MIRA's POV:
"Okay, that's like twice in 15 days that Valeria is out on a hunt... What's gotten into you?"
I rolled my eyes at Nina who is currently sitting on my bed and looking at me with utter shock.
I was wearing a black satin Versace mermaid gown that slit down from my mid-thigh. I liked how it fit my curves and pushed my breasts and gave me an uplift. It was a deep neck.
"It's not a big deal Nina. I guess it's just a new year's vibe."
"Says the bossy man-woman"
"I hate when you sound mean" I frowned.
" I am not mean; I am just trying to understand why Valeria is up for tonight again. Aren't you done from the last week? I thought you want to keep this low until your next promotion."
"Not really. I am just venturing out for fun. I guess there's no harm in that. Also, I was feeling that I need to go out more. You were right, nobody would recognize it. And maybe also to watch someone" The last sentence was not audible to her.
"What?"
"Nothing. Are you sure you don't wanna come?" I asked looking back at her.
"Yep, I am sure. I am spending some time with David tonight."
"David- like the guy you have been seeing for a week now?"
"That's correct. He is a banker and he is from Paris. You know how much I love French guys... and French kisses" She smirked at the end. "Besides David is really sweet. I really wanna know him" She replied with a big shy smile flickering her cinnamon hair. I like how she treats her life, carefree. I wish I could do that.
"You sure?" I asked concernedly. For me, love is just a waste of time and playing with emotions. There is no way love can bond two people together. This will only weaken each other.
"Yes, Mira I am sure about David this time"
She looked like someone who was in love. And I am scared of that look.
"You said that last time with Aiden too, which then ended with you in my apartment crying and having a pile of ice cream and me listening to your heartbreak." I shoot a warning glare. I want her to think about her decisions. I would never like to see her breaking down as I did.
"Oh, come on Mira, Aiden was an asshole who choose to lie to me that he already has a wife at home. But David is different. He makes me laugh as no one could have till now. I just feel safe with him." She tells while looking lost in her thoughts. Probably David's.
"Okay. Whatever you say. I just don't want you to get hurt." I tell honestly. I don't. She is the only family I have here besides Andrew and Jennifer. I don't wanna lose them. Ever.
"I won't. I promise." She smiled while her eyes glistered a little. She gave me a giant bear hug before telling "Now you, you might get late. Have a good new year, Mira"
"You too, Nina"
I get back to getting myself together for tonight. I completed my makeup and pulled my hair into a sleek ponytail. Additionally, I wore a golden necklace that hung down to my cleavage. I sprayed a few sprays of perfume that completed my look for the day. I didn't forget to pull over my white beaver coat. It was still fucking cold at the beginning of the year. The new year was just a few days ago... But people would still be crowded in the club. However, since I have never been to this one, it's better to be on the safe side.
I took a bid from Nina as she drove to David's house tonight. They were having a get-together. She says that he wants to introduce her to some friends. Which sounds cute, but I only pray that this won't end up badly. I know she'd break down again. David seems like a kind guy based on her words. But in order to judge an individual, I have to meet him in person.
I just hope Nina doesn't get hurt at the end.
I drove in my Mercedes towards the club. I intend to show him who's the boss.
Yesterday really got on my nerves. I don't think I did anything wrong by asking them questions. The Turner of Truth needed it. But that bastard really got on my nerves. He began to tease me. Tonight, I will show him who Valeria is.
I stepped on my accelerator and drove past the traffic. Luckily, I could cover the distance in just 20 minutes.
As soon as I walked inside, it was just like any other club I had seen before. The people dancing on the floor are detaching themselves from everything right now. They were in their own world. The music slowly took over their minds and bodies.
The bartender offered me a 'bloody Mary' as I thanked him with a wink.
This club was loaded.
It was nothing like I used to visit. They were much more sophisticated and filled with the desire to run. This was something normal. People with music weed and alcohol dancing like there's no tomorrow. Like there's no control in their life. I wonder how could anyone let go of control. I know I wouldn't survive.
I don't like things normally. I never did. Like I remember Niki Minaj saying in her interview "Why look normal when you can be stunning?" I feel her.
I sat on the barstool and let my coat hang, showing off my beautiful body. I know I am going to attract a lot of eyes tonight. I always have. I sipped on the Bloody Mary as I glared around the crowded room. I couldn't spot Alex or his friends. But to the contrary, a few creepers did crawl into my chair.
"Hey, sexy... wanna grab a drink with me?"
"Are you initially blind or partially blind? I am already holding mine and prefer to be left alone." I deadpan and he slowly left the room with a blank face. Stupid.
Gosh. This is one of the many reasons why I hate men.
But do I really hate Alex? I questioned myself. If I hate him so much then why the fuck has it affected me so badly about what he does or does not? I am certain that his assumption is totally wrong. I am not jealous. I can't be. I am not a mere teenager who feels jealous of a student.
This has to be something else. Something I am still trying to figure out. I guess I am here to just show that Valeria never loses. That is it. I am sure of it.
I just sat around the bar like a creeper for an hour and they didn't show up. That bastard tricked me again. I guess it was his another game. God how fucking angry I feel right now. I let out an angry groan as I gulped down another shot of vodka. Fierce in my eyes.
I controlled my anger. How dare he stand up to me? Is this how he takes his revenge? I probably look like a fool right now. Why did I even believe his words? I guess he might be laughing at me from somewhere.
What is Alex to me anyway? Why do I care?
We just met a week ago and why does it feel like I have been in shit for days? This is not who I am. This is not what it is supposed to be. It was supposed to be just a one-night stand. We should have met again. This shouldn't have taken place at all.
I had already taken three shots by now and was feeling a little tipsy.
Whatever that jerk did to me. I am not gonna ruin my day tonight. I will enjoy tonight. Yes, that is why I came here in the first place. Right?
Following the dance floor, I gave myself to the music. My hips slowly swung to the beat of the music as it slowly took over me. I was having fun again.
Two girls joined me as we moved along to the beat. Those bitches were pretty. I throw my hands over one's shoulder and face her right in front. She looked a bit surprised but kept moving. The other one put her hands on my waist as we all moved our hips along with the beat.
Bruh the room felt hot. We dropped low and I could feel all eyes on us. Or on our drop-dead gorgeous ass. We stood up again and they giggled, how fun we had just now. That is what Valeria is. Fun and beautiful.
"You are so freaking hot." One of them complimented me.
"Thank you, you two are too. I loved your full ass." I winked at them.
They blushed after being complimented by me.
I walked away as I was a little exhausted from the dance we did just now. I took a stool at the bar and the bartender handed me another drink.
"What is such an elite hot woman doing in a club like this?" A man asked beside me. I looked up and saw him smirking at me. He was probably in his mid-thirties. He had dirty blonde hair and a beard. He looked rich but smelled of weed.
"Searching for a husband" I replied cockily.
"Ha-ha... you're good at humour I see"
"I am proficient at many other things that you can't see"
He looked at me with a little smirk, and I swear he felt like such a creep. His deep voice had no effect on me. So, I ignored it and continued sipping and enjoying my drink. The DJ got another jam and people started grooving to the beat.
The guy next to me did try to have a small talk which I totally ignored. I was a little pissed off at Alex. And my mind seemed not to have any distraction from him at all. Even though I was drunk all I saw was him. But I know he is not going to come.
And that is when I saw Alex walk down to the bar with his friends. They were laughing and having a good time. Looked like so. At first, I thought I am just seeing things. But when Bellamy's irritating laugh came to my ear, I am sure I was not. So, I am not hallucinating. It really was him. And he didn't lie. He came with that girl.
Bitch.
My hands gripped tighter around the glass as I saw her grabbing him by his arm, pulling more to her body. And I hated the fact that he let him. They walked down the other side of the bar and found a little place. The girl Bellamy sat along with Shawn and Mike, while Alex said something to them before walking away. I guess he was going to get them a drink.
Fucking bastard.
I turned around and gulped down my anger with another shot. I don't want him to see me like this. Valeria cannot lose.
"You know you are too drunk right now. You shouldn't drink this much." I heard the voice, which my ears were dying for.
But I managed to keep a straight face and looked at him. I saw Alex standing in front of me with a little smile on his face.
I guess that bastard was enjoying seeing me like this.
"Why does it matter to you?"
"The same way that matters to you seeing me here, rather than confirming me if I am gonna come here with her or not"
"Aren't you a little too confident about yourself? Not everything is about you, Mr. Connors."
"I am confident in what I have, Miss Mira"
"Valeria" I corrected him. "I am Valeria for tonight. I am here for fun. I didn't come to see you or her. Okay? Get this straight in your head"
"Really? Then why do you look so miserable instead of enjoying tonight?"
"Who said that? I am enjoying it." I need to show him that whatever he is thinking, which is apparently true, I won't back down. "Rather, I am with someone actually." I turned around to that guy from earlier who was still sitting beside me and I grabbed him by his arm. "Him. I am with him tonight."
I looked at Alex. I saw his jaw clenched together as soon as he sees how my hands snakes around the guy's arms. He stares at me and that guy intensely. Like I fucking give a shit. I leaned over that guy's shoulder and kissed him on the cheek. I saw him getting a little confused but then he finally gave an awful smirk and pulled me closer by my waist.
"I see finally you understood, how hot I am to resist" he winked.
And I wanna throw up. He is disgusting. His touch feels nothing that I felt with Alex. I feel disgusted when his hand rests on my waist. But right now, I can't push him away. So, I play my part along with him.
I swear his touch feels horrible. Rough and not at all something I would want. But at the same time, I just can't accept defeat. That too from Alex and Bellamy.
Alex looked a little tense as he grabbed me by my arm and jerked me away from him.
"What do you think you are doing?"
"Having fun, dad" I mocked.
He clenched his jaws and I swear I saw him reflex a little in tension. Even though I am mad at him, temptation licked at the edges of my consciousness before I doused it.
Get yourself together, Mira. I scowled in my mind.
"You don't even fucking know him"
"So what? I didn't know you either, right? It was just a One-night stand. So let it go. Like you own me. 'Cuz, you don't. You never will. Valeria is here for fun and she will have hers" I replied back even though I was not sure of what I just said. I don't know if that was only a nightstand. I mean it definitely is, but something seems awfully wrong about it. I shouldn't be feeling, what I am feeling in the first place.
I mean all this was just to defeat him. Tease him. And to an extent, I think I am succeeding now. Just a little more. And then I need to go home and sleep over this shit. I am sure tomorrow morning I will be over all this.
"Mira" He deadpans grabbing my arm a little too harshly.
I jerked her hands away and replied, "Excuse me. You are being rude. You interrupted our little fun session and now you are just completely being such an ass. Now if you'll excuse us, we have a date to attend."
He grabbed me again and tried to pull me from the other guy. By now the guy next to me was just observing us. But suddenly I felt a hand holding my wrist pulling me. It was him. He glared at Alex. Even though he was tall, he was shorter than Alex. In front of Alex's body, he looked at nothing. Both of them stared at each other like it is a fucking competition and it is sickening me.
"Leave her man, she says she doesn't wanna come with you. You are zapping the fun here."
"Stop interfering you don't even know her. Moreover, she's drunk."
"I am not drunk" I snapped at him even though I was a little tipsy. "And I don't even know you. So, you need to leave to your girl. Make her laugh and everything. I don't even care." I interrupted them taking the other guy's side.
I could feel Alex looking at me intensely thinking something. Not sure what it was though. But I was feeling a little heartbroken at this time. I couldn't let go of my mind how Bellamy grabbed his hands around her. "Leave me alone Alex. Go have fun with your new doll." I could feel my voice breaking a little.
Get yourself together, Mira.
He gritted his teeth as he replied, "You're gonna regret this."
"Even if I regret it, I'm allowed to make my own decisions, Alex." I stared at him.
He stared blankly and left with a sigh.
I sighed as soon as he left. I have to admit I hate the fact that he left but I can't probably let him win once again.
Mira 1. Alex 0.
Valeria always wins.
As I turned around, I saw that guy smirking at me in an awful way. His hands still grabbing my waist and I hated the fact I let him do that.
"Dude quit smirking. You look ridiculous."
After dropping his smirk, he gulped down the rocks. My eyes wandered around the room when I spot Alex who was sitting back with his friends. They were chilling, laughing and having fun. He doesn't seem affected by what happened a few minutes ago. He's such a player. He was having fun while I was the only one who was feeling something that I could not possibly understand.
Why do I even care?
Suddenly I feel the guy grabbing me by my waist and making me stand on my feet. He was walking with me.
"Hey, what are you doing? Where are you taking me?"
He didn't reply as he pulled me through the crowds. I tried to shout but the sound of the music pretty much-covered mine. I turned around to spot Alex but he was lost in this crowd too. I have a feeling that I am going to be in danger. And I am drunk too. Fuck.
He pushed me through the crowds and took me through an empty corridor. I am assuming this is the loo. I was confused but before I could even act, he pushed me to the wall and hovered over me. I guess tomorrow I am going to have bruises over my tailbone. He smelled of weed and alcohol. His face was a few inches away from me and I was already feeling like throwing up.
"What the fuck are you doing?" I tried to push with all my might but he was stronger than me.
"Fulfilling what you just promised."
"I didn't promise you anything, you freak."
"Yeah, baby you did. You just said we are here for fun, so let's have some fun. My dick is hard since the time I saw you. I need it to push it inside you."
And I feel like my skin is burning with his disgusting touch.
He grabbed my cheeks against the wall and sniffed my neck. I feel disgusted by his touch now. Each minute passed by I could feel his hands wandering around my body. No matter how hard I try I can't push him away from me. His hands reached my thighs and he grabbed them tightly.
"Ahh" I tried to scream but he bites my lips suppressing my cries. Tears ran down my cheeks as pain filled my body. Oh God, what did I get myself into?
"Please" I begged. But he didn't listen to anything.
His hand had firmly pushed me against the wall, and the other reached out to grab my boobs. He pinched my nipples and I hissed in pain. His touch was nothing compared to Alex's. They were rough and I feel like dying with each passing minute. His hands glided down my things again and crawled up under my dress. It didn't take much time to reach my clit as he pressed them forcefully.
"Ahhh..." I wept. I can't take this anymore.
FADED FLASHBACK:
His hands reached my throat and he began to choke me. Hot tears rolled down my cheeks as I tried to catch my breath. I could see them walking toward me with their lusty eyes and all I could do was beg.
He threw me to the ground and I fell to my knees. Vulnerable and weak. I had no energy left in me to fight back... Blood dripped from the corner of my mouth. My vision blurred from the tears in my eyes.
And then all I could see was fire... My scream filled the room but nobody cared. My vision started getting dizzy and I could only see their blurred faces laughing at my plight.
END OF FLASHBACK.
There is no way I can get out of this. Fuck I messed up. I wish Alex would find me and save me from this bastard. I wish I had listened to him. Tears didn't stop flowing as I heard him chuckle seeing me struggle. Terror filled my guts and I started to feel horrible.
No matter how hard I cried, no one could hear me because the corridor was empty and the music was so loud inside. I am going to get raped by this filthy man.
I closed my eyes accepting my defeat and in disgust, prayed and hoped that some miracle happens and I can get out of this. Just when I heard a loud thud. I opened my eyes in fear and saw the guy on the floor. I was shocked to find blood on his broken nose. My eyes snapped to the other side as I saw Alex.
He stared at him with angry eyes as if he was about to rip his head off.
Before I could even react, he throws himself at him. The last thing I saw was him punching him hard till he passed out.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Okay, I admit this is kind of scary as well as hot seeing a guy fight for you. I am so lonely that I literally swoon over these fictional characters sometimes.