3. Drink & Dance

Author's POV

Shane was in the washroom filling upset with the thought that though she likes her more than his life she just thinks him a bestfriend and nothing else. He knows she explained it to Tasha as she was hitting on her and she wanted to set him free to be taken. But only if she could understand that he doesn't wants to be available for any girl but her, things might have been different and best.

Staying there for few minutes he calms himself down and uses the washroom getting fresh. When sure he was normal again he came out and started walking but stopped finding Jane waiting for someone or maybe him only.

"Umm...hi", she quickly waves as he looks at her with raised brows.

Not her also!! Gosh!

"Look I'm not...", he was about to say it out clearly when she cuts him off and says.

"I know you are not interested in any girl but Emma. And I believe everyone sitting there knows about it except Emma herself. So chill!", she blurts out quickly and he sighs heavily.

He nibbles on the inner lips as his hands rest on his waist. He looks at her in slow-motion from side to back at her again and nods in yes.

"Look dude... I know how it feels to be a one-sided lover. And trust me I'm not here to lecture you or ask to move on but to simply say instead of feeling bad either speak to her or just don't express it on your face", she says and Shane inhales sharply.

"Wait... Do you love someone one sided as well?", he asks and she looks away.

"Who is that person? Ah...", he zips his lip instantly as with her face don't know why but he senses she is into..

"I love Tasha", she says out looking down when Shane asks if she is Lesbian and she says.

"No.. I'm bisexual. And I realised this after high school", she informs and he bobs his head in understanding.

They then walk at the corner as for lightening up their heart and mood and do smoking. As puffing out the smoke they puffed out their pain and sadness as well. And walked back to join others before someone comes for searching them.

On the other hand, the table was arranged with three rows of red paper cups while recliner were pushed at sides. Everyone stand opposite the table at a distance excited to start the game and get drunk till they don't remember anything.

"Where is Shane guys?", Emma asks and everyone quizzically looks at each other. "He went for washroom like 15 minutes before and still haven't returned", she says.

Akshay feeling concerned was about to go and look for him when he saw Shane coming and Jenny was behind her. "Finally you came buddy. I thought you were already knocked out", he says and Shane glares at him saying he haven't drunk much yet.

"But now you will? Because we are going to play a game", and he smiles while the other two new girls raises their brows.

"Hey, where were you gone for so long? And what was she doing with you?", Emma asks.

"Nothing I went for washroom while she was smoking at the corner. So, I joined her after coming out", he replies with a blink and Emma nods.

"Don't know what other's call this game but we call it 'ping pong ball and drink'. In this game the rules are very simple and it says that with this ping pong balls you need to aim and throw in those cups but empty one.

But there are few rules in it:

#1- There are many cups which are empty and few full of drinks and hence the ball should only be dropped in the empty cup and not the liquor filled cup or you need to chug the drink.

#2- If the ball falls anywhere like floor, table or somewhere else you need to drink.

#3- The drink you chug down should be in one go and if you fail you need to drink one more until you follow the rule.

#4- The drink can be either hard or soft but whatever it is you need to have it.

#5- It's not about the game but about the bill which is being split with everyone. So, get your card or cash out now", Ken says.

"Bill??", Tasha says feeling amused while other takes their share out.

"Yes, dear bill as after being drunk we won't be able to do so that's why now", he says casually while she still had confusion.

"See... this maybe our friends club but we have a rule of not mixing business with relations. So we do pay bill everytime we visit and even the owner herself pays her share", Genelia informs clearing her doubt while Jane feels flattered with this news.

She finally starts liking Emma as everything about her amused her. She loves how she and others are sensible and mature and also a great friend to each other. As no one's face shows fakeness nor do their action does. They all seem close, faithful, and sincere toward each other with equal respect and love.

"I like this group... And I do feel strongly that I can make friends with all of you. Thanks for making me a part", Jane says to Emma and they do a fist bump together.

Paying the bills off the game started and Matt went first doing it like a pro while his girlfriend loses and chugs the drink. Later, Ken and Akshay also fails and they chug down the hard drinks. Like this they carried on and Tasha needed to drink twice being failed to finish in one go and drinks one more drink. Jane killed it like a pro and so does Emma and Jia but Shane fails and so does Anubhav and Caroline.

Rounds after rounds kept on going and till the end Shane, Jia, Genelia, Ken and Akshay were a bit high than other's. As out of 30 cups only 9 were empty and they kept on chugging down.

Emma then announces to go with one more shots round and this time every person will get a tray to their self as after a month they were here to get high and tipsy. Everyone nods and the drinks were brought, one by one everyone chugs down their drinks and Akshay and Jia already passed out with Benny. Caroline felt nauseated and gave up taking a lime and sucking on it. Anubhav feels concerned for her but as she says she is fine they carry on again.

After getting super high with their world roaming around they left for the dance floor as they hoot and grove their asses together like there's no tomorrow.

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On the other hand, George reaches home after 10 pm and gets to know Emma went out. He then eats dinner alone and goes to his study room asking Nancy to inform him when Emma arrives. The clock ticked 12:30 am and as her dad comes out of his study he gets to know Emma was still not home.

He let's it shrug out and sits in his balcony for few more time reading a book and waiting for her. But as the clock passes 1 am he couldn't hide anymore his impatience and dials her number. The phone keeps on ringing but no one answers and worry lines form on his forehead. He knows his daughter is with her friends and must be probably enjoying somewhere but the fatherly love inside him disturbs his head.

He then calls her few friends but none answers and feeling tensed he calls Shawn who was just getting done with his work and was about to drive home and sleep peacefully.

"Hey, Shawn I know you are busy but can you please look where Emma and Shane is. She haven't returned it and though I know she is safe and sound roaming here and there I feel scared for her being a father", he says.

"Don't worry George. You are just stressing over for nothing. I guess she might be in club or somewhere as today her one more semester got down. You know how she is so don't worry I'll fetch her and drop home. You sleep and do board early here as the Japanese clients will be touched at 7 am. I'll be late", Shawn replies and he nods before cutting the call and sighing in relief.

"O Emma my dear daughter you are the only one I have to me. And you crazy kid drives me nuts when out of my view. Good night dear and I love you", he says staring at his phone's wallpaper which had Emma and his photo.

He kisses the picture of her and goes to bed saying, "I hate this client. Why the hell they need to keep a early morning meeting", he says whining like a kid as sleep was his second love while Emma the first one.

Meanwhile, Shawn arranges his table well keeping everything at its place and leave with the car keys. He asks a driver to come along with him as he calls Shane and then Emma. No one answers the first three calls but then someone picks it.

"Hey... What's your problem huh? Why don't you let me sleep?", someone fully drunk answers and he feels apologetic for a sec.

"Hey sorry, but this is Emma's phone...so can you please give it to her Miss", he says patiently in a soft tone.

"Emma.. who Emma.. O.. that owner girl. Ahh... Wait..", Tasha replies and forcefully opens her eyes and still she couldn't open it fully.

She scans near her but finds few others and then as she tries more her eyes catches her on dance floor.

"She is on the dance floor, dancing and enjoying with other's. Okay bye!!", saying she cuts the call and sleeps again.

Shawn was about to call her back but knowing that girls state she drops that idea and tries to trace her number through GPS. But unfortunately her phone's battery died down and even the GPS was off. He sighs thinking how to find her when her dad aka her owns 5 clubs in the town.

"Umm.. sir I think ma'am and Shane sir must be in their favourite club. I think we should go there", the driver seating at the shot gun seat says as Shawn himself drives.

"Let's hope so Andrew!", he says sighing heavily.

He then reaches that club in short time and asks the driver to park his car and stay there until he calls him.

Later, showing his I'd he goes inside. He furrowed his eyebrows as loud music, strong smells of alcohol and fogged up due to cigarettes and hookah. He feels like to puke but controlling his guts walks inside to find teens drunk as hell and smoke. Few girls even tried to throw themselves on him but he pushes them aside and goes deeper.

He then clenched his jaw as most of them were found almost naked making out in open and something flashed in his head. He walks with fast steps searching for Emma and that's when he found her dancing on the floor looking all sexy and hot in her black dress which was super short reaching her mid thigh. Something inside him jerked up but shrugging it he went to call her off. He walks closer to her and finds her in Shane's arm with her back at his chest. They were damn closely dancing which made his blood boil looking like a damn perfect couple.

What the heck??, he curses