3. The night is young

"Fate determines who enters in your life. But it's your actions that determines who stays."

At the club's entrance, a couple of men were waiting for me beside a minivan. They were about to hold and push me inside when I knocked off their hands and "I got my own organs to walk, don't need yours," and perched inside getting all wobbly adjescant to the window while two of Mr. Matthews' men sitting in front facing me. "Aren't you tired of becoming my dad's pet?" Getting bored all the way I asked one of them but got ignored.

Entering the big mansion with slightly tottering body, I greeted with almost all the furious faces except for my dearest brother Ryan. Sighing, I decided to ignore everyone and move to my room when, "WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU ARE GOING?" Thundering voice of Mr. Filip Matthews echoed in the room.

"I guess this way is right and that is left and I'm going this way," putting all my words ahead with actions pointing at the direction giggling, "where my room is if I guess." Ryan looking at me with warning expressions that said, "don't do this. " But I ignored.

"I told you we are to go to this party and here you are all drunk talking like a maniac." His words making me laugh more loudly. while mom just nodding and making faces.

"Lol. I'm not drunk yet. I can hold more of it, and who said I wanna go to that thing of yours." Finally getting cheesed off but Ryan interrupted. He held me and took me to my room where dad's voice could be heard saying, "Get her ready for the party and make sure she doesn't show her psychotic faces to anyone."

Humphing my way to bed Ryan stopped me. "Why don't you come to the party? Not a big deal. " Trying to calm me down and convince me to come to the party, he said.

"Yeah not for you. But you know me, I don't like these things like so called parties which is non other than business deal and most off all, all of them end with something like... business deals, partnerships. No one looks at someone for human but as a business product. You gettin' profit, you're worth talking and buying or else." I justified my point making him nod in agreement but in a way he got succeeded in convincing me to go to that market of business deals by his famous tool of emotional blackmailing.

I got sober in half an hour and dressed up in a scalloped neckline black high low dress. Dad finally smiled looking at me in like ages.

A great deal of crowd of rich people could be seen in the decorated hall holding glasses of wine. My dad, being him, took off first with his wife to meet the "star" of the party Mr. Troy just to flatter and congratulate him. Ryan beside me, we approached wine section to get a glass of wine despite his continuous disapprovals.

"You're already half drunk, don't drink or you'll be a whole mess." He convinced me continuously.

"Don't worry my big brother, I'm already sober up. And I can hold more. " With that he left to meet everyone leaving me all by myself. What a party is it! Everyone with fake smile on their faces meeting others. But who knows most of them are having a knife behind their backs, once the work is done they won't need others again. Engaged in my own deep thoughts , I didn't realise that a guy looking like in his 20s approached me. "Hey beautiful, why standing here alone? Wanna have drink with me?" He asked. Not minding with one drink I obliged establishing his name to be Adler.

We were having wine and a light conversation when he said, " I saw you entering the hall, dressed all beautiful," smirk smiling, "and from that moment I wanted to talk to you." So cliché.

"Congratulations on that the. You got to talk to me." I fake smiled.

"You know, I'm troy, the only heir of The Troys with whom your dad wanna finalise the deal of New York." Started flaunting his company which was not actually his. I just nodded finishing my drink in one go and said, "A pleasurable thank you for providing me with such information that I never asked for nor I needed." Rolling my eyes I was about to leave when he held my elbow asking me out.

"Where you going sweetheart? Wanna go on a date with me? I just bought a new Mercedes. You can be the first one to try that out." He smirked. Holding in my fuming language I forced a smile and rejected his proposal. "Come on. No one has ever rejected my proposal. And girls wanna ask me out always. You are way too lucky being a useless child I still wanna go out with you." He kept showing his narcissism when I got hot under the collar and threw a glass of wine at him spoiling his face and clothes. "WHAT THE HELL YOHANA."

All the attention on our table as expected I just said, "And you are the first one to be getting splashed on by me when everyone wants to be splashed on by me." Suddenly remembering my accidental incident from Starbucks with Sang-Tae I taunted him rather politely. "Huh narcissistic asshole!" With that I moved from that table with all eyes at me.

"HEY! You can't leave just like that humiliating me." Fuming with fire he gnarled. "How dare you talk to Adler Troy like this," and started moving forward glaring at me without even blinking once but I stood still folding my arms.

"Respectable fucking asshole," My lips moving upwards. "Like this." Raising my brows I said. Everyone whispering about what's happening and suddenly Adler grabbed my wrist forcefully making my eyes wide. I just twisted out my wrist from his grasp and made his face hot in the chilled AC hall by slapping him hard.

"Enough with your nonsense." Came my dad barking, " can't you just remain polite anywhere like a girl like everyone? Everytime making us embarrassed" My mum finally spoke up irritatingly and Ryan made a I told you not to drink face. Mr. Troy coming forward, my dad following like a dog's tail and Adler whined like a child in front of him. What a baby.

"Mr. Matthews, how can your daughter to this in my party to my son!" Wow! now his turn to shout. Must say this, now this function was becoming interesting. What a nice job I did. Dad feeling so humiliated grabbed my arm and took me out of the hall. Ryan followed calling us continuously.

A large hand slammed my cheek hard upon entering the mansion "How can you act like this to Mr. Troys' son and not too mention on his own party." Dad yelled and his voice echoed in the mansion. I just felt indifferent towards the way he slapped me for the first time and told him everything that happened between us.

"Wow, a guy like him asked you out," emphasising on the word you, " and you just resisted such an opportunity with the shitty ego of yours." Mom sighed making a what a useless girl to talk to face. "Infact you should've considered yourself fortunate enough for getting a proposal from the son of Troys without even doing anything. And here you are insulting him. What impact will it make on them?" She taunted me and shook her head out of disappointment.

"Okay, okay, let it go what happened. She was already too drunk to understand what was she doing." Ryan spoke up defending me and took me away from that scene. "Are you okay? Dad hit you for the first time in your life. " Concern in his eyes.

"I am absolutely fine. Feeling relaxed and light. You should've just seen his face after his face was spoiled by his drink and my hand." I laughed so hard that fell on the bed.

The Next Day

My head felt too heavy to wake up next morning. But I had to just leave this mansion at any cost. Ryan drove me all the way to my hostel getting an expresso on the way. I was met by Vanessa conversing with Daniel probably saying bye on her way to hostel room. "Whoa, look at the mess on your head dude. " She approached me raising her brows looking at my twisted knots. I surely have to tidy myself up.

"Take care Hana, and please just keep yourself cool." Ryan advised seeing me off.

On our way to the dorms, I told her the whole story and she was just like 'wow' wide eyed. "You really have your way in and out of the mess." I shrugged.

The whole day went by too early that I didn't even get time to think about anything useless. Reaching Vanessa's classroom I met a whole group of people. Looking at Sang-Tae, I recalled the whole incident from yesterday and suddenly felt a rush of guilt inside me?.. that I didn't even thank for his act although it was of no use and just started yelling like a crazy bitch. I looked at him with innocent gaze but he just ignored and looked away. When everyone left towards cafeteria, he kept having his conversation with Daniel.

"Hey Mr. Asian guy, " perching at our table, all eyes on me amazed to see my polite tone, "I must say, you really are very brave to have a hands on hands with those guys yesterday. So I guess, I should thank you for that." Vanessa shaking her head at my words.

His expressions were cold and kept sipping on his drink. Paused. Straightened up. And, "Don't need that thank you. So chill and keep it safe for someone else. Might be having less reserve of that. " Smiled sarcastically rolling his eyes, and with that he left with Daniel. Didn't expected that for sure. "How rude." Was my only remark.

And me being me, started thing more of him sipping quietly and getting to know his-self.

A week went by so quickly with a lot of assignments, lectures, my dad's scolding when I didn't go for having dinner with my family. My thesis was loved by my whole class. Finally its Friday and everyone set out to plan the weekend. Paul, Stella and I left out engaging in light convo when Vanessa approached up excitedly saying, "We made a plan for weekend. " WE? I looked confusingly ," Me, Daniel, Sang-Tae and his friend to go to the beach far off, we'll barbeque, bonfire, play games, and have a lot of fun. " She looked too excited and her words making me excited. Finally Joe, Paul, Stella, Sang-Tae and his friend, Daniel and Vanessa planned to go out on weekend.

We packed our things and moved out in Vanessa's minivan all the way to beach singing and cheering. Sang-Tae's friend was Korean too named Yeontan something. Quite cute. At the beach everyone hurried to set up the young night. We divided work in teams. Me, Yeontan and Vanessa decided to set up the tents . Joe, Daniel and Sang-Tae were doing the barbeque. We realised Daniel doesn't know barbeque so I exchanged positions with him getting with Sang-Tae who just made a face. Stella and Paul were setting up the dining.

"Let's try barbeque with Korean sauce today." Sang-Tae grinned marinating the meat pieces while I was cutting vegetables.

"Smells lavishing mate." Daniel called from distance.

"Ugh, can't you even set up a tent. what are you? A lazy cat." Vanessa voice was heard yelling irritatingly at Yeontan making everyone laugh. They surely don't get along.

"You can't even handle a piece of rope, you frail snail."

"you..."

"Shut up and do your work. No one will come to help you here...." and that goes on.

Dining was set with beautiful lights and table occupied with dishes and aromatic meal. Everyone grabbling their chairs started to have that tempting meal. It actually was delicious. Atmosphere filled with the compliments for food and Joe interrupted. "Let's play a game. It is called four questions. In this game, everyone will write a question they wanna ask to a particular person presented here anonymously , by xxx. And I will pick 4 out of all the chits after shuffling properly and the person, for whom the question is, has to answer honestly. " Everyone agreed chuckling. Sounds quite interesting.

We all scribbled the chits with questions and put it in the bowl with Joe. He shuffled properly and took out the first chit, "Oooh, for Yohana," Wow, me? ok. "have you ever been in love? Or do you want to?" Everyone ooed at that. Wow too cliché to answered. "Nope. Never. Nor do I want to. Atleast not for now until I find someone worth me." Sang-Tae was deeply starting at me the whole time and looked away when I met his eyes.

Next was the question for Yeontan. "how many people have you annoyed like you annoy me." Vanessa was eyeing him weirdly. Surely it was from her, lol.

Yeontan just made a face and too started, "You never know," smirking.

Stella was asked to date definitely from Paul from the way they flirt everytime. And Joey shuffled to get the last question, again for me. "You are a rebellious types , so ever been beaten up by your parents like last week?" Whoa. Bold. Everyone stared with shocking eyes. I couldn't identify who was it from but It got to be Joe or Stella.

"Not a big deal for me. Just getting used to them." I responded carelessly shrugging.

The tents were set up. One for me, Vanessa and Stella and other two were for the boys. It was late at night and we danced and sang around bonfire. Eventually I decided to take a walk around shore thinking just strange things. Suddenly my foot got slipped and I fell down into a deep pit twisting my ankle. "Ouch!"

Didn't even take my mobile with me so I shouted out loud for help for minutes. "HELP. PLEASE HELP."

A few minutes later I saw someone arriving. Sang-Tae's appearance got visible when he looked down.

"Help me out. please." He stared deeply at me as if looking inside my head and just shrugged and moved away without saying anything. Ugh! What else can you expect from his cold soul. I just sat down there and thought of a way but nothing came out. Eventually a number of footsteps were heard from distance and everyone appeared except Sang-Tae, he was nowhere to be seen. They helped me out and took me to the tents.

"Who told you to walk so late in night!" Vanessa was so pissed off and everyone else was worried. It was only Sang-Tae whose expressions were indifferent.