Episode 5

HONK! HONK! "Mom!! I am going, the car has arrived" yelled, Cassandra, running  hurriedly towards the door. "Wait! Cassie.. take care and call me if you need any help","Mom, will be waiting for you to come home." her mother rushed towards her and tucked her daughter's  hair at the back of her ear.

Tap! Tap! "Are you here to pick me up?" Cassandra, asked knocking on the front driver side window. "Yes, Miss,Wu.. Please get in." the driver replied turning towards her while he rolled down the window.

"Hey, Cassie, you made it!" called, the girl, approaching her as, Cassie, walked in. The girl had a beautiful straight black hair with bangs on her forehead, wearing a short golden sparkling dress making her looked trendy and beautiful.

"Hello, Cas, I am, Victoria"," I didn't know that you and, Jasmine, are friends." continued the girl while giving, Cassie, a welcome hug. "Jasmine?" Cassandra, whispered looking baffled. "Yes, Jasmine, the one with the long brown curly hair?" said the girl, raising her eye brows hinting her.

"Oh.. So her name is, Jasmine, she is beautiful just like her name." Cassandra, exclaimed looking around the club, amazed with how the people were totally different from the ones she met for the past few weeks.

People were dancing like they were in their own own world, they didn't care anything, other than dancing to the beat and enjoying it to the fullest. Casandra, gazed at them in awe and envy as she always had to lived by the rules in her past life.

"They are so independent" mumbled,Cassandra, while she obediently followed, Victoria, in the busy crowd.

"Oh, I see.. you've never been to a club before.."commented, Victoria,tittering finding, Cassandra, innocence cute and new. "Yes..yes..I mean..No!" stuttered, Cassandra,feeling embarrassed.

"That's Okay","Here we are.. " announced the girl as she stopped in front of a VIP room. Victoria, opened the door and to, Cassandra. surprised, full of  beautiful men and women were sitting, drinking , dancing and laughing.

"Wow!" Cassandra, exclaimed gawking  the huge room full of beautiful people like heaven full of angels, her eyes glittered with excitement.

"Cassie! You're here!" Jasmine, stood up from the couch she was sitting on,  holding a tall glass of champagne while she approached them. "How was the ride, Cassie?" "Was my driver rude to you?" asked, Jasmine, she held, Cassandra's, hand and led her towards her friends. "No.. NO, he was kind" answered, Casandra, while being pulled around by, Jasmine.

"Cassandra! What are you doing here?" Calvin, stood up surprised when he saw, Cassandra, talking and laughing with, Jasmine. "Cal...Calvin?" responded, Cassandra, turning towards him quickly, while trying to recall his name. "Oh now you even forget your boyfriend's name?" asked, Calvin, sounding furious walking towards her and, Jasmine.

"Oh.. Calvin! Doesn't your girlfriend told you that she was also invited by me.. personally?" announced, Jasmine, with a hint of sarcasm. "Calvin, I am sorry..We haven't talk to each other since that day so I didn't get the time to tell you" explained, Cassandra, looking terrified as, Calvin, glared at her with his red burning eyes. "Pshh..Cassandra, don't be sorry, you can go wherever the hell you want to go and you don't need his permission" interrupted, Jasmine, defending her.

"Stay out of this, Jasmine" ordered, Calvin, sternly. "Why? Its my birthday and don't forget, right now you're in my birthday party." retorted, Jasmine, with the same tone as his.

She glared back at him with the same anger. "Walk away, Calvin!" Jasmine, said unsympathetically. Calvin, looked at, Cassandra, who was wearing a confused expression with a big question mark on her face then he walked away without saying anything else.

"Do you guys know each other?" asked, Cassandra.. "Oh.. My, how could you forget.. If I was in your place I would never be able to forget it.."answered, Jasmine, giggling to avoid answering her question.

"Do you want to drink wine, champagne or a bottle of beer?" asked, Jasmine, as she calms down. "Whats that?" questioned , curious, Cassandra, wearing a stupid expression "Okay, here.. have this light beer as it is your first time drinking" suggested, Jasmine, as she got the hint that, Cassandra, was new to her world.

"This taste weird.. cough cough cough" Cassandra, spat out the beer from her mouth coughing. "I didn't mean to disrespect you.. I never.." stammered, Cassandra, feeling apologetic. "Don't worry too much.. go to the right and there is a washroom." Jasmine, stopped her from finishing her sentence and pointed towards the bathroom.

"Jasmine, why are you so interested in that stupid and dumb girl?" asked one of her friends curiously. "She is not stupid, she is just innocent.. Very innocent and that's why she attracts many attention wherever she goes.. ", "I always wanted to invite her to hang out with me but she was always with that possessive boyfriend of her's, that day I took the chance as she was alone." responded, Jasmine, calmly sipping her champagne from time to time.

"You always talked about her but she doesn't seem to notice you until today..." said, Jasmine's, friend with a thoughtful look. "I am also asking myself that same question" responded, Jasmine, while circling the edge of the champagne glass with her finger.

 "Jasmine, why are you so obsessed with, Cassandra?" asked, Victoria, pouring a glass of champagne. "I love her..I love her since the first day I saw her in, Calvin's, house." answered, Jasmine, casually like it was not a big deal. Hearing that, Victoria, and the other girl jaw dropped on the floor, surprised with what the rich and beautiful, Jasmine, just confessed....

"Cassandra!" called, Calvin, he was waiting for her to come out from the washroom. "Calvin! I thought you went home." said, Cassandra, nervously. "Cassandra, I am sorry, I should not have embarrass you there in front of others" "And, I am sorry for that day." said, Calvin, in a low voice sounding apologetic.

IN THE MEANTIME..

"How is the food, Patricia?" questioned , Ryan, watching her eating intently. "Hmm.. its delicious.. Here try this, oh! This too." responded, Patricia, grinning from ear to ear as she picked the dishes with her chopsticks and put it in his bowl one by one. "Thanks, you remember my favorite dish.."commented, Ryan, smiling sadly. "Ryan! Why, wouldn't I remember?".."Is everything Okay?" she asked looking flustered.

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