Aarvi who was distracted due to Aaron recovered in no time and followed her friends to another party hall to complete his two wishes; Pole dance and Stripping.

While Shawn was selecting a song, Dax asked, “Did he misbehave?”

Aarvi heard his serious tone, she shook her head to let him relax, “Do I still look like getting bullied by anybody?”

Dax looked ahead and sighed. It wasn’t about how strong she gets, just because she is SHE, one or the other would target. “Sorry, I wasn’t in town at that time.”

Aarvi looked away and sighed too, “Fate… I think It was needed. At least I got to know the rest I had were backstabbers. It wasn’t your mistake so chill.”

Dax hummed but reprimanded, “You better don’t meet those brainless girls again. Friends my ass, how could they just abandon you like that. If I ever meet that ex-fiance of yours, I will break his face without a single thought.”

Aarvi chuckled hearing him and seeing him pull his sleeves up prepared to fight, “Not now, once I control these two brothers, I will make sure that stupid man cries at my feet.”

Dax wanted to say something but Shawn chose a song and asked, “Guys, I don’t know pole dancing. Who is teaching me?”

“Like heck, do we look like pole dancers? Get lost.” Dax spat back.

Aarvi suggested, “Let’s call one, you dance with her, what do you say?”

Shawn got excited and asked the manager to send one while Dax and Aarvi argued whether he was going to tore his pants or sprain his back.

Soon a tall lady entered wearing sky-high heels. She dropped her dress wrap and Aarvi choked on her mocktail.

Pfft-

Dax and Shawn asked almost at the same time, “Haven’t you seen pole dancing?”

“Is it your first time?”

Aarvi flushed red and was shaking and nodding her head when Aaron entered to see the almost nude girl on the dias. Aaron leaned on the wall and saw his brother trying to match the sensual moves of the professional pole dancer.

He didn’t slack, his lips were slightly averted to a pout, eyes were dilated and the head was titled sending flirty cues with his actions.

Aarvi pursed her lips seeing him boldly dance without caring about tease until he locked his leg on the pole and fell on his butt.

‘Thump’

Aarvi and Dax burst into laughter while the lady helped him to stand. They again started entertaining Aarvi and Dax.

Giving a good tip for the lady, Shawn placed the lady’s heels at Aarvi, “Come on Little heart, dance.”

“Not even in the dream. Get lost.”

Dax joined, “I bet you can do better than him.”

“No!”

“Don’t climb on the pole, you can circle while dancing.”

“I’m not doing it.”

“Fine, I will not take you to the graveyard.”

“You- See he is bullying me.” Aarvi complained like a little sister to Dax who grinned, “Honeybun, let’s fulfill his wish today. Next time, it will be mine, then your wishlist.”

Aarvi: “…”

Aarvi didn’t wear the heels, fearing she might fall, she stood on the Diaz and noticed Aaron. She pointed him for the other two.

Shawn rolled his eyes, “He watched me already, you dance now.”

Aarvi thought to herself, ‘I’m no more meek one. Be brave, bold and why should I care about him? Hmph’

She started with a slight hesitation, drawing on the floor with toes, swaying her hips, she spun around the pole once and heard, “Expression sweetheart, expression.”

Dax hummed, “Darling, you look like an innocent kitten playing around the pole.”

Aarvi gritted her teeth, “How the hell am I going to give exotic, courting and seduction on my face?”

Before those two could argue, Aaron’s cold voice rang, “Get off, your arm strength is poor.” He wanted her exotic or erotic or seduction solely for himself.

Getting a chance, Aarvi jumped off, “Doctor said no means no.”

Aaron: “…”

Dax and Shawn were bewildered seeing her shamelessly using Aaron’s name to escape.

“Strip dance? I have never seen it either.”

Aaron blackmailed raising his single brow, “Shawn Rivas, I can get you a bigger audience, like Auntie, Uncle, Dad, Grandfather…”

Shawn, Dax, Aarvi: “…”

The trio didn’t know that the cold President has that trait too.

Shawn got up and walked out seeing mobile in Aaron’s hand, “I’m not doing it.” He had expected even if he agreed to do it to make Aarvi laugh, Aaron would do anything to stop him.

He mumbled next to Aaron, “You only strip in front of her, why should I?”

Aarvi and Dax looked at each other and went for dinner followed by they enjoyed the long drive and reached the graveyard. Aaron and Aarvi argued with each other since the latter was scared of complete darkness but Aarvi didn’t hear him.

Even though three friends don’t believe in ghosts, spirits and nonscientific things, after walking inside for some distance in the complete darkness, the cricket and other insects muted them.

The screeches of the bats continued raising their heartbeats as they walked between the gravestones with their mobile torch. The howling wind rustled the leaves, the hoots of the owls twitched their breath and their speed slowed to a snail.

‘Tip… tip… tip… tip…’

Aarvi gulped her saliva and asked, “How can there be water here?”

Dax bobbed her head, “Stop scaring us. Talk normally.”

Shawn asked looking ahead in utmost attention, “Why are you two whispering?”

Aarvi remarked whispering back, “You are the one who is whispering.”

“Ahhhh….” Three screamed in unison hearing the rattle of woods.

Shawn dared to speak to let them open their eyes, “It must be a tree branch.”

The three got closer to each other and their every step took a lot of seconds to move. Their target was to reach the center where a guard will be present and give them the food they brought.

‘Crrrrk’

Dax said, “I think gravestones are moving.”

“I’m hearing wispy groans.”

‘oooowwww’

Aarvi tossed her mobile at the howling sound. She lowered to pick up her mobile and felt like somebody walking. Picking her mobile, she stammered, “Some… Something is… is coming at us…”

Shawn and Dax heard it too and Shawn subconsciously said, “Run”

Three ran like an ostrich without daring to turn behind but…

“Ahhhh…”

Three screamed on top of their lungs seeing a headless man and ran towards the road.

“We are going to die tonight.” Dax blurted out.

“How can there be a real ghost?” Aarvi breathlessly spoke.

“I simply wrote to see a ghost.” Shawn cried.

“Ahhhh….”

Three again screamed, seeing a white object going towards them.

Three were thinking to go left or right breathing heavily but they heard, “Guys!”

Even in the scare, she identified the voice and ran towards the source. The other two panicked and went behind her.

“Bro!” Shawn cried out identifying white as Aaron’s shirt.

In fright, Aarvi jumped to his arms and wrapped her limbs around him as tight as she could, squeezing her eyes shut, she yammered, “Headless ghost… headless ghost…”