Aayan, " his looks says otherwise."

Alia just waves her hand and swings with the music  around.  She looks at the guy," wanna dance?"

He smiles and takes her hand, "sure. By the way, you got more beautiful then I remember. "

"Are you trying to flirt with me, Karan?"

"I am not trying. I am flirting. " he says and they dance a bit.

"All those years I tried to be your friends and you were just so busy being his girl. I am so jealous of him,man." Karan says and smiles at her.

She laughs," he was never mine you know, not even now."

"Ohh." He is almost shocked then he grins,"I got a chance tonight,  might as well enjoy with you." Saying he start dancing and then both laugh.

Alia relaxes and let  herself feel the adrenaline she is been holding up since the moment she walked inside the pub.

She is not a party person  but she had her fair share of fun and experiences.  But today was just about letting herself enjoy.

It's been months, she has done something fun and something like going out and dancing. So she stretches her arms and throwing her head a little back, dances like she owns the place. Meher joins her pushing karan away who laughs walking away and they both forget that they have people around as they dance.