Chapter Twenty Four

Khushi was entirely puzzled as she got ready. She couldn't understand why Lavanya was having her go to a party at some club.

Could it be that Arnav is there, she wondered.

Lavanya came in, dressed up in one of Khushi's dresses. "You ready?"

Khushi nodded. "Yeah," she said, looking at her reflection, brushing the hem of her dress:

"Good. Now let's go."

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Khushi looked in wonder as she pulled up to the club's parking lot. The lot was filled with people, talking away, flirting, or making out. One thing that went through Khushi's head was the look of their attire. While the women looked sexy in their dresses, the men looked official. All suited up and in their ties, they looked like they were here for business.

"La, where have you brought me," Khushi asked.

Lavanya had already stepped out of the car. "You'll see once we get inside."

Khushi got out of the car and followed behind Lavanya. When they got to the front of the club, Khushi was shocked by the massive line of people. Khushi was about to go towards the back of the line, but Lavanya walked right past it.

"La where are you-?"

"Just follow me," she simply said.

Khushi scrunched her eyebrows and followed Lavanya all the way to the front.

"La, what are you-?"

"Hey, we're friends of Arnav's, " Lavanya said to the beefy bouncer guy. "You prolly remember me from that other night?"

The bouncer nodded and let them in. 

Khushi looked at Lavanya confusedly as she followed her in. "You've been here before? And that guy knows Arnav? But how-?"

"You'll see."

Khushi looked around and saw people lingering around. It was calm here, but Khushi could hear the soft thump of the loud music that was coming behind dark, wooden double doors. Lavanya opened them and the two were transported to another world. Music was blasted and there were herds of people. Khushi couldn't believe the number of people that were here.

Lavanya walked in and Khushi followed. They walked around and Khushi was confused as to where they were going. They weren't going to the dance floor, nor the DJ booth, nor the bar.

"La, where are we-?"

Lavanya headed to some stairs and Khushi followed on up. When they got to the top, there was a man standing there by a podium, blocking their way with a velvet rope.

"VIP only," he stated.

"We're friends of Arnav's," Lavanya said. "I was here before - the name is Lavanya."

The guy nodded and looked at the tablet he had resting on the podium. He went through it and nodded, then looked at them. "I need her name," he said, nodding at Khushi.

"Khushi Kumari Gupta," Khushi replied.

He typed it in then took a picture of her. "In case of any frauds," he said seeing Khushi's confusion.

Khushi nodded in acknowledgement. Wow, she said in her head. Tight security.

The guy unhooked the velvet rope and let them in. There were red velvet drapes up ahead, hiding the pathway to another part of the club.

"What's over there," Khushi asked.

"You'll see," Lavanya replied.

Going through the drapes and down the hallway, they entered another part of the club. There were people here, but it wasn't hectic like it was downstairs. They were all engaged in activities and activities - and by activities I mean people were being very intimate here.

Khushi was glancing around the room when she saw a guy tracing his hand up a woman's leg and under her dress. Khushi looked away instantly, her eyes wide.

Where did she bring me?

She heard the woman moan and glanced back to see the man's hand still under her dress, moving.

Khushi looked away instantly. Where the hell did she bring me?!

The room was filled with soft moans and Khushi was red in embarrassment. She continued to follow Lavanya, until they sat down at a booth, Lavanya sitting across from Khushi. A waiter came and asked them what they would like to drink.

"Just water, please," Khushi replied.

"Same," Lavanya smiled lightly.

The waiter nodded and went to get them their drinks. Once he left, Khushi burst on Lavanya.

"Where the hell did you bring me?"

Lavanya glanced around the room. "Did you see how the people up here were acting when we walked over here?"

"I heard more than I saw."

"What did you hear?"

Khushi glanced at the couple. "Her moaning."

Lavanya glanced at the couple and saw how the woman was leaning against the man, her head resting on his shoulder as she breathed harshly and gasped and moaned.

She looked back at her. "Khushi, do you understand what's going on here?"

Khushi scrunched her eyebrows. "No."

"Then look around the room."

Khushi did as Lavanya said. She saw another couple flirting in the corner and saw three people in another a corner, two men and a woman in between them, the men flirting with her. She saw others in similar situations and it was all confusing.

"What is this place?"

"It's a sex club, Khushi."

Khushi looked at Lavanya with wide eyes. "What?!"

"It's. A. Sex. Club."

Khushi just blinked and looked at the people. The first couple she saw was still in the same position, only the girl was moaning louder. The other couple she saw was rather too intimate, the girl holding onto the guy, legs wrapped around him, and he held her in his arms, kissing fiercely. As for the trio? The girl was feeling both the guys up, her hands going in places that had Khushi flushing.

"Holy crap, why did you bring me here?!"

"I told you Khushi - Arnav isn't the same person that you knew."

Khushi paused for a moment. Every time they went through guards, Lavanya had told them that they were friends of Arnav's, even just now. Which means....

"Arnav is here," Khushi asked in disbelief.

"Most likely since there's that party going on downstairs."

"But how... why...?"

The waiter came with their water and set it down in front of them, and turned to leave.

"Excuse me," Lavanya called out to the waiter.

He turned back. "Yes Miss?"

"Where's Arnav?"

"I believe Sir is downstairs at the party. He came down from his room once and got a drink and then headed downstairs."

"Okay, thanks."

He bowed and went back to work.

"Wait, he has a room here," Khushi asked.

"It's an apartment that he has upstairs above the club. He stays there now and then."

Khushi blinked. "How do you know all of this?"

Lavanya looked down.

"Tell me."

"I had heard from Aman on how Arnav had been talking about this place earlier last year. It was when we had just started talking. When I found out more about it, I came one night to investigate. Arnav saw me and told me not to say anything, so I didn't. But...."

"But what?"

"Somehow a certain someone found out and I ended up coming here once more and...."

"And that's when it happened," Khushi finished.

Lavanya looked up at her. "You know?"

Khushi nodded. "I overheard you and Arnav talking about it at the beginning if the semester. But what it is - I have no clue."

Lavanya took a sip of her water. "Well I have a feeling you'll find out tonight."